Israel’s defense ministry says the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze settlement in the suburbs of Damascus in neighboring Syria. It asserts that the minority it ...

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced he is running for mayor of New York City. The Democrat’s entry into the race Saturday relaunches his political career following a ...

Brazil’s Carnival revelry is ramping up, from the raucous street parties to the glitzy parades. Saturday marks the first full day of the pre-Lenten festivities. Stay with The ...

I’m a lifelong gardener, come from a long line of farmers, and was shown community service was a way of life by my parents ...

With more local history made this week — first Black Urbana mayor elected (DeShawn Williams), first Black Champaign Central ...

David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls, has died. Johansen, who later performed as his campy, pompadoured ...

A FedEx cargo plan had to make an emergency landing at a busy New Jersey airport after a bird strike caused an engine fire that could be seen in the ...

The Indian army says at least 4 workers have died a day after an avalanche swept away a large construction crew working on a highway near India’s mountainous border with ...

Musk isn’t making America great ...

Women’s hoops team terrific ...

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Urbana police Chief Larry Boone lamented so-called “gun violence” for the violent crime in his city in his open letter published by The News-Gazette. Here we go again. It is gang violence, not gun ...