by Nicole Winfiel VATICAN CITY  — He was the reluctant pope, a shy bookworm who preferred solitary walks in the…

by Ayanna Alexander and Gary Fields WASHINGTON  — Black voters have been a steady foundation for Democratic candidates for decades,…

HAMMOND, Ind. — A northwestern Indiana hospital said it will close its emergency room Saturday, a day after an Indiana…

by Andrew Seligman CHICAGO  — Zach LaVine scored a season-high 43 points, and the Chicago Bulls pulled away in the…

by Frazier Moore NEW YORK — Barbara Walters, the intrepid interviewer, anchor and program host who blazed the way as…

by Tales Azzoni and Mauricio Savarese SAO PAULO — Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three…

by Mary Clare Jalonick and Lisa Mascaro WASHINGTON  — Virginia Thomas, the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas,…

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.  — South Dakota’s six public universities plan to offer in-state tuition rates to students from Wisconsin and…

by Our reporters SPRINGFIELD, Ill.  — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Friday notified the state Supreme Court that he…

by Michael R. Sisak and Jill Colvin Democrats in Congress released thousands of pages of former President Donald Trump’s tax…