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This image from video obtained and verified by AP shows thick black smoke and flames rising from a fire at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP)

The airport in the Saudi capital has been attacked again, officials say

By Samy Magdy

October 10, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

The airport in Saudi Arabia's capital has been attacked again, according to two regional officials.

Man found shot in hallway of Garfield Park building overnight dies from wounds

By Deanese Williams-Harris

October 10, 2026 at 9:54 a.m.

A 26 -year-old found shot multiple times lying in a hallway of a Garfield Park...

An American flag flaps in the wind generated by the effects of Isaias on an empty beach on Friday, Oct. 9, loom overhead on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, in Mon Louis Island, Ala. (AP Photo/Octavio Jones)

Isaias weakens but flooding threat persists as hundreds of thousands grapple with power outages

By Sophie Bates

October 10, 2026 at 9:05 a.m.

Isaias has hit the U.S. Gulf Coast, leaving hundreds of thousands without power in Alabama...

President Donald Trump on stage at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to ‘self-police’ AI development

By Christopher Rugaber

September 29, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday promised the government wouldn’t limit the development of artificial intelligence,...

Rachael Van Vechten pays for parking on her phone while her children, Henry and Charles, play with the parking meter box in Lincoln Square on Sept. 25, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Chicago parking meters switching owners, aldermen point to improvements over 2008 deal

By Jake Sheridan

September 30, 2026 at 12:13 p.m.

The infamous parking meter lease that Chicagoans love to hate is switching hands, with a...

Flowers and candles are seen near the site where a Venezuelan man was shot in his vehicle by an ICE officer in Austin, Texas, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officer

By Anna Wilder

September 29, 2026 at 6:16 p.m.

Federal prosecutors in Texas announced on Tuesday assault charges against a Venezuelan delivery driver who...

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks at a press conference announcing the introduction of the Protecting Renters Ordinance at Daley Plaza on June 29, 2026, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Chicago renters’ rights overhaul stalls again as sides seek compromise

By Jake Sheridan

September 29, 2026 at 6:56 p.m.

The City Hall fight between Mayor Brandon Johnson and opponents has again stalled two ordinances...

Vincenzo Vitelli is a professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Chicago and a recipient of a 2026 MacArthur Fellowship. (John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation)

Meet the 20 new MacArthur Fellows, the ‘genius grant’ winners of 2026

By Rick Kogan

September 29, 2026 at 11:01 a.m.

Among the winners of 2026 MacArthur Fellowships is Vincenzo Vitelli, a 48-year-old theoretical physicist at...

DeKalb County man sentenced to 12 years in prison for attempted murder of 71-year-old family member

By Aurora Beacon-News

September 29, 2026 at 10:40 a.m.

The man agreed to the sentence in exchange for pleading guilty to attempted first-degree murder,...

The Lyons Township High School District 204 board has made more moves to sell its undeveloped Willow Springs property. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Lyons Township High School eyes sale of Willow Springs property amid fears of industrial development

By Jesse Wright

September 29, 2026 at 10:36 a.m.

Lyons Township High School District 204 might finally sell its contentious Willow Springs property by...

Defendant Lindsay Clancy looks at the jury after Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in Clancy’s murder trial on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in Plymouth, Mass. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)

Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer now questions whether she killed her 3 children

By Michael Casey

September 29, 2026 at 9:47 a.m.

Lindsay Clancy's lawyer argued Tuesday that there wasn’t enough evidence to prove she killed her...

Actor Dennis Haskins attends the premiere of Universal Pictures and MRC's "A Million Ways to Die in the West" at the Regency Village Theatre on May 15, 2014, in Westwood, California. (David Livingston/Getty)

Dennis Haskins, who played Mr. Belding on ‘Saved by the Bell,’ dies at 75

By Associated Press

September 29, 2026 at 7:58 a.m.

Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding on the teen sitcom “Saved by the Bell”...

Daywatch: 44 applicants vie to become next CPD superintendent

By baiduhai

September 29, 2026 at 6:51 a.m.

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