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Man killed after officer-involved shooting in Batavia

By Alyssa Suarez
Aug 16, 2025 10:02 pm - A 39-year-old man is dead following an officer-involved shooting Saturday afternoon in Batavia, according to police.
States move to send hundreds of National Guard members to Washington

By MATT BROWN and MIKE PESOLI
Aug 16, 2025 8:17 pm - Three states moved to deploy hundreds of members of their National Guard to the nation’s capital as part of the Trump administration’s effort to overhaul policing in Washington through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness.
In letter to Putin, US first lady asks him to consider the children in push to end war in Ukraine

By JOSH BOAK
Aug 16, 2025 8:00 pm - Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter that calls for peace in Ukraine, having her husband President Donald Trump hand-deliver it to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their Friday meeting in Alaska.
100 days of Pope Leo XIV: A calm papacy that avoids polemics is coming into focus

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Aug 16, 2025 7:51 pm - When Pope Leo XIV surprised tens of thousands of young people at a recent Holy Year celebration with an impromptu popemobile romp around St. Peter’s Square, it almost seemed as if some of the informal spontaneity that characterized Pope Francis’ 12-year papacy had returned to the Vatican.
Storm knocks out power, trees in McHenry County on Saturday

By Janelle Walker
Aug 16, 2025 6:39 pm - A strong thunderstorm rolled through McHenry County about 4 p.m. Saturday, downing trees, knocking out power and flooding some streets.
Ice cream store owner arrested on charges of child sexual abuse images

By Dave Oberhelman
Aug 16, 2025 6:24 pm - The owner of an Addison ice cream shop was arrested Friday on video child pornography charges.
Pakistan’s monsoon flooding death toll rises to 220 as forecasters warn of more rain to come

By MUHAMMAD SAJJAD and RIAZ KHAN
Aug 16, 2025 6:19 pm - Flooding in a northwest Pakistani district has killed at least 220 people, officials said Saturday, as rescuers pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by flash floods and landslides, with forecasts of more rain in the coming days.
Stone Age humans were picky about which rocks they used for making tools, study finds

By CHRISTINA LARSON
Aug 16, 2025 6:15 pm - Early human ancestors during the Old Stone Age were more picky about the rocks they used for making tools than previously known, according to research published Friday. Not only did these early people make tools, they had a mental picture of where suitable raw materials were located and planned ahead to use them, traveling long distances.
Government forces Air Canada and flight attendants back to work and into arbitration

By ROB GILLIES and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
Aug 16, 2025 6:13 pm - Canada’s government forced Air Canada and its striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration Saturday after a work stoppage stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the world during the peak summer travel season.
Tensions soar in Serbia as angry protesters clash with police, set fire to party offices

By JOVANA GEC
Aug 16, 2025 6:08 pm - Angry protesters clashed with police in a town in western Serbia and in the capital Belgrade on Saturday as tensions soared further in the Balkan nation following days of violent demonstrations.

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