Donor gives $100 million to University of Chicago’s Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression
By Adam Harrington, Matthew Cramer Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — An anonymous donor has given a…
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Burglars slam pickup truck into Sunland liquor store, make off with top-shelf bottles, video shows
By KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story SUNLAND, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Surveillance video shows a pair of…
Continue Reading U.S. EEOC lawsuit accuses Chicago’s Admiral Theatre of sexual, racial discrimination
By Adam Harrington, Edie Kasten Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The federal government is suing…
Continue Reading These are the differences between Gen Z and millennials, a survey says
By Jesse Tahirali / CTVNews.ca Interactives Editor Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network)…
Continue Reading Mounties warn ‘highly convincing’ scammers extorting victims with photos of their homes
By Todd Coyne, CTVNewsVancouver.ca Journalist Click here for updates on this story Victoria, British Columbia (CTV Network)…
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Maggie Smith, beloved ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Harry Potter’ star, dead at 89
CNN By Hilary Clarke and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Dame Maggie Smith, one of Britain’s best-known actresses whose long career ranged from…
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Nebraska to become last Big Ten school to sell alcohol at football games in 2025 if regents give OK
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska would sell alcohol at Memorial Stadium in 2025 if the university’s Board of Regents gives its approval at its next…
Continue Reading Judge orders mental health exam for California man accused of courthouse explosion
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge had ordered a mental health evaluation for a California man arrested in a courthouse bomb attack that…
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Takeaways on AP’s story about challenges to forest recovery and replanting after wildfires
Associated Press The U.S. is struggling to replant forests destroyed by increasingly intense wildfires, with many areas unlikely to recover on their…
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Takeaways on AP’s story about challenges to forest recovery and replanting after wildfires
Associated Press The U.S. is struggling to replant forests destroyed by increasingly intense wildfires, with many areas unlikely to recover on their…
Continue Reading Biden approves major disaster declaration for northeastern Vermont for late July flooding
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for the severe flooding that hit northeastern Vermont in late…
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Jaguars Pro Bowl TE Evan Engram is doubtful to play at the Texans this week
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jaguars coach Doug Pederson all but ruled out Pro Bowl tight end Evan Engram for Jacksonville’s game at Houston on…
Continue ReadingPutin revises his nuclear doctrine, but have his red lines shifted?
Analysis by Nathan Hodge, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is fond of nuclear saber-rattling: On the eve of Russia’s full-scale…
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Woman vies for national pickleball title
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Yuki Goto is a state pickleball champion, training to compete for a national title. Even more impressive than that? She just…
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Sima Sistani, who embraced Ozempic, is out as CEO of WeightWatchers
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — WeightWatchers CEO Sima Sistani, who pushed the company into embracing weight-loss drugs, is leaving…
Continue Reading A list of Maggie Smith’s film appearances
LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, who died Friday aged 89, appeared in dozens of films over more than 60 years. Roles ranged from her iconic turn in…
Continue Reading A museum in Australia can bar men from the ‘Ladies Lounge’ exhibition, a regional top court says
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — An appeals court says a museum in Australia was within its rights to bar men from a controversial…
Continue Reading Joe Wolf, who played for North Carolina and 7 NBA teams, dies at 59
AP Basketball Writer Joe Wolf, a former North Carolina captain for Dean Smith who went on to play for seven teams in an 11-year NBA career before…
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18-year-old files lawsuit over ownership of Shohei Ohtani’s historic 50-50 ball, seeks to prevent auction
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old has filed a lawsuit over the ownership of the ball Shohei Ohtani made baseball history with when he…
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How to help Hurricane Helene victims
By CNN Impact Your World (CNN) — Millions of people from coastal Florida to the Blue Ridge Mountains are reeling in the aftermath of Hurricane…
Continue Reading Mark Zuckerberg faces deposition in AI copyright lawsuit from Sarah Silverman and other authors
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be deposed as part of a lawsuit brought by authors including comedian Sarah Silverman accusing…
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Pope vows to root out ‘scourge’ of sexual abuse after unusually frank plea from Belgian PM
By Christopher Lamb, CNN Palace of Laeken, Belgium (CNN) — Pope Francis has pledged to root out the “scourge” of clerical sexual abuse…
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Netanyahu, at UN, vows that Israel will keep ‘degrading Hezbollah’ until its objectives are met
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled to the world from the United Nations that the multiple…
Continue ReadingEligen a Marianela Ancheta como Miss Cuba y representará a la isla en Miss Universo por primera vez en 57 años
Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Por primera vez desde 1967 Cuba tendrá una representante en el certamen de belleza Miss Universo. Ahora puedes…
Continue Reading Boy on school field trip dies after tree falls on him at a Michigan nature center
HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a 12-year-old boy died after he was struck by a tree that fell at a southeastern Michigan nature center where…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orbán says EU hits North Macedonia’s ‘national pride’ by delaying accession bid
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Hungary’s right-wing prime minister has accused European Union officials of denting North Macedonia’s…
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Maggie Smith, beloved ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Harry Potter’ star, dead at 89
CNN, BBC FILMS, HANDMADE FILMS, NATIONAL THEATRE, WARNER BROS., COLUMBIA PICTURES, CARNIVAL FILM AND TELEVISION, TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX, BHE FILMS,…
Continue Reading 2 boys in Britain jailed for killing a man with a machete when they were 12
LONDON (AP) — Two boys in Britain who were 12 when they stabbed a stranger to death with a machete have been sentenced to at least eight and a half…
Continue Reading University of Wisconsin fires former porn-making chancellor who wanted to stay on as a professor
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday to fire a communications professor…
Continue Reading Family rescues driver from floodwaters as Helene hits Transylvania County
By Jennifer Emert Click here for updates on this story TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Floodwater covered…
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