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Marco Pitzettu, left, Brogan Stewart, centre, and Christopher Ringrose, right, intended to carry out a violent attack, counter-terror police said (Picture: PA) Three far-right extremists arrested while plotting terror attacks had been planning a series of ‘escalating’ atrocities, a court …

Dinosaurs went extinct around 66 million years ago but their legacy remains on Earth. Now, researchers have discovered the most extensive dinosaur trackways ever to be found in Europe in an Oxfordshire quarry, which reveal how dinosaurs moved through the …

Suzanne Baum hails the imminent arrival of Waymo – the first fleet of driverless taxis to roll into London in the coming months (Picture: Suzanne Baum) When I first saw the announcement on Wednesday that Waymo was ‘bringing our fully …

Veterans will have the option to apply for digital ID from today (Picture: Getty Images) Veterans will be able to apply for digital ID cards from today as the government tests its plans for the future of documentation. While the …

The Medicaid cuts in President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” will squeeze Santa Clara County health care funding. But raising local taxes is not the solution. Instead, county supervisors should stem their rapidly escalating spending, which has doubled in the past …

NORTH CAROLINA AT CAL Records: Cal (4-2 overall, 1-1 in ACC); North Carolina (2-3, 0-1 ACC) Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. PT Friday at Memorial Stadium, Berkeley TV: ESPN Radio: 810 AM Related Articles The Bill Belichick disaster tour provides Cal football weird, wonderful opportunity …

On a soggy morning in Gilroy, Greg Porter lifts his cat and puts her inside the tent where he lives to protect her from the rain. The drops pattering on his tarp mark the first signs of the rainy season …

You can’t knock a complete meal prepared on a baking tray, ready to eat straight from the oven with few, if any, pots or pans to wash up. It’s no wonder that sheet pan dinners are touted for their convenience. …

Today is Friday, Oct. 17, the 290th day of 2025. There are 75 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 17,1933, Albert Einstein arrived in the United States as a refugee from Nazi Germany. Also on this …

Dear Eric: My brother died of Covid four years ago. When we flew to the memorial service, his wife’s sibling slipped us the box of ashes. She said my brother’s wife was too distraught to deal with it. We were …

The Border Patrol agent who shot a woman after their vehicles collided in Brighton Park this month has since driven his vehicle to Maine, preventing her defense attorney from examining it as he prepares for trial “as soon as possible,” …

The long-awaited DuSable Park is a step closer to fruition after the Chicago Plan Commission on Thursday gave the project its first city approvals. Plans call for a boardwalk, educational pavilion and an abundance of green space at the 3.4-acre …

The Illinois High School Association leveled multiple penalties against the Simeon basketball program on Thursday. According to the IHSA, Simeon violated two bylaws on a trip to Hong Kong in September. Wolverines coach Tim Flowers coached the team in Hong …

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration will borrow $166 million and repay that money over three years to bankroll four years in retroactive pay for 4,800 firefighters and paramedics whose contract was ratified Thursday. Pat Cleary, president of the Chicago Fire Fighters …

Jason Lieser and special guest Herb Howard from The Bigs look ahead to the Bears-Saints game on Sunday and dive into Caleb Williams’ growth, Ben Johnson’s persona and much more. New episodes of “Halas Intrigue” will be published regularly with …

Bulls fans have at least one thing going for them this season: They should have no problem finding the team’s games. After Chicago Sports Network’s first season carrying the Bulls was blacked out on Comcast, the regional sports network has …

Fifteen minutes after the Bears had stolen their second straight road win, tight end Cole Kmet stood at his locker, shook his head and smiled. He knew this feeling, but usually from the other side. The Bears were trailing by …

Rest assured that Gov. JB Pritzker’s $1.4 million gambling win last year didn’t snatch away state tax revenue from any Illinois casino. The billionaire Democrat’s surprise windfall came from Las Vegas blackjack tables, Pritzker said Thursday, a day after his …

Weeks after Cardinal Blase Cupich caused a national uproar by proposing to bestow an award to U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, a prominent abortion rights supporter, Pope Leo XIV signaled he still has Cupich’s back. This week, the pope appointed Cupich …

There’s no questioning the brutal timeliness of Sandra Delgado’s new play, “Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars.” The TimeLine Theatre production running through Nov. 9 in the Lookingglass Theatre space at the Water Tower Water Works, follows the harrowing plight of …