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President Donald Trump's administration announced Thursday it was suspending Microsoft and several other firms from a program allowing foreign workers to apply for green cards as it also lashed out at universities that bring international students to the U.S. on exchange programs.

Former Ambassador and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel returned to the city Thursday for a celebration of a youth mentoring program he championed during his time in office, while also acknowledging he is considering his own political future.

The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be "public."

The final witness of the day was a Chapel Hill Police forensic evidence technician who walked jurors through video recorded at the crime scene.

Training for election judges is taking place daily through Oct. 30 as the Chicago Board of Elections works to recruit more residents to serve on Election Day.

🌮 ABC7 Meteorologist Jaisol Martinez is tracking tacos instead of temperatures. Award-winning chef Diana Dávila shares two North Side taco spots she says you need to try.

The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group returned to its Southern California homeport on Thursday

A man armed with a pistol and knife was fatally shot by a security officer Thursday just inside the busy entrance of a federal courthouse in Tennessee's largest city, authorities said.

Chicago City Council members are advancing efforts to address domestic violence in Cook County after the Committee on Public Safety unanimously voted to extend the city's Violence Against Women Task Force and move into its second phase.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle unveiled a proposed budget that closes a $550 million deficit without raising taxes or laying off employees, calling it the most difficult budget challenge the county has faced since 2011.

A person was seriously injured in a stabbing Thursday near a CTA station on the city's Near West Side, Chicago fire officials said.

The Trump administration's Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied the state of Illinois' request for a major disaster declaration after August storms, Gov. JB Pritzker's office said Thursday.

Organizers said the milestone year is bringing an expanded celebration for fans

Chicago police are investigating at least two crash-and-grab burglaries Thursday morning.

Some of the guardrails that OpenAI included in its ChatGPT for Teens product don't work as intended, according to a report by Common Sense Media.

"This really transforms her." Emayatzy Corinealdi unpacks the dramatic and explosive start to "Reasonable Doubt" season four and the chaos that's about to ensue. It's streaming now on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+

A Colorado dad who climbed Yosemite's El Capitan with his seven-year-old son is speaking out. Joe Evermore revealed that someone called Child Protective Services.

"Coven Academy" is taking on Disneyland Resort! Join Malina Pauli Weissman and Louis Thresher on their first visit. Plus, co-star Jordan Leftwich joins in on the fun.

A mother has died and an infant is in critical condition after they were pushed from a balcony in a Bronx apartment building on Tuesday.

ABC7 Chicago was Cooking up a Storm Thursday with a bar celebrating a quarter of a century.

Federal prosecutors alleged Maduro "presided over this system of repression and torture" and his wife, Cilia Flores, is accused of helping him develop it.

Four astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Thursday after hurrying there eight months ago to replace an ailing colleague and his crew.

The fraternity member's attorney said James' social media post "demonstrated a bias and presumption of guilt" of his client.

Two juvenile humpback whales stranded on sandbars off New York's coast returned to open water.

The USS Lincoln carrier strike group will return to its homeport of San Diego, concluding a 10-month deployment where it played a key role in the war with Iran.