TIM JOHNSON

This year, the Chicago area may have the best leaf colors of the entire state, as lower parts continue to struggle with dry conditions.

The Democrat suffered a stroke in May, and his recovery has become a focal point in the closing phase of the Senate race in Pennsylvania, drawing growing attention from the campaigns and others.

Tiny crystals of zircon in the rocks of Western Australia provide evidence that the continents were created when Earth was pelted with massive meteorites.

The Democrats’ fragile hold on the Senate majority has become vividly apparent with the sudden illness of of New Mexico Sen. Ben Ray Luján.

This week, the Presidents Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice completed its hearings on reentry, with panels on getting back to work and transitioning from institution to community. The Commission also hosted a hearing on grant programs, featuring perspectives from the field. Each teleconference featured expert witnesses who provided testimony and, subsequently, answered questions from the Commissioners. Assistant Director Brinkman testified that the grant process can be time consuming and arduous for many applicants. Sheriff Louderback also stressed the need to simplify the grant process.