Conservative anti-trans activist Riley Gaines took aim gold medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles in their ongoing online beef -- mentioning Biles' abuser, convicted sexual predator Larry Nassar....

Illinois ranked 48th in change in nonfarm payrolls, 41st in economic activity, and scored poorly for high foreclosure rates and the state’s unemployment rate....

“I must say I was afraid. I’m a foreigner. I don’t have a green card. I’m not an American citizen. I’m fairly prominent, and I literally prepared to go to America as if I was going to North Korea.”...