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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...

14-year-old girl critically wounded overnight on West Side

By Deanese Williams-Harris

September 19, 2026 at 12:27 p.m.

A 14-year-old girl is in critical condition after an overnight shooting in the Austin neighborhood...

Sisters Erin Wenneker, left, and Katie Cavinder clear downed trees along Jefferson Street in Portage, Indiana, on Aug. 11, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Region leaders offer lessons from Aug. 11 derecho

By Doug Ross

September 19, 2026 at 12:14 p.m.

Northwest Indiana leaders expressed frustration and offered lessons to learn from the Aug. 11 derecho...

Nicholas Burns prepares his table at Bridgepointe Church during an event Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Voting groups sound alarm on funding shortfalls that they say could affect midterm turnout

By Matt Brown

September 19, 2026 at 11:42 a.m.

Several of the nation's largest left-leaning voter engagement and racial justice organizations are facing steep...

President Donald Trump speaks during the RNC Midterm Convention, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Republicans are now the ‘elitist’ party, voters say

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

September 19, 2026 at 10:57 a.m.

For years, Democrats have been derided as the “liberal elite.” The dynamic might be shifting.

Supporters of Yemen’s Houthi rebels shout slogans during a rally in support of the group and to protest Saudi Arabia’s accusation that the Houthis targeted Islam’s holiest site of Mecca, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

Saudi Arabia issues first alert in the capital since escalation, and other Mideast developments

By Associated Press

September 19, 2026 at 10:33 a.m.

Saudi Arabia warned of a "hostile aerial threat" and issued a string of emergency alerts...

From left, MS NOW White House reporter Akayla Gardne, 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)

MS NOW, CNN and Politico say their journalists were denied access to White House after Trump ban

By Jocelyn Novec

September 19, 2026 at 10:37 a.m.

MS NOW said its journalists were denied access to the White House Saturday morning, a...

Morning rush hour commuters make their way through the rain in downtown Chicago, Sept. 17, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Flood watch in effect Saturday as thunderstorms roll through Chicago

By Deanese Williams-Harris

September 19, 2026 at 1:07 p.m.

Weather officials issued a flood watch until 1 p.m. Saturday as showers and thunderstorms continue...

Evanston Police Chief Schenita Stewart speaks at the June 23, 2025 City Council meeting. (Richard Requena/Pioneer Press)

Major crime in Evanston falls 13% over past year, police chief says

By Claire Murphy

September 19, 2026 at 8:05 a.m.

The city hasn't experienced a homicide since 2023, when three people were shot, one fatally,...

Parents and community members from Evanston/Skokie School District 65 react to the December 2025 Board of Education impasse vote resulting in no school closures at the end of the 2025-26 school year. On Sept. 14, 2026, district administrators recommended cutting $20 million and closing two schools. (Richard Requena/Pioneer Press)

Evanston District 65 proposes cutting $20 million, closing two schools to end budget crisis

By Claire Murphy

September 19, 2026 at 8:05 a.m.

Interim Evanston-Skokie D65 Supt. Witherspoon told the Board Sept. 14 a dramatic change is needed...

Students walk through the sky bridge to an assembly in the gym at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Pilsen on Sept. 15, 2026. Students are dressed as required in business casual to reflect the lives they’re training to lead. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

‘The spirit is still the same’: Cristo Rey Jesuit High School hits 30 years, offers work-study education

By Kate Perez

September 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The college preparatory school is centered around work-study education, which gives students professional work experience...