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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...

Bishop Fulton Sheen conducts the Good Friday service at Corpus Christi Catholic Church at 4920 South Park Ave. in Chicago on April 16, 1954. (Max Arthur/baiduhai)

First Illinois native to be beatified: 10 things to know about famed TV host, evangelist Fulton Sheen on his path to sainthood

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

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

Pope Leo XIV was moved by Fulton Sheen’s words as a child, calling the famed...

Dick Butkus (51) leads the defensive charge which turned into a 17-15 triumph over the Pittsburgh Steelers during the Chicago Bears' first game at Soldier Field on Sept. 19, 1971. (Ray Gora/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: After five decades at Wrigley Field, Bears play first home game at Soldier Field

By Kori Rumore

September 19, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 19, according...

Workers shoveling debris pause to watch as a crane lifts a piece of concrete off the top of a building that collapsed at the corner of Gabriel Mancera and Escocia streets in the Del Valle neighborhood of Mexico City, Sept. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Today in History: Earthquake shakes central Mexico

By Associated Press

September 19, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Sept. 19, 2017, a powerful earthquake shook central Mexico, collapsing buildings, killing at least 226...

FILE – A motorboat travels past commercial vessels anchored amid haze in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Cost of Iran war grows to $43.6 billion in latest US military estimate

By Ben Finley

September 18, 2026 at 9:51 p.m.

The U.S. military’s price tag for the Iran war has grown to $43.6 billion as...

Second person charged in man’s fatal shove from moving Red Line train

By Jake Sheridan

September 18, 2026 at 7:57 p.m.

Katlar Parchman, 19, faces five felony charges, including first-degree murder, and is scheduled to appear...

Ban on selling handguns to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional, Justice Department says

By Alanna Durkin Richer

September 18, 2026 at 5:05 p.m.

Federal law banning licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under age 21...

FILE – People protest against Trump’s policy towards Greenland in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)

President Donald Trump says he has a deal with Denmark to bolster US military presence in Greenland

By Aamer Madhani

September 18, 2026 at 5:03 p.m.

President Donald Trump said Friday he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S....

Todd Michael, a research professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, works at his lab in La Jolla, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Scientists hope deeper-rooted soybeans can withstand climate extremes and store more carbon

By Associated Press

September 18, 2026 at 4:47 p.m.

For years, scientists have explored ways to remove some of that carbon from the atmosphere,...

Aurora police said a man died in a crash early Friday morning on the city's far East Side. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Man dies following rollover crash on Aurora’s Far East Side, police say

By Aurora Beacon-News

September 18, 2026 at 4:22 p.m.

The crash happened around 5 a.m. Friday at the intersection of Eola Road and McCoy...

Oak Park village officials meet Tuesday, Aug. 25. A right of recall petition for elected officials in Oak Park has nearly 1,000 signatures in nearly three weeks. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park organizer pushes for right of recall question on April ballot

By Cam'ron Hardy

September 18, 2026 at 4:16 p.m.

The initiative was started by Jacob Drews, a senior at Columbia University and an Oak...