Deep under Shanghai, workers on a flood-lit construction rig carefully install massive concrete wall sections for a new subway tunnel, adding metre-by-metre to the world's longest metro system. The...
Former US House speaker Dennis Hastert was released from prison and will serve his final month of a child sex abuse-linked sentence under supervision by a Chicago re-entry office, authorities said...
R&B star R. Kelly on Monday denied explosive allegations that he was holding women in virtual slavery with control over all aspects of their lives. The 50-year-old singer -- whose smooth voice has...
A new report from Buzzfeed News details an alleged “cult” run by R&B singer R. Kelly. The extensive piece, written by Jim DeRogatis, quotes distressed parents who have expressed concern about...
A weekend of bloodshed in Chicago left 11 people dead, including a nine-year-old boy, as police struggled to contain the gun violence plaguing the city in the US heartland. The boy was killed while...
R Kelly has been accused of holding young women against their will in an abusive “cult”, with several sets of parents coming forward to speak about the shocking claims. Three former members of...
American Patrick Rodgers fired a seven-under 64 to vault to the top of the leaderboard halfway through the USPGA Tour's John Deere Classic on Friday. Rodgers drained five birdies in one seven-hole...
After announcing the release date for his debut album The Autobiography on Tuesday, Vic Mensa turned back around and spoiled his loyalists with the track list and features for the forthcoming...
The Chicago Sun-Times, the city's oldest continuously published daily and winner of eight Pulitzer prizes, has been sold to an investor group, reportedly for $1. The newspaper, which traces its...
Barack Obama headlines a key Democratic fundraiser Thursday in one of his first major appearances for the party since Donald Trump succeeded him as US president in January. Obama will attend a...
Activists with the Greenpeace environmental group unfurled a huge banner across the facade of a Trump hotel in Chicago Friday, calling it an act of defiance against the US president's environmental...
Jeanne Gang has dedicated her life to using architecture and design to connect people of various backgrounds who otherwise would not interact. So when the architect noticed how difficult it was to...
The Chicago Bulls said on Wednesday they have signed Finnish forward Lauri Markkanen, the seventh overall selection in last month's NBA draft. Markkanen was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves, but...
The United States celebrated Independence Day with a long weekend of barbecues and fireworks, but in violence-plagued Chicago more than 101 were hit by gunfire, with 14 dying of their wounds, the...
British and Irish Lions prop Tadhg Furlong says he knows what the wounded All Blacks will bring to the Test series decider in Auckland on Saturday, and it's going to be brutal. Part of the Lions team...
American Danielle Kang birdied the par-5 18th hole Sunday to edge defending champion Brooke Henderson and win the Women's PGA Championship, making her first LPGA triumph a major victory. Kang, who...
President Donald Trump may accuse Qatar of sponsoring terrorism, but that did not stop the wealthy emirate this week from lighting up the Empire State building in the national colors of his Middle...
South Korea's Chella Choi and American Danielle Kang, each seeking her first major title, both birdied the 18th hole to share the lead after Saturday's third round of the Women's PGA Championship....
South Korea's Kim Sei-Young and American Danielle Kang each fired a five-under-par 66 to share the lead after Friday's second round of the Women's PGA Championship. Kim and Kang, each seeking their...
American Muslim leaders Friday decried Donald Trump's rhetoric towards their community and predicted the president's travel ban would eventually be proven unlawful, a day after a weakened version of...
