Gail Spreen goes most days to Mass just a few blocks from her home in Chicago, but the service at Holy Name Cathedral on Wednesday — dedicated to Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV — felt different. “Knowing that everybody is behind him, it was very special to be there today," Spreen said. "The church was...
government
The U.S. Department of Justice has threatened California with possible legal action over what it says are noncitizens believed to have received mail ballots....
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Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell hit back-to-back homers off Blake Snell to regain the lead in the seventh inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on Wednesday to take a 3-0 lead in the National League Championship Series. Los Angeles had just taken a 2...
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A frustrated Cypress mother's social media videos are leading to immediate traffic stops for drivers who illegally pass a stopped school bus while children are boarding and exiting....
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The city said it initiated the transfer in response to a payment request from an email domain that appeared to impersonate a legitimate vendor to whom the city owed payment....
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A 35-year-old mother of four is facing a long road to recovery after being severely injured in a dog attack in Polk County. Crasonia Wineinger is currently hospitalized after authorities say four pit bull-type dogs attacked her while she was walking near Quailcrest Drive. The Pol...
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Toyota is recalling tens of thousands of its most popular model over an issue that could cause the engine to lose power at high speeds.
safety
Memorial benches were dedicated Wednesday in honor of Cheryl Henry and Andy Atkinson, whose 1990 murders remained unsolved for 36 years before forensic DNA evidence led to an arrest....
government
With just a few weeks left before the midterm elections, Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico appeared on a CNN town hall answering audience questions. This comes as his opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, launches his ‘Come and Take It’ bus tour, which will app...
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A contractor was killed while working on power lines in the Acres Home area of Houston on Wednesday afternoon.
schools
Cornell University’s faculty senate on Wednesday began deliberating a no-confidence resolution to condemn the school’s response to sexual violence on campus....
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Asian shares fell sharply Thursday with markets in South Korea and Japan sinking, as a sell-off of technology shares deepened after U.S. stocks fell on hotter-than-expected inflation data. U.S. equity futures were lower. South Korea's benchmark Kospi index lost 8% to 5,527.12. It...
