Knocked off his board by an attacking shark, three-time world champion Mick Fanning punched the creature before escaping unharmed during the televised finals of a world surfing competition in South Africa on Sunday.
After seven months, the legislative sausage-making process to put in place a new state budget has hit a wall: The governor proposed a spending plan and lawmakers passed one, but the governor vetoed it and lawmakers failed to override him.
If any chance still remains for Chicago-area residents overwhelmed by jet noise to influence the rest of the expansion project at O'Hare International Airport, it may come down to four public meetings in August and their testimony.
It's a wrap for Pitchfork 2015. Relive the three-day music festival in all its muddy glory, from Wilco's bold set to Chance the Rapper's "historic moment." Music recaps | Photos | Video
It was only a matter of time before Donald Trump crossed the kind of line he did on Saturday, when he questioned the heroism of Sen. John McCain, a Vietnam War POW. The question now is whether Candidate Trump is immune from the laws of political gr...
