Varsity Spirit is starting a professional cheerleading league that promises to pay athletes, joining the crowded niche sports market that already includes softball, volleyball, 3-on-3 basketball, ...

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Erick is nearing Mexico's Pacific coast on a forecast track to make landfall along the country's southern states. Forecasters predicted up to 20 ...

President Donald Trump won't say if he has decided to order a U.S. strike on Iran. It's a move that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned would be greeted ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon has provided possible options to President Donald Trump as he decides any next steps on Iran. But Hegseth would not tell lawmakers on ...

A judge is being asked to clear the way for local governments and individual victims to vote on OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the ...

Russian luge athletes will be banned from competing at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics even as individuals with neutral status, the sliding sport's governing body decided Wednesday.

Jaliqwon Robertson, 26, peacefully surrendered after seven hours and was was arrested on an outstanding warrant for ...

A listeria food poisoning outbreak that has killed three people and led to one pregnancy loss is linked to newly recalled heat-and-eat chicken fettucine alfredo products sold at Kroger and ...

The Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a stunning setback to transgender rights. The justices’ 6-3 decision Wednesday effectively protects from l ...

Delroy Robinson is willing to do anything to help local youth baseball players, whether they're connected to the Champaign ...

Four-star Donovan Catholic (N.J.) offensive lineman Kai Pritchard committed to Illinois on Wednesday.  College/Prep Sports ...

Illinois freshman forward Cearah Parchment, back in center, joins her teammates for a photo at coach Shauna Green's house.