More than 500,000 people in Oregon are under evacuation orders as wildfires continued to race through more than a dozen Western states Friday.
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A ‘small but necessary step’: Emmett Till’s Chicago home granted preliminary landmark status
The home of Emmett Till on was granted preliminary landmark status Thursday, days after thousands rallied in D.C. on the anniversary of his murder.
43 felony charges, new task forces: Here’s what Chicago is doing to combat potential looting
Dozens of people have been charged in connection with widespread looting in downtown Chicago earlier this week, the county prosecutor said.
‘Thirty miles a day’: They’re walking 750 miles to arrive in DC on 57th anniversary of MLK’s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech
The march, which hopes to bring awareness to racial inequity and police brutality, began Tuesday in Milwaukee with about 20 people.
Whiskey starting at $12,000? This bottle survived an infamous shipwreck 80 years ago
A bottle of whiskey salvaged from a 1941 shipwreck off the coast of Scotland was expected to sell for thousands at auction this week.
Some parents want to hire tutors, start mini schools this year. Most can’t afford to.
Many parents are concerned about their kids’ contracting COVID-19. But the options they have as they consider online school differ widely.
Coronavirus updates: Fauci confident vaccine will get to Americans in 2021; Lena Dunham has lingering symptoms; MLB continues to struggle
Dr. Fauci remains confident that a vaccine will be ready by early next year. Lena Dunham reveals she had COVID-19. More news Saturday.
Illinois woman accused of keeping 33 Guatemalan immigrants in her basement pleads guilty to labor trafficking
An Illinois woman accused of keeping 33 people from Guatemala in her basement pleaded guilty to a federal labor trafficking charge Tuesday.
John Lewis ‘Note to Self’: ‘One day, you’ll be elected to the Congress,’ Lewis tells younger self
In his July 2017 installment of the CBS series “Note to Self,” Congressman John Lewis tells his life story fighting for equality in Jim Crow south.
Coronavirus updates: Global fatalities pass 600,000; virus on track to become a leading cause of worldwide deaths
Florida officials have imposed curfews in two counties. Americans are defying travel bans amid summer surge in cases. The latest news Saturday.