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With Republican senators approving President Trump’s plan to rescind $9.4 billion in federal aid and public broadcasting funds, public radio and television stations in Illinois are closer to a worst-case funding scenario that local media leaders are calling a “critical …

LOS ANGELES — NBA Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles won as best male and female athletes at the ESPYS on Wednesday night. Gilgeous-Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder to the NBA championship last month while …

Once upon a time, the Sun-Times had a jazz critic and an opera critic, a book editor and a TV reviewer. All those experts, that passion and specialized knowledge, washed away in the endless internet storm. Now their titles seem …

MONACO — Women’s marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich was provisionally suspended for a positive doping test on Thursday. Track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit said Chepngetich tested positive for a banned diuretic and masking agent in March and “opted for …

Bryan Braman, a seven-year NFL veteran and member of the Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl 52 championship team, has died, according to agent Sean Stellato. Braman was 38. USA TODAY Sports reported earlier this month that Braman had been seeking treatment …

By VALERIE GONZALEZ and ELLIOT SPAGAT McALLEN, Texas (AP) — In 2006, top U.S. Border Patrol officials were asked how long it would take to hire 6,000 agents, a roughly 50% increase at the time. Michael Fisher, then deputy chief …

By KIMBERLY KINDY and AMANDA SEITZ WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to track down immigrants who may …

By HANNA ARHIROVA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Fresh off securing a plan to receive more U.S. weaponry, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed a new prime minister – the key negotiator of his country’s deal with the U.S. to partner …

By JILL LAWLESS LONDON (AP) — Britain will lower the voting age from 18 to 16 by the next national election as part of measures to increase democratic participation, the government announced Thursday. Related Articles At least 4 dead and …

Masked crooner Orville Peck is bringing his signature brand of queer country and genre-blending showmanship back to the desert this fall with the 7th annual Orville Peck’s Rodeo, taking place Nov. 14-16 at the iconic Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown. …

A consultant claiming to work for the White House called several Republican county clerks in Colorado last week, seeking “third-party” access to secure voting equipment, election officials told The Denver Post. At least 10 Republican clerks were contacted by consultant …

Newly formed duo The Favors—comprised of FINNEAS and Ashe—will perform in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at Hollywood Forever Cemetery as part of their first official series of live shows. The performance marks the opening date on a brief …

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MATTHEW LEE WASHINGTON (AP) — One employee coordinated intelligence activities. Another worked to leverage U.S. energy interests abroad. And a third was an expert on strategic competition with China. They are just some of the more …

By REBECCA BOONE, Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge lifted a sweeping gag order Thursday in Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder case. Related Articles Juul can continue selling its tobacco and menthol e-cigarettes, FDA says Urban League declares …

By KEVIN FREKING and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected late Thursday to approve President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid as Republicans target institutions and programs …

Nina Kutina, 40, has been living in a cave with her two daughters in the south of India (Picture: AP) A Russian woman found living in a snake-infested cave in India with her two daughters has claimed she ‘is not …

I could be put in grave danger (Picture: Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) The news stopped me in my tracks. ‘Close to 7,000 Afghan nationals are being relocated to the UK because of a massive data breach by the …

Six ambulances are on scene, according to reporters on the scene (Picture: Getty) Emergency services have descended on an A-road in Somerset after a bus carrying schoolchildren home from a day trip crashed and trapped them onboard. The A396 is …