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Russian strikes hit an apartment building and energy sites in Ukraine, killing 4

By SAMYA KULLAB and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA
Nov 08, 2025 5:20 pm - A Russian drone slammed into an apartment building in eastern Ukraine early Saturday while many were sleeping, killing three people and wounding 12 others, Ukrainian authorities reported.
Gaza death toll tops 69,000 as Israel and militants again exchange remains

By WAFAA SHURAFA, SALLY ABOU ALJOUD and JULIA FRANKEL
Nov 08, 2025 5:16 pm - More than 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far, Gaza health officials said Saturday, as both sides completed the latest exchange of bodies under the terms of the tenuous ceasefire.
FAA grounds MD-11 planes following deadly Kentucky crash

By HALLIE GOLDEN and BRUCE SCHREINER
Nov 08, 2025 5:11 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Federal aviation officials issued an order Saturday for McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes not to be flown pending further inspection, reinforcing cargo car...
Burt Meyer, Chicago toymaker behind classics like Lite-Brite, Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, has died at 99

By Maureen O’Donnell
Nov 08, 2025 4:52 pm - Burt Meyer brought toy joy to baby boomers, Millennials and all the Gens — from Alpha to X to Z. An inventor, designer and artist, Meyer, whose work contributed to Chicago becoming a vibrant center of toy design, died Oct. 30 at a west suburban retirement community. He was 99.
US skips COP30 climate conference, lobbies to sink new global deals

By Chico Harlan
Nov 08, 2025 4:37 pm - No other countries have followed the United States in withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, but the Trump administration is using a mix of lobbying and economic threats to thwart emissions-cutting and environmental initiatives around the world.
Teacher, soccer coach faces sexual assault charges involving student at Aurora school

By Marni Pyke
Nov 08, 2025 4:00 pm - An Aurora middle school teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting a former student who is underage, DuPage County authorities said Saturday. Authorities said the two met at middle school and a relationship developed when the teen was in high school.
What a poll of 9,000 adults reveals about aging in America

By Shannon Najmabadi
Nov 08, 2025 3:46 pm - Financial well-being can have an outsize imprint on older Americans’ quality of life, affecting their physical health, social life and even cognitive skills, new research shows.
People in some states get SNAP food aid while others still wait for their November benefits

By DAVID A. LIEB
Nov 08, 2025 3:40 pm - People in some U.S. states will be able to buy groceries with federally funded SNAP benefits Saturday while those in other states were still waiting for November food benefits that had been delayed by a protracted legal battle over the federal government shutdown.
US airlines cancel over 1,000 flights for a second straight day largely due to government shutdown

By JOHN SEEWER
Nov 08, 2025 3:36 pm - U.S. airlines again canceled more than 1,000 flights on Saturday, the second day of the Federal Aviation Administration’s order to reduce air traffic because of the government shutdown.So far, the slowdown at many of the nation’s busiest airports hasn’t caused widespread disruptions. But it has deepened the impact felt by the what is now the nation’s longest federal shutdown.
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97

By MALCOLM RITTER
Nov 08, 2025 3:15 pm - James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crime-fighting, genealogy and ethics, has died. He was 97.

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