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By GENE JOHNSON and JOSH FUNK The pilot of a helicopter that crashed on a sightseeing flight off the Hawaiian island of Kauai last month, killing three passengers, told investigators that the aircraft vibrated and spun before plunging into the …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two U.S. Army soldiers have been injured after encountering a brown bear in a mountainous training area in Anchorage, the military said Friday. Related Articles 1 million bees make for bumper-to-buzzer traffic on a Tennessee highway …

The midnight ride April 18th is one of the most important dates in American history and marks the night riders warned fellow patriots that British troops were on the move. Poetic license Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “Paul Revere’s Ride” (on …

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ NEW YORK (AP) — After U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz was fully open to commercial vessels after almost seven weeks of war, oil prices plunged 10% and the stock …

The Los Angeles County Office of Education this week awarded Pasadena Unified School District a positive certification for its second interim budget report, a key benchmark after the district made painful cuts in an effort officials said sets it on …

As race fans walk through the gates of the Grand Prix of Long Beach along Ocean Boulevard and Pine Avenue, many stop to get a glimpse of the race cars at turn 8 of the circuit. But others also pause …

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The late boxing great George Foreman lies buried in a cemetery in the northwestern corner of Iowa — a place he has no connection to outside of a lone visit to the region nearly 40 …

By Shalina Chatlani, Stateline.org The Trump administration is taking aim at what it calls rampant fraud in state Medicaid programs. But by focusing almost exclusively on Democratic-led states, it has handed ammunition to critics who say it mainly wants to …

After being eliminated from the CONCACAF Champions Cup, losing Wednesday’s second leg against Toluca FC 3-0 and 7-2 on aggregate, the Galaxy return to MLS play Saturday and for the remainder of the season. The Galaxy reside in 10th place …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: Burdened by the costs of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in town, suburban Broadview is reckoning with a spotlight it never wanted. 🗞️ Plus: Cabbies are conflicted about fare hikes, an ex-Gangster Disciple’s …

Chicago Public Schools will be in session for a full day on May 1, but it will also be an official civic day of action during which hundreds of students will be able to take a “field trip” to a …

An 18-year-old man was killed when police say he crashed his vehicle in a Rolling Meadows industrial park late Wednesday. Rolling Meadows police said the crash happened just after 9:45 p.m. in the 3600 block of Industrial Avenue. The driver …

We asked readers whether Chicago should continue to have delivery robots on the city’s streets. Here’s what you said, lightly edited for clarity: “Yes, because they’re less likely to kill a bystander than an Uber Eats driver staring at their …

After a vote in the Illinois House on a key part of then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s pension relief plan in 2016, Barbara Flynn Currie did something not often seen in these times of divided, dysfunctional government. She crossed the aisle and …