A screenshot of various illustrations as part of Illinois' filing defending the state's gun and magazine ban - Greg Bishop / The Center Square

SCOTUS considers whether to take Illinois’ gun ban challenges

• Legislator calls Pritzker a 'population denier' after data show Chicago loses more

• Opponents call measure 'union propaganda' that could be taught in Illinois schools

• Illinois launches summer food assistance program

• Lawmakers consider tax break for news publishers, state-sponsored journalism scholarships

• Measure allowing 20 minutes of relaxation in Illinois schools headed to the governor

A view of damaged windows of a building following a storm in Houston, Texas, U.S., May 16, 2024 in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Go Coogs via X@vic4uh via REUTERS

Four deaths confirmed from severe storm that ravaged Houston 

• Trump prosecutors' hard evidence bolsters Michael Cohen's testimony, experts say

• New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise

• Texas governor pardons man convicted of murdering Black Lives Matter protester

• Supreme Court Justice Alito's home flew US flag upside down following Jan. 6-NYT

U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in their second 2020 presidential campaign debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Biden vs Trump: What to expect from presidential debates

• US House votes to force weapons shipments to Israel, rebuking Biden

• Americans divided as Supreme Court weighs abortion pill access, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

• Despite consumer watchdog's US Supreme Court win, agency powers still on chopping block

• Donald Trump wants to control the Justice Department and FBI. His allies have a plan

• Garland swings back at House Republicans over attacks on US Justice Dept

• New York race for US House becomes latest Israel lobby battleground

Members of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and the Israeli military put in place the Trident Pier, a temporary pier to deliver humanitarian aid, on the Gaza coast, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, May 16, 2024. U.S. Central Command/Handout via REUTERS

Aid trucks begin moving ashore via Gaza pier, US says

• Israel tells World Court South Africa case makes a mockery of genocide

  • Western nations urge Israel to comply with international law in Gaza

• Slovakia's PM Fico still in intensive care after assassination bid, government says

• French police kill man who set fire to Rouen synagogue

• Taiwan lawmakers exchange blows in bitter dispute over parliament reforms

• Hundreds more French police start deploying to secure New Caledonia

• North Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul says