Powered by Ryan Howard, Jayson Werth and all those other big bats, the Philadelphia Phillies are headed back to the World Series. Werth hit two home runs, Shane Victorino and Pedro Feliz also connected and the defending champions beat the Los Angeles...

On a team without an ace starter, the Los Angeles Dodgers rely heavily on their bullpen. That strategy worked just fine in their NL playoff opener. Randy Wolf survived a shaky first inning in his postseason debut before five relievers combined to give...

"Slumdog Millionaire" lived up to its underdog theme at Sunday's Golden Globes, sweeping all four of its categories, including best drama and director for Danny Boyle...

Surrounded by an enormous, adoring crowd, Barack Obama promised a clean break from the "broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush" Thursday night as he embarked on the final lap of his audacious bid to beco...

The Knox County Board has narrowly passed a balanced budget for the 2010 fiscal year. The county is projecting total revenues of more than $39 million, against expenses of $38.6 million. In the county’s general fund, which covers the clerk’s,...

Monarch caterpillars in two Knox County classrooms have some intergalactic siblings this month and teachers and students are taking full advantage of the chance to structure their lesson plans around a NASA mission. The specimens arrived in Knox...

Amtrak says 1.8 million passengers rode its state-supported trains in Illinois in fiscal year 2009, a slight increase from 2008. The Illinois Department of Transportation supports several Amtrak routes. The most popular are the routes from Chicago to...

Signaling he's decided on new troop levels for the Afghanistan war, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he intends to "finish the job" on his watch and destroy terrorist networks in the region. The president said he would reveal his decision on how...

Albert Pujols was unanimously voted National League MVP on Tuesday, becoming the first player to repeat since Barry Bonds won four in a row from 2001-04. Pujols received all 32 first-place votes and 448 points in balloting announced by the Baseball...