On Dec. 23, 2024, President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of ... John Donald O’Shea, of Moline, is a retired circuit judge and a regular columnist.

His order is consistent with pledges made on the campaign trail to end a focus on EVs pushed by Biden and other Democrats.

Bobby J. Charlet, 24, was charged Jan. 23 with Class 1 felony gun-running for transferring three or more firearms, being 3D printed lower receivers for a Glock, a Mac-11 and an AR-15, in violation of Illinois Compiled Statutes.

He declared federal money can't be used on "indoctrination" of children, including on "radical gender ideology and critical race theory."

Mayor Mike Thoms speaks at Rock Island's State of the City held at Bally's Quad Cities Casino and Hotel on Tuesday, Jan. 28, in Rock Island. Thoms' speech highlighted Rock Island's accomplishments in 2024 and teased upcoming projects for 2025.

An AP-NORC poll finds many U.S. adults support the idea of beefing up security at the southern border and undertaking some deportations

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday echoed U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim the conflict in Ukraine could have been prevented had he been in the White House in 2022.

WASHINGTON — With only days left in the White House, President Joe Biden was saving a few surprises for his farewell address Wednesday evening. Instead of simply summing up his term in office ...

Deere & Co. unfairly forces farmers to visit authorized dealers to repair their equipment, resulting in higher prices than if they could fix it themselves or get help from independent shops, the Federal Trade Commission claims in a lawsuit.

Meta activated an urgent status to fix the problem of its AI chatbots saying Joe Biden is still the president this week, according to a report. On Thursday, Meta’s artificial intelligence bots ...

Lawmakers at the state and federal levels are responding to President Joe Biden’s record presidential pardon spree – as more than 3,000 people found their sentences commuted or pardoned.

Democratic strategist James Carville hopes that former President Joe Biden can help his party by getting out of the way, since "no one wants to hear from" him anymore. "Well, this is the kind of ...