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America’s student debt system is failing millions of people. About 42.7 million borrowers owe more than $1.6 trillion. More than 5 million have already gone more than a year without making a payment and are in default. Another 4 million …

The thing that finally broke me was when a reader thought it was my co-worker, Violet Miller, in the hot dog costume. In my role as innovation editor at the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, I’d worked with our marketing team …

Protesters have gathered to demonstrate after a woman in her 20’s was raped by several men outside a church (Picture: Getty) Protesters are gathering in Epsom demanding police release descriptions of a group of men suspected of raping a woman …

Illinois leaders courageously fought the powerful gun lobby and led the country in gun violence prevention when they enacted a statewide ban on automatic weapons in 2023, but advances in technology are undermining that progress with a so-called “switch.” No …

Getting laid off tends to be a traumatic experience for the majority of people. However, for Chef Zubair Mohajir, a multiple James Beard Award nominee, “Chopped” winner and “Top Chef” contender, it became the day his life began. “I was …

This is probably not the same Austin Powers who’s running in south-east London (Picture: Reuters) The search for the most shagadelic ballot paper in this year’s English local elections has come to a definitive conclusion – it’s Abbey Wood in …

The man in the deep-sea diving gear invited me on board the submersible and, for a split-second, I thought: Is this safe? Should I really be doing this? After all, the contraption was mostly glass, and we would be descending …

Blamed in part on climate change, intense storms are happening more frequently and dumping more rain, increasing the risk of flooding. These storms can drop more than 8.5 inches of rain in 24 hours, flooding basements and causing billions of …

Moon Alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions from 7:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. After that, the moon moves from Pisces into Aries. Aries (March 21-April 19) A dynamic day This is most unusual because today the …

A man crashed his car in Calumet Heights after being fatally shot Tuesday night, according to Chicago police. Kerry Flanagan, 49, was driving in the 8800 block of South Paxton Avenue at 7:49 p.m. when he was shot twice in …

Before Noah Schultz’s major-league debut Tuesday night, 45 miles from the suburban high school where his left arm put him on the map, general manager Chris Getz acknowledged there would be “some challenges and some adversity along the way” for …

MAGA-aligned U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), a supporter of President Trump’s war against Iran, said at the Semafor World Economy conference that he appreciates the President’s efforts to “get rid” of Iran’s nuclear weapons. Scott said, “I don’t want to …

PHILADELPHIA — Nico Hoerner coming through with runners in scoring position is becoming a trend for the Cubs. He was among the catalysts in their 10-4 victory Tuesday against the Phillies. With the bases loaded and the score tied in …

PHILADELPHIA — Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson needed to get out of his own head. When he was in a slump, Swanson used to watch endless videos in an effort to identify the problem. A player who stands out defensively because …

Second-year White Sox flamethrower Grant Taylor has looked sharp in most of his one-inning outings early this season. He seemed unhittable in a two-inning opening appearance over the weekend in Kansas City and might also get a shot at some …

Ihsan Gurdal, the owner of Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge, Massachusetts (a specialty food shop and the first place I worked after college), grew up in Turkey. He introduced me, and probably many other American cooks, to baharat, a Turkish spice …

Already this year, a pair of tectonic restaurant industry news reports have exposed years of alleged staff abuses by Trevor Fleming, the chef and former co-owner of Warlord, and Rene Redzepi, founding chef of Michelin-starred Copenhagen restaurant Noma. Some observers …

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page A 14-year-old schoolboy shot eight classmates dead and killed a teacher in a ‘personal attack’ at …

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page Residents in west London have hit back at claims they’re ‘heartless NIMBYs’ after they objected to …

MAGA-aligned members of Congress who support President Trump’s war against Iran, including U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS), are increasingly suggesting that the complex and myriad reasons the U.S. attacked Iran can be boiled down — in hindsight — to a …