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National Association of Realtors building at 430 N. Michigan Avenue on Sept. 20, 2023. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

National Association of Realtors faces competition from new group

January 23, 2024 at 1:34 p.m.

Two prominent real estate agents have started a new trade association in a direct swipe at the embattled National Association of Realtors. Founded more than 100 years ago, the Chicago-based...

Former Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina, a Republican candidate for president, with Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire at a campaign event in Hampton, N.H., Jan. 19, 2024.

What to watch in the New Hampshire primary

January 23, 2024 at 7:00 a.m.

New Hampshire voters head to the polls Tuesday for the first presidential primary of the 2024 nomination cycle, in a state that has been known to throw curveballs at overwhelming...

Macy's in Water Tower Place along North Michigan Avenue on Jan. 5, 2021.

Macy’s plans to cut 2,350 jobs and close five stores

January 19, 2024 at 7:20 a.m.

Macy's, the country's largest department store operator, told employees Thursday that it was laying off 13% of its corporate workforce. The move comes as the company prepares to unveil a...

A woman and child walk along a street in Shanghai, China, Feb. 10, 2023.

China told women to have babies, but its population shrank again

January 17, 2024 at 7:11 a.m.

HONG KONG — China's ruling Communist Party is facing a national emergency. To fix it, the party wants more women to have more babies. It has offered them sweeteners, like...

People look over a selection of pottery on displayed at the Field Museum's exhibit The Ancient Americas when it opened in 2007.

Field Museum covers some Native American displays as new rules take effect

May 22, 2026 at 7:49 p.m.

The Field Museum in Chicago has covered up several display cases that feature Native American cultural items in response to new federal regulations that require museums to obtain consent from...

Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the closing arguments in the Trump Organization civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. (Shannon Stapleton/Pool Photo via AP)

What to know after closing arguments in Trump’s civil fraud trial

January 12, 2024 at 8:57 a.m.

Donald Trump's civil fraud trial went out with a bang Thursday, with the former president delivering an impassioned defense during closing arguments. Trump attacked both the New York attorney general...

Worshippers chant slogans after conclusion of Friday prayer to show their support of Palestinians and condemning the U.S. and British militaries strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Who are the Houthis and why is the US attacking them?

January 12, 2024 at 8:43 a.m.

Since mid-November, the Houthis, a Yemeni rebel group backed by Iran, have launched dozens of attacks on ships sailing through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, a crucial shipping...

Underground Railroad "conductor" Harriet Tubman.

U.S. Mint releases Harriet Tubman coins

January 5, 2024 at 7:21 a.m.

As the yearslong process to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill continues, Americans can now buy coins bearing her portrait. The U.S. Mint announced Wednesday that three new commemorative...

President Joe Biden responds to a question as he walks back to the White House in Washington, Jan. 2, 2024, after returning from a vacation with his family in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

President Joe Biden faces pressure on immigration, and not just from Republicans

March 11, 2024 at 12:05 p.m.

President Joe Biden is under growing pressure to curb record numbers of migrants crossing into the United States — not just from the usual Republican critics, but also from Democratic...

Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary arrive to the traditional New Year's fete with officers from the Armed Forces, and the National Emergency Management Agency, as well as invited representatives of major national organizations and the royal patronage at Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark Jan. 4, 2024.

Denmark’s next queen is a progressive, common-born former Australian

January 4, 2024 at 8:03 a.m.

It was a classic Australian love story, set in a Sydney pub: Girl meets boy. Girl marries boy. Girl lives happily ever after. But when Mary Donaldson, then a 28-year-old...

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