President Bush vetoed the $300 billion farm bill on Wednesday, calling it a tax increase on regular Americans at a time of high food prices in the face of a near-certain override by Congress.

Treatment and prognosis for Sen. Edward Kennedy's malignant brain tumor largely depends on the size, type and location of the tumor, CBS station WBZ-TV in Boston reported.

A growing population of young men have developed oral cancer, but not from by tobacco or alcohol. Instead, they have developed the condition from HPV.

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was released from the hospital, one day after being diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor that experts say is almost certainly fatal. Kennedy, smiling and waving, gave a "thumbs up" gesture as he departed.

Crude oil prices are shooting further into record territory, breaking above $130 a barrel for the first time on persistent supply concerns and a weaker dollar.

The Chicago Bulls won the NBA's draft lottery Tuesday night, giving them the right to choose between star freshmen Michael Beasley and Derrick Rose.

Chicago police are conducting a death investigation after a woman was found dead in a motel room in the North Side Edgewater neighborhood.

Northbound Red Line service in the Loop will be re-routed to the elevated tracks at select times between Wednesday and Friday.

Jose Contreras outpitched C.C. Sabathia, and Jim Thome and Carlos Quentin hit solo homers to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians and their season-high sixth straight win Tuesday.

Gun violence on the streets of Chicago continues to take lives with nearly every day that passes. In a recent town hall meeting on violence, the issue of guns dominated the discussion. The question arose: How does Chicago, with one

Hunter Pence hit a grand slam to lead the Houston Astros to a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.

People started their day fuming in one suburban neighborhood. In a subdivision in Calumet City residents woke up to discover that tires on their vehicles had been slashed. CBS 2's Pamela Jones reports.

If you're a faithful viewer of White Sox television broadcasts, you've heard the name Alex Snelius, and most of you have probably wondered who he is. CBS 2's Megan Mawicke reports on the man whose name has become synonomous with

Telemarketing fraud has been around for quite some time, but it's gotten more brazen and seniors are now prime targets. The Federal Trade Commission is taking direct aim at the con artists in "Operation Tele-phoney." As CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman

Todd Stroger said Tuesday that he will stop trying to fire the Cook County public defender. But Edwin Burnette says he is not dropping a lawsuit accusing Stroger of patronage hiring abuses. CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports.

The woman who admitted to lying about being kidnapped and raped as a 16-year-old girl and getting a man sent to a lengthy prison sentence has died in New Hampshire.

An autopsy is scheduled for today for an area man found dead in his van Tuesday morning outside the Costco Warehouse on Route 59 in Naperville.