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Des Plaines man killed in motorcycle crash remembered as dedicated dad

A Des Plaines man who died in a motorcycle accident Wednesday in Hanover Park is remembered as dedicated father who loved his two daughters....

Two injured after helicopter crashes in parking lot

A small helicopter crash-landed in the parking lot of a New Jersey apartment complex Friday evening, leaving one of the two people aboard with...

Four-alarm blaze rips through two Upper West Side buildings

A four-alarm blaze tore through two buildings on the Upper West Side Friday night.The fire started on the third floor of a building on...

WCCO Radio to be under new ownership as CBS Radio, Entercom merge

A new era has begun for WCCO as CBS Corp. sells its radio division to Entercom.The tax-free merger marks the second time WCCO has...

Brooklyn Park City Council tables resolution on immigrants, refugees

Tension flared at a recent Brooklyn Park City Council meeting over a proposed resolution declaring support for refugees and immigrants, with some questioning whether...

Feds send message with de Blasio interrogration

Hard-charging US Attorney Preet Bharara sent a message to Mayor de Blasio Friday — trotting out the same prosecutors who took down Sheldon Silver...

Cory Gardner refuses town hall, Colorado resistance organizations host one instead

Coloradans packed Byers Middle School gym and cafeteria Friday evening for a town hall event to ask Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner questions regarding...

Do Good Roseville event sought to share perspectives of area black men

On the same day a Ramsey County District Judge decided a case could move forward against a St. Anthony police officer charged in the...

Woman who began life in Coney Island sideshow dies

Back in 1920, doctors warned the parents of a premature baby who weighed just two pounds when she was born in Brooklyn that she...

Rabbi probed by feds described as ‘trusted friend’ to de Blasio

A Brooklyn rabbi and political fund-raiser under scrutiny by the feds was once described by Mayor de Blasio as a trusted friend whose relationship...

Creative ideas from thought to implementation: Sun Messages

Maria Shine Stewart, special to cleveland.com SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio - You've heard it said - maybe even...

Tanner Flores pleads not guilty to killing Ashley Doolittle

FORT COLLINS — A Berthoud teen pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and second-degree kidnapping charges Thursday afternoon in a case alleging he shot...

Magnitude 4.9 earthquake reported off northwestern Vancouver Island | Toronto Star

VICTORIA—A series of small earthquakes off Vancouver Island in recent days likely aren’t a precursor of bigger shake ups to come, but are a...

Paris mayor replies to story from Trump’s friend ‘Jim’ | Toronto Star

Speaking at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor in Maryland on Friday, President Donald Trump told a story of ?lbet a...

J.C. Penney to shut 130-plus stores, offer early retirements

NEW YORK — J.C. Penney is joining its department store rivals in pruning its store numbers in an era of online shopping.Penney said Friday...

Trio of second-period goals gives Wisconsin 3-2 victory over Gophers hockey

After only 28 seconds of Friday’s game against Wisconsin, it looked like it might be a charmed night for the Gophers. Vinni Lettieri scored...

Winning streak leaves Gophers basketball in a secure situation

There are two types of coaches in this world: those who dance after a big win and those who don’t.Richard Pitino isn’t a dancer....

Don’t count Ben Paulsen out of Twins’ DH/first base mix

 FORT MYERS, Fla. – When Ben Paulsen was coming up through the minor leagues in the Colorado Rockies system, he knew his position was...

Germany slams Russian plan to attack Reichstag replica

BERLIN — German officials are criticizing plans by the Russian military to build a replica of Berlin's Parliament building as a target for Russian...

‘Widely liked’ leader steps in at Minnesota State

Until the phone rang on Feb. 8, Devinder Malhotra had all but forgotten about "Plan B."A couple of weeks earlier, he had agreed —...

Akron Zips return to form on the road, 89-83 over Buffalo

BUFFALO, New York -- With their backs against the wall, Akron stepped up with an 89-83 Mid-American Conference victory...

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