Lara Weber

More than two decades after HIV first surfaced in the United States, slightly fewer than half of American adults between the ages of 18 and 64 say they have been...

61 Percent of Americans surveyed who said they feel unsympathetic toward Martha Stewart based on what they've seen of her in the news lately, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll.

Halliburton cashing in on Iraqi oil contracts Halliburton's no-bid work to revive Iraq's oil industry is likely to last longer than originally estimated, the Army has acknowledged, and the cost...

The government is considering new rules for headlights after getting thousands of complaints from consumers about glare. In a report Thursday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it has...

Police charged a Chicago man with first-degree murder in the February strangulation of Danielle Hall, 17, a Forest Park girl he allegedly met on a telephone chat line. The body...

After three months of sewer line repairs, all lanes of Sheridan Road were scheduled to reopen in time for rush hour Friday morning, according to Water Department officials. Barricades were...

Mayor Richard M. Daley plans to take the city to a new level of bicycle-friendliness with a downtown "bike station." The station, expected to cost up to $2 million, is...

The $2 bill could be making a comeback. Seven years after it stopped printing them, the government is thinking of restarting the presses. The Fed's stash has mysteriously shrunk over...

Several low-income neighborhoods in the Chicago area will receive a helping hand this summer from 500 student volunteers. Junior high and high school students from across the country will repair...

Americans surveyed in a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll who said they would vote for a qualified presidential candidate who was: Catholic: 93% Black: 92% Jewish: 89% A woman: 87%