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Fifty-five-year-old Fotios “Freddy” Geas, 48-year-old Paul “Pauly” DeCologero, and 36-year-old Sean McKinnon were charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the beating death of Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger in a West Virginia prison in 2018

There’s a new website that federal officials hope can help people and local governments beat the heat and keep it from getting deadly.

North Aurora Police confirm they are investigating one of the largest imposter scams they have ever seen after a senior resident was robbed of nearly $300,000.

The paycheck protection program has left many taxpayers scratching their heads wondering why the Trump administration won’t reveal which businesses received funds. NBC 5’s Lisa Parker reports

A judge says the federal government can be sued for negligence in the Flint water crisis.

The presence of federal agents on the streets of Portland, Oregon, has given new momentum to protests that had begun to devolve into smaller, chaotic crowds.

If you have tech skills, human resources know-how or program-management prowess, you could be part of the team that gets Space Force off the ground. Space Force, commanded by Gen. John Raymond, this week is accepting an early round of applications. The program, currently funded through the Air Force, is hiring staff to work in Arlington, Virginia. The first batch…

Less than a year from the deadline that requires all U.S. residents to obtain a Real ID if they fly domestically without a passport, the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office announced some Driver Services facilities in the Chicago area will change their hours for Real ID applicants.

Less than a year from the deadline that requires all U.S. residents to obtain a Real ID if they fly domestically without a passport, the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office announced some Driver Services facilities in the Chicago area will change their hours for Real ID applicants.

Beginning Monday, driver’s license offices across Illinois will be adjusting their hours for Real ID applications. Sandra Torres reports.

Less than a year from the deadline that requires all U.S. residents to obtain a Real ID if they fly domestically without a passport, the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office announced some Driver Services facilities in the Chicago area will change their hours for Real ID applicants.

Less than a year from the deadline that requires all U.S. residents to obtain a Real ID if they fly domestically without a passport, the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office announced some Driver Services facilities in the Chicago area will change their hours for Real ID applicants.

A U.S. judge in Oregon on Tuesday granted a preliminary injunction blocking a Trump administration proclamation that would require immigrants to show proof of health insurance to get a visa. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon said in a written opinion that the proclamation could not take effect while a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality makes its way through the courts....

President Donald Trump has signed a bill that makes certain acts of animal cruelty a federal felony, saying it’s important for the nation to combat “heinous and sadistic acts of cruelty.” The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act prohibits extreme acts of cruelty when they occur in interstate commerce or on federal property. The legislation expands on a 2010 law...

Negotiations on a package of spending bills to fund the federal government have produced a key breakthrough, though considerably more work is needed to wrap up the long-delayed measures. Top lawmakers of the House and Senate Appropriations committees on Saturday confirmed agreement on allocations for each of the 12 spending bills, a step that allows negotiations on the $1.4 trillion...

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a short-term funding bill, averting the threat of a government shutdown until next month. Trump signed the bill, which will extend funding through Dec. 20, hours before government funding was set to expire. The Senate, by a 74-20 vote, passed the short-term funding bill earlier in the day. The push to keep the government...

The federal government, which ended the 2019 budget year with its largest deficit in seven years, began the new budget year with a deficit in October that was 33.8% bigger than a year ago as spending hit a record. The Treasury Department said Wednesday that the deficit last month totaled $134.5 billion, up from a shortfall in October 2018 of $100.5 billion.

Three handwritten letters by former Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger have been put up for auction. The letters, written to a woman named Jackie, are being auctioned off by Lelands. Bulger writes in one letter, “If you need some one whacked, give me a call. Your friend, James Whitey Bulger 1428AZ.”

Less than a year from the deadline that requires all U.S. residents to obtain a Real ID if they fly domestically without a passport, the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office plans to hire additional employees and expand facility hours to handle the increased demand.

Almost 20 years later, the former federal agent behind the controversial Elian Gonzalez operation sat with NBC 6 to share behind-the-scenes details, his reflections and his opinion.