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Shown is the the Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Woman told Cornell investigators she ‘felt like bait’ during alleged gang rape

By Kimberlee Kruesi

October 2, 2026 at 9:50 p.m.

The documents include excerpts of interviews Cornell's investigators did with the woman and the men...

FILE – This undated photo taken through a microscope and provided by the CDC shows Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts found in a fresh stool sample which had been prepared with a formalin solution and stained with safranin. (CDC via AP, File)

Cyclospora found at Mexican farm linked to lettuce outbreak, FDA says

By Matthew Perrone

October 2, 2026 at 9:41 p.m.

FDA inspectors said Friday they found cyclospora in two places: a wastewater tank and a...

Passengers who experienced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, during a flight on FlyDubai plane, arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

FlyDubai co-pilot who nearly crashed plane was barred from flying by Oman over extremism concerns

By Sam Mednick

October 2, 2026 at 8:06 p.m.

The attack left the region’s travel industry in crisis, raising questions about aviation security and...

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks to media after the Chicago City Council meeting Sept. 23, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes Chicago data center moratorium: ‘We can’t wait’

By Jake Sheridan

September 23, 2026 at 6:19 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson proposed a data center moratorium ordinance Wednesday aimed at blocking the controversial...

Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV praises US radio and TV preacher Fulton Sheen ahead of beatification

By Nicole Winfield

September 23, 2026 at 7:20 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV, who grew up listening to popular American television preacher Archbishop Fulton Sheen,...

Daywatch: Chicago mayoral candidates running for two offices at once drives wedge in race

By baiduhai

September 23, 2026 at 6:45 a.m.

Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your...

Henry Bailey, 7, from Kentucky signs his name to a tribute sign to the late Dolly Parton before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in Bristol, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

Dolly Parton’s estate granted temporary restraining order against singer’s nephew

By Hallie Golden

September 23, 2026 at 5:04 p.m.

A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton’s estate a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the late...

Ed Westrick, 59, adjusts a roof on a small building at his rural home near Commerce, Texas, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Economic frustration tests President Donald Trump’s standing with rural voters, new AP-KFF poll finds

By Ali Swenson

September 23, 2026 at 6:19 a.m.

About half of rural American voters believe the economy is worse off now than when...

This photo provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Polo intensifying in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (NOAA via AP)

Hurricane Polo fuels fears of landslides and flooding in Mexico’s southwest

By Megan Janetsky

September 23, 2026 at 3:50 p.m.

Southwestern Mexico braced for coastal flooding and mudslides Wednesday after Polo, a powerful Pacific cyclone,...

Presidents Cup Executive Director Joie Chitwood III talks about how stands were built to create an exciting atmosphere at the tee box for the first hole at Medinah Country Club. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

After years of preparation for the Presidents Cup, Medinah is ready for its moment

By Eric Peterson

September 23, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Getting Medinah Country Club ready for the Presidents Cup required both logistical preparation and physical...

Maria Johnson arrives at her job as a special education classroom assistant at Benjamin E. Mays Academy in Chicago on Sept. 15, 2026. The Ladders of Opportunity program helped Johnson get her job at the school. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

To fill staffing gaps, an Illinois initiative turns to parents already in the building

By Kate Armanini

September 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Ladders of Opportunity is a relatively new statewide nonprofit working to address Illinois’ chronic shortage...

Ziggy the elephant is outside at Brookfield Zoo on Aug. 28, 1971. (William Vendetta/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Brookfield Zoo’s Ziggy the elephant goes outdoors for first time in 29 years

By Kori Rumore

September 23, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 23, according...

Roy Bryant, right, and his half-brother, J. W. Milam, second from right, walk down the steps of the Leflore County Courthouse in Greenwood, Mississippi, on Sept. 30, 1955, after being freed on bond in the kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till. Bryant and Milam eventually were acquitted of murdering the 14-year-old Black youth in a trial which drew international attention. (AP)

Today in History: Men acquitted of killing Emmett Till

By Associated Press

September 23, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Sept. 23, 1955, a jury in Sumner, Mississippi, acquitted two white men, Roy Bryant and...