Yet, in part through a bit of bad luck and two by-elections for the collective ballot box, the Republican Party seems like it could be on the road to an unpleasant distinction. If President Donald Trump, in fact, loses the popular vote in 2020, it will be the first time …

If you did not catch the big Illinois news last night, mobile registration for sports books in Illinois is a few weeks back (TBD after that), so if you are looking to get started with sports betting, the details are here. There’s also a deal at DraftKings for tonight’s Cubs-Sox …

Amazon’s retail manager Jeff Wilke, who helped the company transform itself from an online bookstore into a global colossus, will retire early next year. Wilke, 53, has been with Amazon for more than two decades and was considered a potential successor to founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. His responsibilities grew …

President Trump on Saturday accused the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday of deliberately slow-moving COVID-19 treatments to jeopardize its chances of reelection in 2020. “The deep state, or whatever, at the FDA makes it very difficult for drug companies to get people to test the vaccines and therapeutics. Of …

Later in a mediation Thursday to explain Joey Bart’s promotion, Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi was asked if Heliot Ramos might be next. The conventional wisdom is that Bart is the first of many future stars to arrive at Oracle Park, with Ramos soon on the way, and …