Chicago’s historic late-season warmth!
Thursday’s 89-degree high, the 11th in a row, marks the longest late-season 80-degree or warmer spell on the books here since records began in 1871.  The 89-degree high temperature was also ...
Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change
Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country. As the country prepares for its first election since ...
A hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico late next week?
National Hurricane Center increases their chances for a tropical cyclone next week to 40%.  Northwestern Caribbean Sea and Southeastern Gulf of Mexico: A broad area of low ...
Thousands of exploding devices in Lebanon trigger a nation that has been on edge for years
Chris Knayzeh was in a town overlooking Lebanon’s capital when he heard the rumbling aftershock of the 2020 Beirut port blast. Hundreds of tons of haphazardly stored ammonium ...
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Youth activists plan protests to demand action on climate as big events open in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — Activists geared up Friday for protests around the world to demand action on climate change just as a pair of major weeklong climate events were getting underway in New York City. The ...
Aaron Rodgers Sends Message to 'Tortured' Jets Fans After Win vs. Patriots
Everything went in the New York Jets' favor Thursday night, as quarterback Aaron Rodgers steered his team to a 24–3 no-doubt ...
South Carolina prepares for first execution in 13 years
South Carolina is set to execute its first inmate in 13 years after an unintended pause because the state could not obtain ...
Porn-making former University of Wisconsin campus leader argues for keeping his teaching job
In a closely watched First Amendment rights case, a former University of Wisconsin campus chancellor who was fired after making pornographic films with his wife prepared to ...
Senator’s son to appear in court to change plea in North Dakota deputy’s crash death
The adult son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer is scheduled to change his plea on Friday in connection with a fatal crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy last ...
Rodgers sparkles in his first home start since his injury to lead Jets to 24-3 win over Patriots
Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes in a superb homecoming performance, New York’s defense was dominant and the Jets rolled to a 24-3 victory over the New ...
‘Mother of Pop Art’: Venezuelan artist showcased in Chicago
She is known as the “Mother of Pop Art.” Marisol Escobar is known as the female Andy Warhol of Paris, Venezuela and later the United States. At Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary ...
CTA president defends agency, urges Illinois legislature for fair funding
Using an address at the City Club of Chicago as a rebuttal to critics, Chicago Transit Authority president Dorval Carter defended his agency as “bouncing back” from the pandemic and ...