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Big U.S. cities grew in 2024, reversing covid-era population declines

By Jonathan Edwards, Anumita Kaur and Kevin Uhrmacher
May 17, 2025 6:29 pm - Populations in major American cities have bounced back from pandemic-induced drops, with New York, Houston and Los Angeles leading the way, according to new data from the...
Like it or not, the Like button has changed the world

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
May 17, 2025 6:28 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — The internet wouldn't be the same without the Like button, the thumbs-up icon that Facebook and other online services turned into digital catnip. Like it...
Watching Trump from afar, Israel fears being left out of a new Middle East it helped create

By JOSEPH KRAUSS
May 17, 2025 6:26 pm - As U.S. President Donald Trump jetted from one sprawling palace to another, embracing Arab leaders and heralding a new Middle East this week, many in Israel worried that ...
Big Tech takes a harder line against worker activism, political dissent

By Naomi Nix, Nitasha Tiku and Trisha Thadani
May 17, 2025 6:25 pm - Five years ago, Microsoft divested its stake in an Israeli facial recognition startup after thousands of employees and activists protested the company’s suspected role in...
On a remote Australian island, the birds are so full of plastic they crunch

By Victoria Craw
May 17, 2025 6:24 pm - On a remote Australian island renowned for its natural beauty, researchers have made a grisly discovery: Seabirds have ingested so much plastic they crunch when touched. ...
Lawmakers seek to reverse Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel

By SIMON CARR & SONYA DYMOVA
May 17, 2025 5:35 pm - A growing number of state lawmakers are moving to repeal a 2015 Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel to protest its policies toward Palestinians.
Kids enjoy hands-on exhibits at first responders expo

By Joe Lewnard
May 17, 2025 4:49 pm - Children and their families got an up-close look at dozens of police and fire equipment from Lake County departments Saturday during the 26th annual First Responders Expo at Gurnee Mills.
After 150 years, Mary Lincoln’s ‘madness’ still haunts American psyche

By Peter Hancock
May 17, 2025 4:41 pm - The subject of Mary Lincoln’s mental health has long been the subject of public debate. Now, 150 years after her commitment, a newly rediscovered collection of correspondence between the widow of the former president who had been assassinated and her friends and family shed new light on the nature of her illness as well as the nature of her relationships with the few friends and family she had left by that time.
Mass celebrating Pope Leo XIV to be held at Rate Field

Daily Herald report
May 17, 2025 2:56 pm - A special Catholic Mass will be held at Chicago’s Rate Field to celebrate Pope Leo XIV.
Student loans have been confusing lately. Here’s a guide to know where you stand

By ADRIANA MORGA
May 17, 2025 1:42 pm - Between collections resuming, courts blocking student loan programs and layoffs at the Education Department, borrowers might be confused about the status of their student loans.

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