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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - In a story Jan. 7 about the clemency of Cyntoia Brown, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Brown was picked up at a drive-in theater. She was picked up at a Sonic Drive-In fast-food restaurant.
A corrected version ...
Updated: Jan 08, 2019 at 01:05 PM
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Fifteen years after Cyntoia Brown was charged with murder, the woman who says she was a 16-year-old sex trafficking victim when she killed a man in 2004 is no longer under a life sentence.
Following years of national attentio...
Updated: Jan 08, 2019 at 10:05 AM
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal corruption case against a powerful City Council member has rocked the crowded race for Chicago mayor, as some hopefuls sought Friday to distance themselves from Alderman Ed Burke while others painted their rivals as part of ...
Updated: Jan 04, 2019 at 06:00 PM
By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts
As the new year turns and Democrats focus on candidates to oppose President Donald Trump in 2020, there's one number they should keep in mind: 47.
Here's why. Since the end of World War II, Democrats have ele...
Updated: Jan 04, 2019 at 06:20 AM
A look back at some of the biggest news stories of the year in DuPage County ...
January
Push to rename post office:
A renewed effort to rename the Warrenville post office after an Army medic killed in Iraq begins to gain steam. High school classm...
Updated: Jan 04, 2019 at 07:09 AM
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Somalia's government has ordered the United Nations envoy to the country to leave, amid questions over the arrest of the al-Shabab extremist group's former deputy leader who had run for a regional presidency.
A foreign ministry...
Updated: Jan 02, 2019 at 02:27 PM
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
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Dec. 22
The Houston Chronicle on capital punishment as a policy:
Pride in our state's exceptional history and traditions related to the Old West may help explain Texans' clinging t...
Updated: Dec 26, 2018 at 02:00 PM
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Somalia saw a third day of protests on Saturday over the arrest of the former No. 2 leader of the al-Shabab extremist group, who has been a leading candidate for a regional presidency. Officials said at least eight people have ...
Updated: Dec 17, 2018 at 07:10 AM
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The former No. 2 leader of Somalia's al-Shabab extremist group, who is now a top candidate in a regional election next week, was arrested on Thursday, prompting violent protests in which four people were killed, officials said....
Updated: Dec 13, 2018 at 08:30 AM
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's party is meeting Friday to elect a new leader who could help shape Germany's political direction for the next generation.
A close ally of Merkel's and a one-time rival are considered favorites for t...
Published: Dec 07, 2018 at 07:00 AM