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Monday forecast: Warm day, with inland highs in low 80s, kicks off very warm May week in Chicagoland
Waiting for it to warm up around Chicagoland this spring? Wait no longer, because warm air is here. Monday kicks off a very ...
NASCAR star Kyle Larson is ready to focus on the Indianapolis 500 — after a sprint car race
Kyle Larson said he would turn his attention to the Indianapolis 500, and a second crack at racing immortality, the moment he ...
A museum opens at a former factory in the Czech Republic where Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews
A dilapidated industrial site in the Czech Republic where German businessman Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews during the ...
Pope Leo XIV urges release of imprisoned journalists, affirms gift of free speech and press
Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift of free speech and ...
U.S. and China announce deal to cut tariffs
Monday morning in Geneva, Switzerland, the U.S. and China came to an agreement to roll back tariffs for 90 days. Both ...
The NBA draft lottery: 14 ping-pong balls, and the right to pick No. 1 overall on the line
EDT Monday, locked inside a secure room with no way of communicating with the outside world, team executives and others will ...
The White Sox lost 121 games last season. This year’s Rockies have been worse so far
It took 62 years for a team to surpass the modern record of 120 losses. The new mark of 121 might fall a little quicker. When ...
Trump faces bipartisan pressure to restore public funding tracker
The Trump administration is facing pressure to restore a public website that showed how funding is apportioned to federal ...
Russian drones attack Ukraine after Kremlin turns down a ceasefire proposal
Russia launched more than 100 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, the Ukrainian air force said Monday, ...
After days of heavy firefights, calm reported along Indian and Pakistan borders
Indian and Pakistani authorities said on Monday that there were no reported incidents of firing overnight along the heavily ...
White Castle to give away free slider for ‘National Slider Day’
White Castle is giving away free sliders Thursday for “National Slider Day.” White Castle introduced National Slider Day in May 2015 to honor the slider. “The ...
The sexy purpose of fireflies’ light show
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