The new lawmaking sessions open after a campaign year in which Republicans leaned on messaging that tapped into fears about ...

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A Chicago man is charged with murder following a deadly shooting in Lawndale last September, according to police.

MLK organized important parts of the Civil Rights Movement from New Orleans. Here's where he gave speeches, organized and ate ...