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Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, clap duirng a lunchtime reception hosted by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison with Invictus Games competitors, their families and friends in Sydney Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. (Paul Edwards/Pool Photo via AP)

Meghan's schedule in Australia cut back after hectic start

The pregnant Duchess of Sussex has had her schedule cut back during her first royal tour, after a hectic start to her visit to Australia and the South Pacific with husband Prince Harry
President Donald Trump arrives as the sun sets to speak at a campaign rally at Minuteman Aviation Hangar, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in Missoula, Mont. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Seeking to frame election, Trump calls Dems 'too extreme'

President Donald Trump sought to frame voters choices for the midterm elections ta a rally in Arizona, saying that Democrats are "too extreme and too dangerous" to take control of Congress
A security guard stands behind barriers blocking the road leading to Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. Turkey will "never allow a cover-up" of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, a senior official in Turkey's ruling party said Saturday after Saudi Arabia announced hours earlier that the writer died during a "fistfight" in its consulate. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

A timeline of Saudi statements on the killing of Khashoggi

The official Saudi statements on the fate of journalist Jamal Khashoggi have changed several times since he mysteriously disappeared after entering his country's consulate in Istanbul earlier this month
Video attached to article Jockey William T. Buick jumps off his horse Permian at the finish line of the Secretariat Stakes at Arlington Park after the horse broke its leg. The horse was euthanized on the spot and Buick was taken to a hopsital.

Daily Herald wins 9 first-place awards and sweepstakes award in annual contest

The Daily Herald captured the James S. Copley sweepstakes award for the second straight year at the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association's annual newspaper competition.
A Mega Millions transaction is processed at the Street Corner Market, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, in Cincinnati. The estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing would be the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. history with a jackpot estimated to exceed $970 million.
How Mega Millions and Powerball manipulated the odds to create monster jackpots
If you've noticed a run of eye-popping jackpots from Mega Millions and Powerball recently, that's by design.
In this Oct. 16, 2018 photo, President Donald Trump speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump inflates jobs impact of Saudi arms deal
AP FACT CHECK: Trump inflates benefits of Saudi arms deal, makes unsupported claims about migrant caravan, distorts climate change and Russia probe circumstances in AP interview
U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp
Heitkamp says unauthorized list of abuse victims' names could be from 'Facebook feed'
North Dakota U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says wrong information in a campaign ad may have come from social media and online reports of Bill Cosby being involved in a prison food fight are untrue, Facts Matter columnist Bob Oswald says.
Isabella Dalskov, 2, of Glen Ellyn rides her horse “Rainbow” during the hobbyhorse romp interlude between demonstrations at the main arena during the Danada Fall Fest in Wheaton Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018.
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Daily Herald photographers run all over the Chicago suburbs to find colorful events
2 Koreas, US-led UN Command meet again at Koreas' border
The two Koreas and the U.S.-led U.N. Command are meeting again at the Koreas' border village to examine an ongoing effort to disarm the area
Central American migrants walking to the U.S. start their day departing Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. Despite Mexican efforts to stop them at the border, about 5,000 Central American migrants resumed their advance toward the U.S. border early Sunday in southern Mexico. Their numbers swelled overnight and at first light they set out walking toward the Mexican town of Tapachula. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
The Latest: Mexico's AMLO eyes development to fix migration
Mexico's incoming president wants the United States, Canada and Mexico to come up with a joint development plan as a way to curb mass migration
FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2013 file photo, Julia Louis-Dreyfus poses for a portrait at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. One of the best-known comedic actresses of her generation, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, is receiving the Mark Twain Award for lifetime achievement in comedy. Louis-Dreyfus will receive the 21st Twain prize Sunday night at Washington’s Kennedy Center, with testimonials from Jerry Seinfeld, Stephen Colbert and 2010 Mark Twain recipient Tina Fey. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus feted for career achievement in comedy
One of the best-known comedic actresses of her generation, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, is receiving the Mark Twain Award for lifetime achievement in comedy
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
The Latest: Tina Fey traces similarities with Louis-Dreyfus
Tina Fey paid tribute to Julia Louis-Dreyfus at the Mark Twain award ceremony by tracking the similarities between their lives
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Isabella Dalskov, 2, of Glen Ellyn rides her horse “Rainbow” during the hobbyhorse romp interlude between demonstrations at the main arena during the Danada Fall Fest in Wheaton Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018.
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A colorful pumpkin patch Halloween display in Schaumburg.
Halloween around the suburbs
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Hadley Marx, 3, of St. Charles touches the nose of a wolf sculpted from straw during the St. Charles Scarecrow Festival Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018.
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Turkeys seen on the tracks in Grundy County.
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The Daily Herald archive, Assignment # 47,962, Dom Najolia photo: Actor John Belushi talks to the press about the movie Animal House in Chicago in September of 1978.
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