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Yellow Line service temporarily suspended due to obstruction on the tracks
Yellow Line riders faced some delays early Wednesday morning after an obstruction on the tracks temporarily suspended service ...
The navigator is blind and the driver’s in pain, but they’re racing though France, busting barriers
The driver’s joints are so painful from rheumatoid arthritis that she can’t manage a stick shift. And the co-pilot who is ...
Two of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza are encircled by Israeli forces, staff say
Two of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals have been encircled by Israeli troops, preventing anyone from leaving or ...
In Gaza, 45 killed in strikes as desperately needed aid fails to reach Palestinians
Hospitals in Gaza say Israeli strikes overnight and into Wednesday killed at least 45 people, including several women and a ...
A Texas effort to clarify abortion ban reaches a key vote, but doubts remain
Three years ago, Dr. Austin Dennard left Texas for an abortion after her fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition. She ...
Tennessee prepares to execute Oscar Smith, 3 years after last-minute reprieve
Just over three years ago, Oscar Smith came within minutes of being executed before Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee issued a surprise ...
Panthers look every bit like reigning Stanley Cup champs in routing Hurricanes to open Eastern final
It didn’t matter that the Florida Panthers were playing 48 hours since having to win a Game 7 on the road to reach the ...
They crossed the border for better schools. Now, some families are leaving the US
For the last two months of their life in the United States, José Alberto González and his family spent nearly all their time ...
For kids with autism, swim classes can be lifesaving
In an airy indoor pool with fish cutouts on the walls, a group of small children bobbed, floated and tentatively ...
Man accused of hitting, dragging CPD officer with car during West Side traffic stop charged with attempted murder
An attempted murder charge has been handed down to a Chicago man accused of hitting and dragging a CPD officer with his car during a traffic stop on the city’s West Side.
Arrested New Orleans jail worker says he helped inmates escape after stabbing threat
A New Orleans jail maintenance worker has been arrested and is being held on a $1.1 million bond after admitting he turned ...
An adviser to Ukrainian ex-President Viktor Yanukovych has been shot dead in Spain
Spanish authorities said that an adviser to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was shot dead outside a school in Madrid on Wednesday. Spain’s Interior Ministry identified ...