Chicago will swear in its first black female and first openly gay mayor Monday, concludingLori Lightfoot’sastonishing yearlongrise to power.
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Tornadoes roar through nation: ‘All the windows exploded, it was just chaos’
A wide swath of the nation was bracing this week for damaging wind gusts, hail and tornadoes as communities woke up to damage from the last round.
Officer fatally shoots woman who allegedly grabbed his Taser in incident caught on video
A Texas police officer fatally shot a woman who police said grabbed his Taser and used it against him.
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.
‘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.
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.
Students walk out of Colorado school shooting vigil, saying their trauma was being politicized
Students at a vigil honoring Colorado high school shooting victim Kendrick Castillo chanted “mental health” when speakers discussed gun control.
Soggy Midwest, battered Missouri towns 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.
Pilot blames lightning strike, full fuel tanks for fiery Moscow landing 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.