'Independence Day' at 30, White House explosion explained, interviews

Volker Engel and Douglas Smith revisit the signature scene from Roland Emmerich's 1996 summer blockbuster.

'Weapons of mass reproduction': Watchdog unveils action plan to curb birth tourism after Supreme Court ruling

The Oversight Project unveils a plan to combat birthright citizenship effects through mass deportation, ICE at hospitals, and ...

The Supreme Court tackled race, history and the law in fraught and reflective major rulings

The Supreme Court has wrapped up a term with significant rulings on race and discrimination. Justices were divided on cases ...
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‘Terrorizing the community’: Judge refuses to release hate crime suspect accused of posting signs targeting Latinos in Lake County

A judge refused to release a Libertyville man facing hate crime charges, saying he "terrorized" the community by placing various posters throughout Lake County, including ones with targets on them ...