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The killing of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti on Saturday morning marks a dramatic escalation of what was already a very tense moment for Minneapolis.

The Rev. Guilherme Peixoto scrambled to adjust his DJ set for an upcoming youth festival when he realized he had a new opening act: His Holiness, the pope.

Tensions have been escalating in Chicago since the Trump administration began a widespread immigration enforcement operation across the city in early September.

Six college students, far removed from the day 26 people were shot to death in their Connecticut elementary school, want to shape the next generation of the fight for gun control rather than forget.

A The Washington Post investigation found that O’Hare Clinical Lab Services rapidly expanded from a small Chicago-area lab into a nationwide COVID-19 testing provider. Federal inspectors later uncovered major safety and regulatory violations.

Today, why the United States is saying goodbye to its pandas. And how the bears became a powerful diplomatic symbol of U.S.-China relations.

After the Supreme Court on Friday overturned the fundamental right to abortion established nearly 50 years ago in Roe v. Wade, abortion clinics like this one in states where, at least for now, the procedure remains legal are even more on edge.

Meet the Young Activists Fighting Chicago’s Gun Violence, With Lobbying and Group Hugs In a city where safety is not equally felt, GoodKids MadCity is creating a space for young people “to feel free,” and refusing to wait for grownups to act.

Prison gerrymandering is distorting democracy in states across the Midwest and nationwide, leaving incarcerated people with inequitable representation—or none at all.

Deaf music fans want more than viral fame. They want the access — and independence — of the hearing-centric music world.