From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

One young man gave away free menstrual products. One unfurled a banner with a demand to “end period cramps.” Another did a card trick and turned the king of spades into the queen of hearts. “It turns ...

The U.S. military will impose the “highest male standard” for all combat roles in each service branch, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced during his Tuesday morning speech to hundreds of ...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday that all combat personnel would be required to meet the highest male standard in order to maintain their positions. Hegseth said the department must ...

"We are still going through such a horrendous traumatic time and loss, and we're left alone to navigate it, and it's not OK." Mimi Conder is calling for mandatory police support for families whose ...

October marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It's a disease that strikes mainly women, but doctors say people need to understand it can also happen to men. Juan Namnun, the baseball ...

WASHINGTON — War Secretary Pete Hegseth harangued a near-unprecedented gathering of America’s top generals and admirals Tuesday, announcing that “dudes with dresses” were not welcome in US combat ...

Human male remains were found in the woods by a student near La Salle High School in Green Township. A cross-country runner at La Salle found the remains in the back of the lot near the high school ...

Goodall's remark made waves during the 2016 US election campaign. Renowned chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall died on Wednesday at the age of 91. Today, a day later, one of her old interviews, in which ...

On October 1 1975, the academic journal Screen published an essay by British film theorist Laura Mulvey titled Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema. It is a groundbreaking critique of classical ...

Todd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio, WUIS-FM and the New City News Service. A person was found shot to death Thursday afternoon in a hotel room ...