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Learn about Diwali, the Festival of Lights

By DEEPA BHARATH
Oct 19, 2025 12:34 pm - Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India — and for Hindus in particular. It is celebrated across faiths by more than a billion people in the world’s mo...
St. Charles seeking developers for First Street redevelopment

By Kelsey Rettke
Oct 19, 2025 9:56 am - The city of St. Charles is seeking developers with proposals that contribute to an ongoing plan to redevelop a portion of First Street downtown.
Out of grief, hope for others: Suicide prevention organizations work together to spur dialogue, reduce rates in schools

By Ryan Cole
Oct 19, 2025 9:03 am - In 2023, suicide was the second-leading cause of death of those between ages 10 and 34 in America. Larry and Mary Jo Butz of Hawthorn Woods know personally the impact of that statistic. Now, through Megan Butz Legacy of Hope and Elyssa’s Mission, they are working with schools to educate and identify at-risk students.
Thieves strike Louvre in brazen jewel heist as the world’s most visited museum shuts

By THOMAS ADAMSON
Oct 19, 2025 8:40 am - PARIS — In a brazen, seven-minute strike, thieves used a basket lift to reach the Louvre on Sunday morning and, as tourists were already inside, forced a window, smashed ...
Photo of Trump eating spaghetti during king’s speech is fake

By Bob Oswald
Oct 19, 2025 4:00 am - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims President Trump ate spaghetti rudely in front of the King of England, anti-anxiety drugs play a role in mass shootings and more.
ICE amps up its surveillance powers, targeting immigrants and antifa

By Eva Dou
Oct 18, 2025 10:17 pm - The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has been rapidly building out its surveillance capabilities in recent weeks, signing a string of contracts for technologies to identify individuals by their irises or facial features and to monitor their cellphone activity, social media posts and physical movements, according to a review of federal spending disclosures.
House releases new Epstein investigation documents, Alex Acosta interview

By Beth Reinhard, Kadia Goba, Derek Hawkins and Theodoric Meyer
Oct 18, 2025 8:08 pm - The House Oversight Committee released a new tranche of documents Friday collected as part of its ongoing investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
DHS to spend $200 million on private jets for Noem, other officials

By Marianne LeVine and Gerrit De Vynck
Oct 18, 2025 8:04 pm - The Coast Guard plans to buy two Gulfstream private jets to be used by Homeland Security Department Secretary Kristi L. Noem and other top DHS and Coast Guard officials at a total estimated cost of $200 million, according to a document obtained by The Washington Post.
US to repatriate survivors of drug boat strike to Colombia, Ecuador

By Alex Horton and Tara Copp
Oct 18, 2025 8:00 pm - The United States plans to repatriate two alleged drug traffickers to Colombia and Ecuador after military forces attacked their vessel in the Caribbean on Thursday, President Donald Trump said.
Trump moves closer to eliminating Education Department amid shutdown

By Laura Meckler and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
Oct 18, 2025 7:58 pm - The prolonged government shutdown is helping the Trump administration advance its goal of closing the Department of Education — a longtime conservative aim that congressi...

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