Chicago will swear in its first black female and first openly gay mayor Monday, concludingLori Lightfoot’sastonishing yearlongrise to power.
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Memorial service Wednesday for teen hero Kendrick Castillo from Denver school shooting
Teen hero Kendrick Castillo, killed during a Colorado school shooting, will be honored Wednesday.
Lawyer: NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo a ‘scapegoat’ in Eric Garner’s death
The officer faces a disciplinary hearing on charges he usedexcessive force against Eric Garner, kicking off a series of Black Lives Matter protests.
‘Spike is concerning’: US measles boom heats up with 75 more cases this week
The number of measles cases reported nationwide this year jumped by 75 last week, pushing the total to 839 in 23 states.
Soggy Midwest, battered Missouri town brace for more storms, flooding
The unyielding rain and flooding that have overwhelmed parts of the Midwest are taking their toll on the once-vibrant Missouricommunity of Clarksville.
American killed in Russian jet fire was recent college grad bound for dream job as fishing guide
The lone American to die in the fiery crash landing of an Aeroflot jet in Moscow was bound for his dream job as a fly-fishing guide in Russia.
Measles cases continue record climb, reaching 764 in 23 states
The number of confirmed U.S. measles cases this year has climbed to 764, the highest total in 25 years, federal health officials announced Monday.
Pilot cites lightning strike; American among dead in Moscow crash that killed 41
The Aeroflot captain who landed a fiery Superjet 100 says a lightning strike and full fuel tanks may have led to the inferno that killed 41 people.
Intensive search underway for girl, 4, whose stepfather says she was abducted on a Texas highway
An intensive search was underway Monday in Texas for a missing 4-year-old child who her stepfather says was kidnapped on a Houston highway.
‘The flames were huge’: At least 40 dead in fiery Moscow jet landing caught on video
A Russian Aeroflot jet landed in Moscow engulfed in flames and billowing smoke Sunday, which was captured on video.