U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the jobless rate slipped to 4% to start 2025 and the government revised November and December payrolls higher. The first job ...

A New Hampshire man fought for the chance at a pig kidney transplant, spending months getting into good enough shape to be part of a small pilot study of a ...

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Authorities are searching part of Alaska's western coast for a plane that went missing while carrying 10 people. The Bering Air Caravan was heading from Unalakleet to Nome with nine ...

Iran’s supreme leader says that negotiations with America “are not intelligent, wise or honorable” after President Donald Trump floated nuclear talks with Tehran. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also suggested ...

Illinois' Tomislav Ivisic, left, and Rutgers' Zach Martini fight for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college ...

A large crowd at Tuesday night’s city council meeting didn’t have many reasons for earnest applause. But Ed Greene’s brief ...

State-bound: Congrats to the seventh-grade boys' basketball team at Holy Cross School in Champaign and Monticello Middle ...

Valena Greene and Ed Greene pose for a photo at Valena’s master’s graduation from Illinois-Springfield in May, 2024. Valena ...

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Hunter Romano practices with teammate Colton Schubert on Wednesday afternoon in Monticello. Romano has excelled at 190 pounds this season. MONTICELLO... Zach Piatt covers high school sports at The ...