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Chicago area commute: Crazy or calm?
Chicago area commute: Crazy or calm?
The morning commute around downtown Chicago may be a nightmare as the NATO summit winds downs, but there's a chance it could be quieter than usual.More >>
The morning commute around downtown Chicago may be a nightmare as the NATO summit winds downs, but there's a chance it could be quieter than usual.More >>
NATO worries cancel detention center meeting
NATO worries cancel detention center meeting
Officials say they're postponing a public meeting to discuss a possible immigrant detention center in Crete over NATO summit security concerns.More >>
Officials say they're postponing a public meeting to discuss a possible immigrant detention center in Crete over NATO summit security concerns.More >>
Week honors first responders in Illinois
Week honors first responders in Illinois
It's Emergency Medical Services Week in Illinois.More >>
It's Emergency Medical Services Week in Illinois.More >>
Gov. Quinn visits soldiers with Polish president
Gov. Quinn visits soldiers with Polish president
Gov. Pat Quinn and Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski are working to strengthen the alliance between the state of Illinois and Poland.More >>
Gov. Pat Quinn and Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski are working to strengthen the alliance between the state of Illinois and Poland.More >>
NATO touts Afghan war's end as fighting goes on
NATO touts Afghan war's end as fighting goes on
As President Barack Obama and fellow NATO leaders herald the coming end of the deeply unpopular Afghanistan war, they face the grim reality of two more years of fighting ahead and more of their troops sure to die in combat.More >>
As President Barack Obama and fellow NATO leaders herald the coming end of the deeply unpopular Afghanistan war, they face the grim reality of two more years of fighting ahead and more of their troops sure to die in combat.More >>
Chicago braces for more NATO protests
Chicago braces for more NATO protests
Chicago is bracing for more demonstrations and more traffic headaches on the last day of the NATO summit.More >>
Chicago is bracing for more demonstrations and more traffic headaches on the last day of the NATO summit.More >>
News Minute: Here is the latest Illinois news from The Associated Press
News Minute: Here is the latest Illinois news from The Associated Press
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says protests of the NATO summit resulted in 45 people being arrested. The arrests came last night after officers and protesters clashed near McCormick Place, the site of the...More >>
This Hour: Latest Illinois news, sports, business and entertainment
This Hour: Latest Illinois news, sports, business and entertainment
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says the protests of the NATO Summit resulted in 45 people being arrested and four officers suffering injuries - one from a stab wound in the leg.More >>
Sports Minute: Here is the latest Illinois sports news from The Associated Press
Sports Minute: Here is the latest Illinois sports news from The Associated Press
Jake Peavy pitched six-plus scoreless innings yesterday as the Chicago White Sox topped the Chicago Cubs 6-0 to complete the weekend sweep. Adam Dunn, Gordon Beckham and Tyler Flowers each homered for the White Sox. Cubs...More >>
Spontaneous NATO protest flares up in Chicago
Spontaneous NATO protest flares up in Chicago
A protest has cropped up downtown near the Art Institute of Chicago, hours after a major march against the NATO summit ended.More >>
A protest has cropped up downtown near the Art Institute of Chicago, hours after a major march against the NATO summit ended.More >>

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Eclipse crosses Asia, US: Millions look skyward
Eclipse crosses Asia, US: Millions look skyward
From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan's Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing "ring of fire."More >>
From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan's Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing "ring of fire" eclipse.More >>
Miss. prison riot leaves guard dead, 8 hurt
Miss. prison riot leaves guard dead, 8 hurt
Authorities say a guard was killed and, at one point, hostages were taken during a riot at a Mississippi prison that holds illegal immigrants.More >>
Authorities say a guard was killed and, at one point, hostages were taken during a riot at a Mississippi prison that holds illegal immigrants.More >>
Death toll in Yemen bombing rises to 38 soldiers
Death toll in Yemen bombing rises to 38 soldiers
Fresh clashes between al-Qaida fighters and government forces in Yemen left 17 dead on Sunday, military officials said, as the army pushed on with an offensive to regain a key town in the county's south that fell to the...More >>
Officials say the death toll from a suicide bombing at a military parade rehearsal in the capital Sanaa has risen to 38 troops.More >>
Woman with flesh-eating disease takes own breaths
Woman with flesh-eating disease takes own breaths
The father of a young Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating bacteria says his daughter is now breathing on her own.More >>
The father of a young Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating bacteria says his daughter is now breathing on her own.More >>
Yahoo to sell half of its Alibaba stake for $7.1B
Yahoo to sell half of its Alibaba stake for $7.1B
Yahoo Inc. may finally be nearing a deal to sell a part of its prized stake in the major Chinese e-commerce provider Alibaba.More >>
Struggling Internet company Yahoo Inc. has secured a lifeline after agreeing to sell half of its prized stake in Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba for about $7.1 billion, with most of the cash going to shareholders.More >>
Tropical Storm Alberto expected to stay offshore
Tropical Storm Alberto expected to stay offshore
Tropical Storm Alberto is moving southeastward as it spins off the coast of Florida.More >>
Tropical Storm Alberto is moving southeastward as it spins off the coast of Florida.More >>
Chinese activist visits NY's Central Park
Chinese activist visits NY's Central Park
A day after leaving China, a blind legal activist headed for New York City's backyard - Central Park.More >>
A day after leaving China, a blind legal activist headed for New York City's backyard - Central Park.More >>
Jury at Edwards trial set to resume deliberations
Jury at Edwards trial set to resume deliberations
The jury deciding the fate of John Edwards is set to resume deliberations in North Carolina following a weekend break.More >>
The jury deciding the fate of John Edwards is set to resume deliberations in North Carolina following a weekend break.More >>
Trial starting for Fort Hood bomb plot suspect
Trial starting for Fort Hood bomb plot suspect
Police officers suddenly rushed the young man wearing a T-shirt, shorts and a baseball cap as he walked out of a motel toward an idling cab near a Texas Army post.More >>
Police officers suddenly rushed the young man wearing a T-shirt, shorts and a baseball cap as he walked out of a motel toward an idling cab near a Texas Army post.More >>
Golden Gate celebrates 75th with help of engineers
Golden Gate celebrates 75th with help of engineers
The Golden Gate Bridge was heralded as an engineering marvel when it opened in 1937.More >>
The Golden Gate Bridge was heralded as an engineering marvel when it opened in 1937. It was the world's longest suspension span and had been built across a strait that critics said was too treacherous to be bridged.More >>

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Death toll in Yemen bombing rises to 38 soldiers
Death toll in Yemen bombing rises to 38 soldiers
Fresh clashes between al-Qaida fighters and government forces in Yemen left 17 dead on Sunday, military officials said, as the army pushed on with an offensive to regain a key town in the county's south that fell to the...More >>
Officials say the death toll from a suicide bombing at a military parade rehearsal in the capital Sanaa has risen to 38 troops.More >>
Beirut clashes kill 2 amid fear of Syria spillover
Beirut clashes kill 2 amid fear of Syria spillover
Lebanese security officials say overnight clashes in Beirut between Sunni groups that support and oppose the regime in Damascus have killed one person and wounded 10.More >>
Street battles between pro- and anti-Syrian groups in the Lebanese capital killed two people overnight and wounded 15 as the spiraling conflict in neighboring Syria spilled across the border.More >>
Former ultranationalist is new Serbian president
Former ultranationalist is new Serbian president
Serbia is likely to get a government with ambitions to join the European Union despite the election of a pro-Russian nationalist as the country's new president, officials said Monday.More >>
Serbia is likely to get a government with ambitions to join the European Union despite the election of a pro-Russian nationalist as the country's new president, officials said Monday.More >>
Nepal police detain protesters enforcing strike
Nepal police detain protesters enforcing strike
Officials say protesters enforcing a general strike for the second day have clashed with local residents in parts of the Nepalese capital.More >>
Officials say protesters enforcing a general strike for a second day have clashed with local residents in parts of the Nepalese capital.More >>
Prosecutor launches new Strauss-Kahn rape probe
Prosecutor launches new Strauss-Kahn rape probe
A French prosecutor has opened a preliminary investigation into allegations of rape in a Washington hotel by former IMF chief and one-time French presidential hopeful Dominique Strauss-Kahn.More >>
A French prosecutor on Monday opened a preliminary investigation into allegations of rape in a Washington hotel by former IMF chief and one-time French presidential hopeful Dominique Strauss-Kahn.More >>
Malaysian opposition's Anwar, ally face charges
Malaysian opposition's Anwar, ally face charges
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and one of his senior allies have been summoned to court to face charges of participating in an illegal street protest, his party said Tuesday.More >>
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and one of his senior allies have been summoned to court to face charges of participating in an illegal street protest, his party said Monday.More >>
Dutch court sentences pedophile to 18 years
Dutch court sentences pedophile to 18 years
Judges have handed down an 18- year sentence, plus indefinite treatment in a psychiatric institution, to a pedophile who molested dozens of extremely young children in Amsterdam preschools and then shared videos and images...More >>
Judges have handed down an 18- year sentence, plus indefinite treatment in a psychiatric institution, to a pedophile who molested dozens of extremely young children in Amsterdam preschools and then shared videos and images...More >>
Total to put staff back on North Sea platform
Total to put staff back on North Sea platform
The French oil company Total says it is preparing to put staff back on a North Sea platform after confirming that a gas leak has been stopped.More >>
The French oil company Total says it is preparing to put staff back on a North Sea platform after confirming that a gas leak has been stopped.More >>
Remains of all 45 Russian plane crash victims ID'd
Remains of all 45 Russian plane crash victims ID'd
Forensic experts say they have identified the remains of all 45 people on board the Russian plane that slammed into a jungle-clad cliff atop an Indonesian volcano.More >>
Forensic experts say they have identified the remains of all 45 people on board the Russian plane that slammed into a jungle-clad cliff atop an Indonesian volcano.More >>
Greece's new prime minister meets party leaders
Greece's new prime minister meets party leaders
Greece's newly installed caretaker prime minister is holding talks with party leaders ahead of Wednesday's European Union summit as campaigning gets underway for next month's elections.More >>
Greece's newly installed caretaker prime minister is holding talks with party leaders ahead of Wednesday's European Union summit as campaigning gets underway for next month's elections.More >>