Chad McQueen, the son of actor Steve McQueen best known for his role as "Dutch" in "The Karate Kid" series, has died at 63, the actor and producer's family confirmed on Thursday.

A new Consumer Reports investigation found elevated levels of lead in several brands of cinnamon powders and multi-spice blends that it tested.

The new version of the game, which will feature new characters and game modes, will debut at the end of October across multiple platforms and web browsers. An app version is expected to be released in 2025.

Senate Republicans are letting the air out of House Republican efforts to pump up a partisan standoff over federal funding, which they fear could risk an embarrassing government shutdown a few weeks before Election Day. With the prospect of a Senate Republican majority in 2025 tantalizingly close, GOP senators don’t want to let a proposal […]

Britney Spears is weighing in on this year's MTV Video Music Awards.

Three people were shot Thursday afternoon in downtown Dallas and the shooter is still on the loose, police said during a press conference.

Former President Trump spent an extended amount of time at his Thursday campaign event complaining about the moderators of his debate with Vice President Harris earlier in the week, attacking them as “low lives” and calling for them to be fired. Trump held an event in Tucson, Ariz., where his campaign said he would deliver […]

Iowa Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks is introducing a bill to give couples or individuals undergoing IVF a $30,000 tax credit. Miller-Meeks says she was encouraged to introduce the plan after former President Donald Trump announced he wants to make the treatment free. Democrats on Capitol Hill are not buying the GOP`s IVF push. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer suggests he may put the issue to test by bringing legislation to the floor.

The CDC and health officials are still investigating how a person in Missouri got bird flu, after no known exposure to infected animals or dairy.

The conservative Project 2025 plan is getting a lot of attention during this election cycle.

Mail-in ballots for the November election are starting to go out, but state and local election officials from across the country are warning that widespread problems with the U.S. Postal Service threaten to disrupt voting.

A Georgia judge has again dropped multiple charges in former President Trump’s 2020 election interference case on Thursday, two of which Trump himself faced marking yet another legal win for the 2024 GOP nominee. Judge Scott McAfee granted a motion from some of Trump’s co-defendants to quash three counts in the sprawling racketeering indictment brought […]

La Niña usually provides a relatively predictable pattern for winters in North America, but the strength of La Niña impacts that predictability.

Prime members can save money by shopping Amazon's new line of budget groceries.

Illinois is making changes to its Bright Start college savings plan as part of a transition to a new program manager.

Attorney General Merrick Garland responded to Republican attacks against the Justice Department.

Taylor Swift-style friendship bracelet sets are selling fast on Amazon.

Health officials at the Food and Drug Administration are launching an investigation into toxic metals found in tampons and what risk they may pose to women who use them.

Quinn Myers, Reporter, Block Club Chicago, joins Jon Hansen to talk about Mayor Brandon Johnson saying that his hiring freeze will not impact the city’s police and fire departments. Quinn also tells us about the budget deficit the city is facing and what the administration might have to do to close the gap.

Colin Gray, the father of accused 14-year-old Georgia school shooter Colt Gray, is asking to be separated from the other inmates in jail, where he is being held on charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter and cruelty to children.