DEAR ABBY: I am a very overweight woman, but down 50 pounds from my top weight and continuing at a consistent, but slow, rate to lose. My A1C is now down to pre-diabetic, so I know my efforts are making a difference. I recently had a terrible bout of sciatica and pain in an arthritic knee, which kept me from some anticipated travel.A good (so I thought) ...

America has a big birthday this year.Heres a hint: The celebration will not feel much like the last big one in 1976.I still believe our nations best days are ahead. But our history and our headlines suggest we are facing a familiar test. Another fraught fight for freedom and democracy is already upon us.That, too, is part of a pattern. Columnists ...

A motorist driving a stolen car was charged with a crash that seriously injured two Chicago police officers early Monday in Wrigleyville. Orlando Matos III, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated reckless driving causing bodily harm and receiving, possessing or selling a stolen vehicle, police said. The 18-year-old was also cited for speeding, disregarding ...

Monday’s windstorm that resulted in thousands of power outages throughout Western Pennsylvania appears to be winding down.

Today much of the media and far too many individuals are spewing largely unsubstantiated hate for one political party or the other, while at the same time, many millions the world over celebrate the birth of a child in Bethlehem, thousands of years ago, as a symbol of love and peace, specifically to “love one another as he has loved you.”

Theres no patient fitness screening method in place for cell therapies, so a Morgridge Institute lab at UW-Madison is building one.

For anyone aiming to cut back drinking, January's arrival times perfectly.

There are 10 automatic license-plate reading cameras in Madison, despite city ordinances not allowing the controversial technology. The cameras are operated by Capitol and UW-Madison police.

There are changes coming to Saint Sabina Church.

Federal investigators are examining reports of massive daycare fraud in Minnesota as a resurfaced 2018 video reveals parents and providers scheming the system.

There are some viral trends with questionable health benefits that we're happy to leave behind in 2025 and we've got lots of members of the medical community behind us.

"They can't say they didn't know. We had a hearing on it. We gave them a list, and nothing has happened. I find it shocking that this is still happening when we flagged something over and over again."

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Offensive lineman Creed Humphrey's girlfriend, Ana Demmer, gave a glimpse at the team's festive bash in an Instagram roundup Monday.

Two people were seriously injured in separate overnight fires, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department.

Orioles right-hander Zach Eflin returned to Baltimore on a one-year deal, giving him another shot at helping the club reach the playoffs.

Fallston's Levi Tanguay had a career year as a senior, leading the Cougars to the state final. He has been named Player of the Year.

A suspect was arrested following an early morning stabbing that left a 22-year-old dead, police said.

Unlike Minneapolis, St. Paul provides dumpsters and toilets, and city officials say that helps.

Sometimes data, charts and maps tell stories more effectively than words or photography.

As the federal government broadened immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities, a network of neighborhood activists ramped up pushback by keeping tabs on ICE agents and lending aid to families in hiding.

The Chicago Imagists are having a moment. Again.Since the independent-minded, often irreverent artists jumped into view in Chicago in 1966 with the first Hairy Who show, the group has had its down moments, including a backlash against its local pervasiveness in the 1980s.There was a time when it seemed like: Oh, these guys are going to disappear maybe, said ...

They are people who made impacts big and small. They struggled, rejoiced, achieved, redeemed, dreamed. Here are a few people who made their mark on Chicago in different ways before they died in 2025. ...

Nine people and two cats were rescued from a house fire early Tuesday morning in Pittsburgh’s Perry North neighborhood, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. However, officials said a 17-year-old resident has yet to be found.

As the Baltimore Ravens prepare for their game in Pittsburgh on Sunday, head coach John Harbaugh expresses different levels of confidence in quarterback Lamar Jackson.