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A federal judge has refused to block a new Indiana law that cuts off public funding for Planned Parenthood.U.S.

A federal judge in Chicago has denied Rod Blagojevich's request for a mistrial in the ousted Illinois governor's political corruption retrial.Defense attorney Lauren Kaeseberg sought the mistrial Wednesday, saying the defense hasn't been allowed to conduct any "meaningful cross-examinations."

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is demanding that operators of the 104 U.S.

What happens when a local library shuts its doors? That’s a question many Midwestern towns are confronting. Niala Boodhoo of the Changing Gears team went to Northwest Indiana, where the Gary Library Board has just decided to close its main branch.

In Cook County, blacks are definitely feeling the recession. A recent study finds that African-American communities have a higher concentration of personal bankruptcy than white communities.

Defense attorneys for former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich are facing a monumental task. Prosecutors have presented several days of devastating testimony in the former governor’s retrial. They’ve focused on allegations that Blagojevich tried to sell the former Senate seat of Barack Obama.

In this difficult economy, many will find themselves spending petty cash on the essentials: cosmetics, candy and contraceptives. Apparently those items are considered must-have buys in hard times.