Illinois will be the first state to require independent audits of large artificial intelligence developers’ safety practices after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new law Monday.

A woman who previously dated Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner said he drunkenly forced her to have sex after she told him to stop, according to a Politico report released Monday.

Staff for Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell said last week that the senator is “continuing his recovery” in a hospital while the Senate is out of session.

Animal welfare advocates say these highly intelligent and social species suffer when transported continuously between performances.

Most suburban mayors earn little or nothing yet many devote 25 or more hours a week, also holding outside jobs to support families.

Will County Board member Jacqueline Traynere said Board of Review members overstay their set terms, appointments removed from agenda.

President Donald Trump on Monday rang the opening bells for the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq from the golden confines of the Oval Office, a symbolic act that reflects how he has increasingly tied his presidency to the stock market.

The Trump administration plans to open a 528-bed holding facility for migrant families and unaccompanied children next to an airport hub, positioning itself to speed up deportations.