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A roller coaster is shown at Six Flags over Georgia on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026 in Austell, Ga. (AP Photo/Emily Megnien)

One person is dead, several others injured in incident involving Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia

By Hallie Golden

October 12, 2026 at 9:00 p.m.

One person has died and several others were injured in an incident involving a Six...

FILE – Brandon Dawson, left, celebrates after winning the Safeway 52nd annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)

3,156-pound pumpkin grown in Rhode Island is inspected for possible world record

By Terry Chea

October 12, 2026 at 6:32 p.m.

A pumpkin named Rocky won a major annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California, tipping the...

Emergency vehicles arrive at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution after the execution of Christa Pike was halted Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Emergency help was delayed by confusion after failed execution of Christa Pike, 911 calls reveal

By Gene Johnson

October 12, 2026 at 7:15 p.m.

Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison...

Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers’ Questions session in Parliament in London, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to meet President Donald Trump for the first time

By Jill Lawless

September 21, 2026 at 6:10 a.m.

Andy Burnham once said he would refuse to meet Donald Trump. Now Britain’s prime minister...

This combination of photos shows MS NOW White House reporter Akayla Gardne, from left, CNN Senior White House Reporter Betsy Klein and Politico White House reporter Cheyenne Haslett near the White House complex after all were denied entry to the White House and had credentials confiscated following President Donald Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photos/Jose Luis Magana)

CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue over denied White House access, citing First Amendment

By Jocelyn Noveck

September 21, 2026 at 2:58 p.m.

CNN, MS NOW and Politico said Monday they’ve notified President Donald Trump’s administration that they’re...

Presley Gerber poses at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre, March 14, 2024, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Presley Gerber, son of Cindy Crawford and model, dies at 27

By Associated Press

September 21, 2026 at 2:26 p.m.

Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, died on Sunday...

St. Laurence High School President Joseph Martinez, from left, sophomore Henry Flanagan and vice president of enrollment and communications Mike Madera Sept. 16, 2026. (Elena Tittel/Daily Southtown)

Groundbreaking for field house is latest expansion at St. Laurence High School in Burbank

By Elena Tittel

September 21, 2026 at 5:12 a.m.

St. Laurence High School in Burbank broke ground on a 34,000-square-foot field house as part...

An African crested porcupine is shown off during Kids Week at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Monday, Feb.17, 2020, in New York City. Phillips Park Zoo in Aurora is looking to bring in a couple African crested porcupines, with the help of the Phillips Park Foundation. (Barry Williams for New York Daily News)

Phillips Park Zoo in Aurora works with newly-founded foundation to purchase porcupines

By Addison Wright

September 21, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The zoo and its new supporting organization, the Phillips Park Foundation, are partnering to raise...

Chicago police officers stand side by side during a memorial roll call on May 6, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Illinois Supreme Court to hear case that will determine future of Chicago police misconduct process

By Sam Charles

September 21, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Illinois Supreme Court this week will hear arguments from attorneys for the city of...

Chicago Bears general manager Jim Finks, right, and head coach Jack Pardee, second from right, review the first-round draft picks at the LaSalle Hotel headquarters on Jan. 28, 1975. Finks and Pardee are pointing at their No. 1 draft choice in 1975, Walter Payton. (Phil Mascione/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Walter Payton held to zero net yards in his NFL debut for the Bears

By Kori Rumore

September 21, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 21, according...

President Ronald Reagan sits beside Supreme Court nominee Sandra Day O'Connor as they pose for photographers in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, July 16, 1981. (AP Photo)

Today in History: Sandra Day O’Connor confirmed

By Associated Press

September 21, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Sept. 21, 1981, the Senate unanimously confirmed the nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor to become...

Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, left, and Gov. JB Pritzker seen in photos from 2019 and 2025, respectively. (José M. Osorio and Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker doesn’t condemn remarks by streamer Hasan Piker while ex-Mayor Rahm Emanuel blasts them

By Jeremy Gorner

September 20, 2026 at 6:56 p.m.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Sunday did not condemn recent statements from progressive streamer Hasan...

Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis speaks during a news conference at Austin City Hall, Sept. 20, 2026, after a federal immigration agent shot and wounded a man in North Austin, Texas (Sara Diggins/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say

By Jesse Bedayn

September 21, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man Sunday afternoon in...