All Stories from December 24, 2014 (Change date)
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Ukraine peace talks conclude for night in MinskDec 24, 2014 2:24 pm - MINSK, Belarus - Talks aimed at reaching a stable cease-fire in Ukraine between its government forces and pro-Russian armed groups ended Wednesday after more than five h...
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TCU's Gary Patterson wins AP coach of the yearDec 25, 2014 6:04 pm - TCU coach Gary Patterson embraced changed and joined an exclusive club. Patterson was voted college football coach of the year by The Associated Press on Wednesday, join...
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2 Wisconsin men drown in Lake SuperiorDec 24, 2014 11:11 am - TOFTE, Minn. - Two Wisconsin men have been identified as the victims of a fatal incident in Lake Superior near a Minnesota resort. The Cook County sheriff's office said ...
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Pope celebrates Christmas Eve Mass and calls Iraqi refugeesDec 24, 2014 4:09 pm - VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve with a late-night Mass Wednesday in St. Peter's Basilica and a phone call to some Iraqi refugees forced to flee thei...
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Illinois woman sentenced for allowing sex abuseDec 24, 2014 11:11 am - URBANA, Ill. - An eastern Illinois woman who admitted she knew her boyfriend was sexually abusing young children has been sentenced to eight years in prison. The Champai...
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Chicago man sentenced for assaulting CTA employeeDec 24, 2014 12:05 am - A Chicago man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for sexually assaulting a Chicago Transit Authority employee at gunpoint as she walked home from work. Twenty-one-...
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Ticket rush for 'The Interview' in Buffalo Grove, WoodridgeDec 26, 2014 1:28 pm - After a week of international controversy and a healthy dose of self-censorship, suddenly, "The Interview" is everywhere. To two suburban theaters, the comedy came under...
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Quinn grants 179 Christmas Eve clemency petitionsDec 25, 2014 5:58 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has granted 179 clemency requests after going through 604 petitions filed since 2008. The Chicago Democrat typically makes such announcements ahead of h...
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N Korea outage a case study in online uncertaintiesDec 25, 2014 8:39 am - LONDON - North Korea's microscopic corner of the Internet has had a rough couple of days, suffering seven outages in 48 hours, according to one Web traffic monitor. The ...
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Police: Firefighter injured in drive-by shootingDec 24, 2014 2:55 pm - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Jacksonville firefighter was injured by gunfire in what the city's mayor called a "cowardly attack" on a group of firefighters as they put fuel in...