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Second local soldier among dead at Fort Hood Video
A 21-year-old pregnant soldier who was due to come home within weeks is the second Chicago-area victim from the shooting. more
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Bolingbrook soldier among the 13 dead in Ft. Hood rampage Video
Michael Pearson was a victim of the Fort hood shooting. He joined the army hoping it would help him pursue his passion for music. more
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Oprah and Ellen at Water Tower
Oprah and Ellen DeGeneres, who both appear on the cover of the December issue of "O" magazine, surprised fans by showing up at Chicago's Water Tower Park to hand out signed copies today. It's only the second time Oprah has shared the cover with someone else (first time: Michelle Obama). Here's a... more
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Fourth teen charged in beating death of Fenger student Video
A 14-year-old boy was charged Thursday night with murder in connection to the fatal beating of Fenger High School student Derrion Albert. more
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Teenager shot in albany park neighborhood
A teenager was shot in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood. more
Top News from the AP
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Obama makes last-minute appeal to House Democrats for health care votes.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark health care legislation Saturday as the House voted to advance debate on a bill to expand coverage to millions of the uninsured. more
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'There's something wrong with you,' Islamic leader told shooting suspect after disturbing talk Video
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — An Army psychiatrist who authorities say went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood was so conflicted over what to tell fellow soldiers about fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan that a local Islamic leader was deeply troubled by it, the leader said Saturday. more
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Police identify those injured in rampage Video
Orlando police released the names this afternoon of the surviving victims in Friday's deadly mass shooting at a downtown office building. more
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Tropical-storm warnings issued in Mexico, Cuba as Ida rapidly strengthens over Caribbean Video
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats amid warnings that Tropical Storm Ida could become a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun. more
National News from the AP
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NYC case spotlights Dead Sea Scrolls scholar debate, whether Internet hoaxes are crimes
NEW YORK (AP) — Students and university officials started getting e-mails last year in which a prominent Judaic studies scholar seemed to make a startling confession: He had committed plagiarism. more
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Ground broken for Flight 93 memorial in Pa.; first phase to open for 10th anniversary of 9/11
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — With the word's "let's roll," U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and relatives of United Flight 93 victims have turned shovels of dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony for a permanent national memorial at the western Pennsylvania crash site. more
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Memorial to Conn. 9/11 victim halted as town refuses to make reference to 'Muslim terrorists'
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A memorial to honor a Sept. 11 victim from a small northwestern Connecticut town has been halted by the unexpected conflict arising from his father's insistence it say his son was murdered by "Muslim terrorists." more
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Woman hit, killed on Calif. highway trying to recover fallen boxes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A 36-year-old woman has died after she was struck several times while retrieving boxes on a Sacramento freeway. more
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Wisconsin authorities say inmate had threatened deputy with knife before being shot
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Authorities in Wisconsin say an inmate somehow armed himself with a knife and threatened a sheriff's deputy before the officer shot and wounded him. more
Odd News from the AP
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Police: Florida graffiti artist spray-paints note, explaining why work is incomplete
PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida say a graffiti artist who apparently ran out of paint midway through a spray-painted creation left a note to potential critics to explain the unfinished work. more
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Authorities say Calif. man stole car to make court appearance on previous auto theft charge
VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) — The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge. more
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Artist makes sculpture of New Zealand lawmaker from cow manure to protest pollution policy
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A sculpture of a New Zealand government minister crafted from cow manure sold for New Zealand dollars 3,080 ($2,220) on an auction Web site. more
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Mississippi governor's son scores 2 holes-in-one in single round on Virginia course
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A single hole-in-one is a big enough dream for most golfers. But two in one round? That's some luck. Reeves Barbour, the 30-year-old son of Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, had two aces in a single round Oct. 25 on a Robert Trent Jones course in Gainesville, Va. more
Popular Stories
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The Second City turns 50
To celebrate The Second City's 50th Anniversary, the legendary comedy theatre will host a weekend of performances, panel discussions and screenings at its intimate theatres on Wells Street and in The Piper's Alley Complex in Chicago on Friday, December 11th through Sunday, December 13th. more
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Flu shots: Doctor offers wine with injections
Are you a little nervous about getting a flu shot? Or maybe you're worried that taking the time to get inoculated will interfere with your social life? more
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Rescue fund for Chicago student missing in Costa Rica
The Family and friends of David Gimelfarb have established the Rescue Resource Fund in support of agencies involved in a search and rescue operation currently underway in Costa Rica. David, a doctoral student at the Adler School of Professional Psychology, went missing last week while vacationing in... more