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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...

A voter casts a ballot in the parliamentary election in Moscow, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)

Russia wraps up first wartime parliamentary election with Kremlin dominance all but assured

By Associated Press

September 20, 2026 at 3:51 p.m.

Polls closed Sunday night in Russia's first wartime parliamentary election, virtually devoid of opposition to...

Charity Sorrells, left, and Deena Stronczek hand out lunches to brothers Preston and Ethan Hawkins during a storm-relief food and water distribution event sponsored by the Salvation Army of Northwest Indiana at Portage High School on Aug. 13, 2026. Even as the response to the Aug. 11 derecho continues, Northwest Indiana leaders are considering how to plan for the next major disaster. (Andy Lavalley/for the baiduhai)

NWI planning commission suggests preparing for future disasters

By Doug Ross

September 20, 2026 at 2:31 p.m.

Even as the response to the Aug. 11 derecho continues, Northwest Indiana leaders are considering...

People walk through the mud as rain passes through the area during the final day of Riot Fest in Douglass Park, Sept. 20, 2026, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Chicago weather: Heavy rains cancel river swim; McCook reservoir near capacity

By Joe Mahr

September 20, 2026 at 5:42 p.m.

A long weekend of rain is expected to end Monday when there is only a...

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, on Friday, September 18, 2026. Lawyers for the Kennedy Center told a federal judge on Sept. 17 that a temporary closure was urgently needed to protect the public after a five-foot section of plaster fell from the ceiling during a recent storm. (Al Drago/The New York Times)

How President Donald Trump broke the Kennedy Center

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

September 20, 2026 at 4:10 p.m.

Trump’s threats this past week suggest that saving face, not lives, better explains why he...

A replica of President Trump’s planned “Triumphal Arch” and the United States Capitol are seen at the Great American State Fair on July 3, 2026, in Washington, D.C.. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images North America/TNS)

President Donald Trump suggests his arch will house drones, snipers, ammunition

By Josh Wingrove

September 20, 2026 at 3:22 p.m.

President Donald Trump suggested he would modify plans for a large triumphal arch in the...

People are seen outside a shopping mall as black smoke rises from the area of the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft’s Moscow oil refinery on the southeastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. (-/AFP/Getty Images North America/TNS)

Moscow refinery hit as Russia reports largest drone attack this year

By Tribune News Service

September 20, 2026 at 12:27 p.m.

The Moscow Oil Refinery was hit during drone attacks that were part of the largest...

Business briefs: Hard Rock donation supports Oct. 3 suicide prevention walk

By Christin Lazerus

September 20, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Federal Reserve rate hike reflects new world of sticky inflation and faster growth

By Christopher Rugaber

September 20, 2026 at 9:05 a.m.

President Donald Trump has renewed his attacks on the Federal Reserve after it hiked its...

Sandhill cranes congregate in a coal ash pond next to R.M. Schahfer Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, while it operates, Feb. 9, 2026, in Wheatfield, Indiana. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Experts: Federal energy regulatory actions will impact NWI

By Maya Wilkins

September 20, 2026 at 8:14 p.m.

The EPA announced a repeal of greenhouse gas emissions requirements for power plants, while a...

FILE – An election worker reaches for an unopened ballot during sorting at the Clackamas County Elections office, Nov. 7, 2024, in Oregon City, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Lake County official says mail-in voting will proceed as usual

By Maya Wilkins

September 20, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Lake County will continue to accept mail-in ballots for the November general election after the...