“We wish to plead our own cause. Too long have others spoken for us in things which concern us dearly.” When Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm wrote those words on the front page of their Freedom's Journal newspaper 181 years ago, they were sta

WASHINGTON Consumers boosted their borrowing in May, mostly reflecting heavy credit card use to finance their purchases.

Even though she won't start until January 2009, Paula Allen-Meares has big plans as the first Black chancellor for the University of Illinois-Chicago.

DETROIT Auto industry cutbacks, double-digit unemployment and one of the nation's highest home foreclosure rates have left Detroit with a dreary economic future.

Michelle Obama has all of a sudden become the center of attention in the election because she is perceived by John McCain's people to have made Barack Obama vulnerable to an attack on his loyalty to the country.

Economists have said the soft economy has many poor families struggling to make ends meet and now with a hike in the local sales tax, tourists and residents said they will now look outside of Cook County for shopping opportunities.

WASHINGTON Financial regulators on Monday announced an information-sharing agreement aimed at better detecting potential risks to the U.S. financial system.

A verbal battle between R. Kelly supporters and protestors was underway as the R&B singer arrived for the first day of his child pornography trial Friday.

Dear Gwendolyn: I have been married for 15 years. She just turned 50 and is still wearing clothing that is tight and short. During our brief courtship I was flattered. However, now that she is older, I told her she needs to change the way she dresses.

The final day of jury selection in the R. Kelly case proved to be the most dramatic of the four-day process when the judge allowed a rape victim to serve on the jury. The defense also alleged that prosecutors were trying to fill the jury box with white ju