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FILE - In this Wednesday, June 12, 2019 file photo, Bill Golden, and thousands of others, hold up copies of a training handbook related to sexual abuse within Southern Baptist churches during a speech by SBC President J. D. Greear on the second day of the SBC's annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala. As Southern Baptists prepare for their biggest annual meeting in more than a quarter-century in June 2021, accusations that leaders have shielded churches from claims of sexual abuse and simmering tensions around race threaten to once again mire the nation's largest Protestant denomination in a conflict that can look more political than theological. ( Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

Southern Baptists meet amid controversy over leaked letters

Controversies over the handling of sex abuse cases and critical race theory are likely to dominate the Southern Baptists' annual meeting, set to begin Tuesday

Singer Brett Young added to Illinois State Fair lineup

Country singer Brett Young will perform this summer's Illinois State Fair
Afghan security personnel inspect the site of a bomb explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, June 12, 2021. Separate bombs hit two minivans in a mostly Shiite neighborhood in the Afghan capital Saturday, killing several people and wounding others, the Interior Ministry said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan official: bombs hit 2 minivans in Kabul, 7 dead

Officials say separate bombs have hit two minivans in a mostly Shiite neighborhood in the Afghan capital, killing at least seven people and wounding six others
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, center, with from left, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in, US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and President of the European Council Charles Michel during the G7 summit in Cornwall, England, Saturday June 12, 2021. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP)

Biden urges G-7 leaders to call out and compete with China

Leaders of the world largest economies have unveiled an infrastructure plan for the developing world to compete with China's global initiatives
1 suspect still at large after Gary bank guard shooting
One suspect remains at large after two armed male suspects ambushed and shot a security guard outside a Gary bank
Indiana slot car racing track is 1 of a handful left in US
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - It didn't take long for the car to gain speed and then fly off the track while rounding a banked curve. Of course, the car was being driven by an amateur.
WIU revives student teaching at Wisconsin tribal schools
Western Illinois University is giving students a chance to gain teaching experience at Native American tribal schools in Wisconsin
Ex-Sens. Bayh, Coats taking Indiana University roles
Former U.S. Sens. Evan Bayh and Dan Coats are taking on roles with Indiana University as distinguished scholars
President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference after attending the G-7 summit, Sunday, June 13, 2021, at Cornwall Airport in Newquay, England. Biden is en route to Windsor, England, to meet with Queen Elizabeth II, and then on to Brussels to attend the NATO summit. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
After G-7, Biden says he's reestablishing US credibility
President Joe Biden says the U.S. has restored its presence on the world stage, as he has used his first overseas trip to connect with a new generation of leaders from some of the world's most powerful countries and more closely unite allies around addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and China's trade and labor practices
Israel's designated new prime minister, Naftali Bennett speaks during a Knesset session in Jerusalem Sunday, June 13, 2021. Bennett is expected later Sunday to be sworn in as the country's new prime minister, ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year rule. (AP Photo/Ariel Schali22
Israel set to swear in government, end Netanyahu's long rule
Israel is set to swear in a new government that will send Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the opposition after a record 12 years in office
FILE - In this May 18, 2021, file photo, kindergarten students wear masks and are separated by plexiglass during a math lesson at the Milton Elementary School, in Rye, N.Y. School districts across the United States are hiring additional teachers in anticipation of what will be one of the largest kindergarten classes ever as enrollment rebounds following the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Schools across US brace for surge of kindergartners in fall
Districts across the country are hiring kindergarten teachers and preparing summer programs as they brace for a supersized class that will include more children who missed out on preschool and older classmates whose parents decided to wait an extra year because of the pandemic
FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, file photo, election challengers yell as they look through the windows of the central counting board as police were helping to keep additional challengers from entering due to overcrowding, in Detroit. There is no shortage of job openings for election officials in Michigan. And Pennsylvania. And Wisconsin. After facing waves of threats and intimidation during the 2020 election and its aftermath, county officials who run elections are quitting or retiring early as the once quiet job has become a minefield because of the baseless claims of fraud pushed by former President Donald Trump and much of the Republican Party. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Exodus of election officials raises concerns of partisanship
There is no shortage of job openings for local election officials in Michigan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Farm Zoo at Lords Park Zoo opens for the season Saturday. Animals arrived this week and include a pair of miniature horses. The zoo is free and open seven days a week throughout the summer.
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Grayslake Central High School students Anthony Mac, 18, of Round Lake and Derek Bitun, 17, of Grayslake who are best friends take a moment before the start of their commencement ceremony on Thursday.
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