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BUDAPEST, Hungary — Ágnes Keleti, a Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic medal winner, has died. She was 103. Keleti died Thursday morning in Budapest, the Hungarian state news agency reported. She was hospitalized in critical condition with pneumonia …

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans pressed ahead with plans to reopen the city’s famed Bourbon Street on Thursday as investigators kept digging into the background of the U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New …

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. This episode is all about the holiday tournaments. Mike and Joe look back at a super busy stretch of the season and discuss Pontiac, Proviso West, Hinsdale Central, …

An excitement-filled holiday tournament week has wrapped up, and several winners emerged from tournaments across the state. Here are a half dozen of the biggest winners from holiday tournament play. Holiday tournament organizers There wasn’t a huge buzz heading into …

The Sun-Times’ experts offer their picks for the Bears’ season finale Sunday at the rival Packers (noon, Fox 32): Rick Morrissey Packers, 31-13: Green Bay doesn’t do compassion, not when it comes to the Bears. But a horrible season will …

For too long, pharmacy benefit managers have profited at the expense of patients living with chronic conditions. Despite efforts in Washington, D.C., and over 20 states, including Illinois, to address these practices, these benefit managers continue to meddle in our …

NEW ORLEANS — Flags were at half-staff outside the Superdome and at nearby state buildings on Thursday as fans arrived a day later than scheduled for the Sugar Bowl — a game serving this season as a College Football Playoff …

By Paul Wiseman | The Associated Press U.S. mortgage rates rose this week to the highest level since July. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate loan rate rose to 6.91% from 6.85% last week, according to mortgage giant Freddie Mac. It …

Just one week after securing his return to the White House in the November election, President-elect Trump announced the creation of a new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and tasked it with identifying opportunities to streamline the federal bureaucracy. Led …

By JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) — Say hello to the latest dog in the American Kennel Club’s lineup of recognized breeds. Or you might say “hej.” Related Articles Pets and Animals | Why pet owners should try air purifiers …

Greta Marie Otteson and her South African fiance Arno Els Quinton were discovered mysteriously dead in separate rooms (Picture: ViralPress) A British woman and her fiance were discovered dead in a Vietnamese villa over Christmas. The friends and family of …

A cold front without a lot of punch from the Gulf of Alaska is expected to bring another round of light rain to the Bay Area on Friday before leaving a long stretch of sunny weather in its wake, according …

By TODD RICHMOND MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nearly 200 absentee ballots somehow went uncounted in Wisconsin’s liberal capital after the Nov. 5 election, prompting state election officials to launch an investigation Thursday into whether the city clerk broke the law. …

OAKLAND — A 32-year-old driver died Wednesday afternoon after her vehicle crashed in East Oakland. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | California man accused of killing woman in by driving off with her holding onto the car Crashes and Disasters …

Traditionally associated with teetotalers, sober souls and children, mocktails have emerged from the very bottom of menus to an audience beyond those merely abstaining from booze. Sophisticated, nonalcoholic concoctions, which use ingredients ranging from zero-proof spirits to syrups made from …