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Southern California wildfire mostly contained as officials lift many evacuation orders
Apr 05, 2026 5:35 pm - RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A smoky wildfire in southern California that broke out a day earlier and prompted evacuation orders was mostly under control Saturday afternoon, fire ...
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Outspoken Iranians overseas say their loved ones are being detained back home
Apr 05, 2026 5:28 pm - CAIRO — Iran's government is detaining family members and threatening to seize property of Iranian opposition figures in exile, some tell The Associated Press, in the lat...
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Screenwriters union and Hollywood studios reach four-year tentative agreement
Apr 05, 2026 5:12 pm - LOS ANGELES — The screenwriters union and Hollywood studios reached a surprise four-year tentative agreement after roughly three weeks of negotiation. The Writers Guild ...
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It’s time for Artemis II to break Apollo 13’s distance record. What to know about the moon flyby
Apr 05, 2026 5:06 pm - HOUSTON — The Artemis II astronauts are already the champions of a fresh new era of lunar exploration. Now it’s time to set a new distance record. Launched last week on h...
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Autopsy scheduled for 81-year-old woman whose decomposing body was found in Vernon Hills homeApr 05, 2026 4:48 pm - An autopsy is scheduled for Monday in the death of an 81-year-old woman whose decomposing body was found inside a Vernon Hills home Friday and whose 50-year-old son barricaded himself within the home, Vernon Hills police said.
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A mountain hideout and aircraft under fire: US carries out daring rescue of service member in Iran
Apr 05, 2026 4:46 pm - The United States pulled off a daring rescue of two aviators whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, plucking the pilot from behind enemy lines before setting off a comp...
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Mount Prospect manufactured home fire believed accidentalApr 05, 2026 2:19 pm - A fire at a manufactured home near Mount Prospect is believed accidental.
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Pope Leo urges peace in first Easter Mass as Christians celebrate in Jerusalem, Gaza and Tehran
Apr 05, 2026 12:14 pm - Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue, but he departed from a tradition of listing the world's woes by name in the Urbi et Orbi blessing from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica.
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Horse rescued from floodwaters near Marengo after hours-long effort
Apr 05, 2026 12:04 pm - A horse was rescued from floodwaters at Coon Creek area near Marengo Saturday in a challenging, hours-long operation.
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Trump issues fiery new threat against Iran as details of U.S. aviator’s rescue emerge
Apr 05, 2026 8:39 am - TEHRAN, Iran — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made expletive-filled threats against Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tue...