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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a new Indiana law's requirement that medical providers report detailed patient information to the state if they treat women for complications arising from abortions.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials are so far behind on determining Medicaid eligibility for 15,000 nursing home residents that privately run facilities are fronting $300 million in care while state officials struggle with the backlog, according to interviews and…

NEW YORK (AP) — As shoppers increasingly demand that everything from hot meals and groceries to dresses, bedding and electronics be dropped off at their doorsteps, retailers are betting big on delivery services that will get them there faster.

CHICAGO (AP) — Police say a man arrested for stealing nearly $160,000 worth of diamonds from a Chicago jewelry store used a slight of hand to pull off a theft that wasn't discovered for days. And they say he's done…

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Multiple people have been shot at a newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Soda taxes may stop popping up in California and elsewhere, thanks to a new push by the beverage industry to fight such measures.

Memories of Christmas catalogs past and racing down aisles on bicycles flowed as a photo of Geoffrey The Giraffe made the rounds on social media Wednesday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on immigrant parents and children separated at the U.S. border (all times local):

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee says it has formed an investigative panel to determine whether Republican Rep. David Schweikert of Arizona and his chief of staff violated campaign finance laws and various office spending rules.

APOPKA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida police officer loading up his vehicle got quite a shock when lightning struck in the parking lot behind him.