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Man beaten, seriously injured on West Town sidewalk: Chicago police
A man was beaten and seriously injured on a Northwest Side sidewalk on Sunday morning, Chicago police said. Police said the ...
Cannes fashion roundup: Heidi Klum, Eva Longoria, Elle Fanning, more wow the crowds
New rules? No problem. How your favorite stars like Heidi Klum, Eva Longoria, Elle Fanning, Kristen Stewart and more ...
Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of prisoners, hours after Moscow's largest missile-and-drone attack
Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds more prisoners on Sunday, the third and last part of a major exchange that reflected a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire ...
Man who escaped from Leighton Criminal Courthouse is back in custody, court docs say
The Cook County Sheriff's Office said 32-year-old Richard Donta J. Cotton escaped after appearing for his hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse around 12:30 p.m. on May 5.
2 injured, 1 critically, in shooting at Grand Crossing home: Chicago police
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two people were shot inside a South Side home on Sunday morning, Chicago police said. Police said the shooting happened in the Grand Crossing neighborhood's 7500-block of South ...
2 men charged with trying to hit 2 CPD officers with vehicle in South Austin: police
Two men are facing charges after trying to hit two Chicago police officers with a vehicle on the city's West Side last week, officials said.
Man killed in Humboldt Park shooting, crash: police
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man was killed in a shooting and crash on the city's Northwest Side on Saturday afternoon, officials said. Chicago police said the shooting happened in the Humboldt Park ...
12 people injured by falling tree during CA commencement ceremony: school
PLEASANT HILL, Calif. -- A falling tree injured a dozen people at a California commencement ceremony on Friday evening, according to a school spokesperson. Diablo Valley College's said towards the end ...
Key cartel member with $1 million US bounty on his head is killed, says Mexican government
Jorge Humberto Figueroa Benítez, a key member of the "Los Chapitos" cartel, died during an operation aimed at capturing him, the Mexican government said.
88-year-old pedestrian killed in crash near Midway Airport, police say
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A pedestrian was killed in a crash near Midway Airport on Saturday evening, Chicago police said. Police said the crash happened in the 5600-block of South Archer Avenue around 5:30 ...
Can Pope Leo XIV remain a U.S. citizen now that he's a foreign head of state?
Pope Leo XIV's election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being an American citizen who now is also a foreign head of state.
Hercules and Ned: Meet the border collies fending off wildlife at West Virginia's busiest airport
Hercules and Ned make daily patrols with their handler to keep planes and passengers safe along the milelong airfield at West Virginia International Yeager Airport.