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A passenger is sprayed after disembarking from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius (Credits: AP) A British tourist has been detained by authorities and quarantined after being caught in a Milan bar. The Brit, in his 60s, had been on …

Jamie Varley, 37, is on trial over the death of 13-month-old Preston Davey on July 27, 2023 (Picture: PA) A baby allegedly sexually abused and murdered by his adopted dad had a bite mark on his bottom weeks before he …

MAGA-aligned U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Mike Lee (R-UT) are being called out for supporting President Trump’s suggestion of a Gas Tax Holiday, as prices at the pump continue to soar as a result of the war in Iran …

U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) is warning Americans about President Trump’s threat to send military or other federal law enforcement personnel to voting locations this November. Slotkin shared a video uploaded by PBS NewsHour White House correspondent Liz Landers, who …

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have recently found out that our 14-year-old granddaughter, a freshman in high school, is being encouraged to drink, or more accurately, “chug,” beer out of cans with her stepdad at parties and social gatherings …

Illinois lawmakers are moving a package of bills branded as the Building Up Illinois Developments, or “BUILD,” agenda, promising more housing and lower costs. But in Chicago neighborhoods already struggling with displacement, these proposals sound painfully familiar. We’ve heard this …

By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN NEW YORK (AP) — An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands of years ago that have left a lasting imprint on our species. A new …

Philanthropist Tom Steyer has cast himself as the progressive billionaire who vows to take on corporate power as he vies to be the next governor of California, but past investments by his former hedge fund have complicated his path to …

Sheriff Robert Luna very much deserves to be returned to his job as top cop for a second four-year term by Los Angeles County voters in the June 2 primary. On his watch, deputy hiring is up and retention of …

By Alex Brown, Stateline.org From the Rockies to the Cascades to the Sierra Nevada, mountainsides across the West are sparsely covered by the snow that usually blankets the high country well into the summer. That snowpack is like a savings …

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah mother who published a children’s book about grief after the death of her husband and was later found guilty of killing him finds out Wednesday how long she will spend …

Disneyland plans to launch a parkwide game this summer that will send kids scrambling to find clues and solve puzzles all over the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island. Mickey’s Park Rangers is coming to the west side of …

The Rams will kick off Thanksgiving weekend a little early this year, hosting the Green Bay Packers on Wednesday, Nov. 25. The game, which will be broadcast on Netflix, will be the first “Thanksgiving eve” game in NFL history. Both …

By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) — Decades after the last “Godfather” movie and more than 10 years since the last “Godfather” novel, the story of the Corleone crime family has a new chapter, presented for the first time from …

By LAURA BARGFIELD and TODD RICHMOND CHICAGO (AP) — Two bald eagles hatchlings have been spotted in a nest in a Chicago park in what city officials believe is the raptors’ first successful wild breeding in the Windy City in …

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page It’s not every day that UFOs are discussed at a council meeting. Reform UK councillor Kieran …

U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) reported that while on the Senate Floor on Tuesday, “preparing to ask my colleagues if we can all agree on this one, simple truth: our oceans are warming,” MAGA-aligned U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) “objected.” …

Jimmy Bannos Jr.’s earliest memories are of working in his father’s restaurant. After spending plenty of time at Heaven on Seven, his dad Jimmy Bannos Sr.’s now-closed Cajun restaurant in the Loop, he’d always dreamed of opening a restaurant. At …

Replacing or altering controversial monuments is not new for the city of Chicago. Think of the two statues of Christopher Columbus, removed permanently in 2020, or the Haymarket Police Memorial Statue, which officials have moved over a half-dozen times. Another …

The Chicago Fire’s stadium at The 78 has a new moniker — McDonald’s Park — as part of a naming rights deal announced Wednesday. “As we take the next step on our journey to build a world class Club, our …