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A Black man says a group of white men assaulted him and threatened to “get a noose” after claiming that he and his friends had trespassed on private property as they gathered at an Indiana lake over the Fourth of July weekend. Vauhxx Booker, a local civil rights activist and member of the Monroe County Human Rights Commission, posted cellphone video on...

A mama bulldog and her six puppies were recovering after firefighters saved them from a burning garage in San Bernardino County early Friday.  The fire erupted Friday at 9:15 a.m. in the 9700 block of Tangelo Ave. in Bloomington. “All I could hear were the puppies crying and the mom barking,” Isaiah Baldonado said.  Baldonado said he and his brother...

The young boy who was nearly killed when he was thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in Minnesota is back in school and “walking perfectly” without a limp, his family says. The boy, who NBC News is identifying by his first name only, Landen, underwent surgery on both arms, a leg, his lungs, his stomach, his...

In the first major foreign policy and national security speech by a Democratic presidential candidate in 2020, Pete Buttigieg pledged to support repealing war powers that Congress gave the president after 9/11, NBC News reported. “The time has come for Congress to repeal and replace that blank check on the use of force and ensure a robust debate on any...

In the first major foreign policy and national security speech by a Democratic presidential candidate in 2020, Pete Buttigieg pledged to support repealing war powers that Congress gave the president after 9/11, NBC News reported. “The time has come for Congress to repeal and replace that blank check on the use of force and ensure a robust debate on any...

A 5-year-old boy who was thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America near Minneapolis remains hospitalized with serious injuries, authorities said Saturday. Bloomington police Chief Jeffrey Potts said during a news conference that the boy fell nearly 40 feet after a man who apparently didn’t know the boy or his family threw him off the balcony Friday....

A 5-year-old boy plummeted three floors Friday after being pushed or thrown from a balcony at the Mall of America, according to witnesses, and a 24-year-old man with a history of causing disturbances at the mall was in custody. Bloomington Police Chief Jeffrey Potts said police don’t think there is any relationship between the man and the family of the...

Sen. Bernie Sanders is embarking on a nine-state battleground tour on behalf of Democratic candidates competing in the November elections, returning to the campaign trail ahead of a decision on another White House bid. The packed October schedule marks the Vermont independent’s most extensive stretch of campaigning since the 2016 presidential race. It will include stops in Iowa, South Carolina...

An MMA fighter suspected of killing two people, including an ex-girlfriend, was captured Sunday after escaping from a prisoner transport van in Texas, authorities said.

Two people were killed and several others, including students, were injured when a semi-truck collided with a school bus carrying a high school basketball team in central Illinois Wednesday night, authorities say.

The Lighthouse Christian Academy promises to provide an exemplary education, a caring atmosphere and service to God — but not for everyone. The school says in its admissions brochure that it reserves the right to deny admission to LGBT students because their lifestyle is prohibited by the Bible. As the Trump administration seeks to expand school choice nationwide, the academy...

The Pentagon has identified the two Army Rangers killed during a raid on an Islamic State compound in Afghanistan Wednesday. They were Sgt. Joshua P. Rodgers, 22, of Bloomington, Illinois, and Sgt. Cameron H. Thomas, 23, of Kettering, Ohio, according to the Pentagon. Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said the U.S. military is investigating to see if they were accidentally killed...

Model Charlotte McKinney surprised a student in Bloomington, California when she showed up as his prom date.

Macy’s is staying committed to Thanksgiving Day shopping, saying it’ll open an hour earlier this year.

The “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” actor is going to be a first-time daddy.

Federal authorities and Bloomington police are conducting investigative work in Morgan County connected to the 2011 disappearance of an Indiana University student.