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Meet ‘Trumpet,' the Illinois Dog That Won ‘Best in Show' at The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
It’s the first time in the show’s history that a bloodhound won the top award.
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Chicago Archdiocese Announces Closures of 4 Catholic Schools, Merger of 2 Others
The Archdiocese of Chicago announced on Thursday that four area Catholic schools will close while two will consolidate at the end of this school year. Christ Our Savior School in South Holland, Sacred Heart School in Melrose Park, St. Ann School in Lansing and St. Joseph School in Summit will close due to their low and steadily declining enrollment levels…
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10 People Sickened by Carbon Monoxide on Lake Michigan Boat
Ten people aboard a boat on Lake Michigan were sickened after exposure to carbon monoxide, authorities in Michigan said Saturday. Authorities received a distress call from the captain of the 32-foot boat that was traveling in Michigan from St. Joseph to South Haven around 2:45 p.m. The boat was intercepted near the South Haven pier. Authorities said all ten people…
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Buttigieg Returns to South Bend After Man Killed by Police
South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg pulled himself off the presidential campaign trail Monday after the fatal shooting of a black man by a white police officer in his hometown forced him to confront issues of race and policing. The Democrat canceled several days of campaign events after returning to South Bend, where he spent the day meeting with community...
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‘Suspicious Package' at Wheaton Church Declared Safe: Police
Authorities said the “suspicious package” investigated at a Wheaton church Monday evening was declared safe.
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Special Nativity Scene Will Take Center Stage at New Jersey Church After Long-Lost Jesus Statue Returned
Christmas at a church in New Jersey will look like it did almost a century ago this year, all because the house of worship will celebrate the holiday with a special baby Jesus statue — a statue that was long ago stolen and returned this past March.
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Church Helped Ex-Priest Accused of Sex Abuse in Pennsylvania Get Disney Job, Report Says
A sweeping grand jury report into child sexual abuse in Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania said church officials gave a former priest a positive reference to work at Disney World, even though they’d fielded at least one allegation about him sexually abusing a boy.
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‘It Was an Arsenal': The Bloody Tale of How the Guns of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre Ended Up at a Small Michigan Sheriff's Department
Hidden away, in the custody of the sheriff’s office in Berrien County, Michigan, are the two best pieces of evidence in the most notorious unsolved crime in Chicago history.
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Search Continues for Undiscovered Great Lakes Shipwrecks
Of the estimated 10,000 ships believed to have been lost on the lakes over the past four centuries, only about a third have been found and identified.
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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Donate Royal Wedding Flowers to London Hospice
Residents of London hospice were surprised Sunday morning with flowers from the royal wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. An employee at St. Joseph’s Hospice told “Today” that the newlyweds donated 50 bouquets of their wedding flowers to patients who were “absolutely thrilled, surprised and delighted.” The bouquets were made up of flowers sourced from their private garden...
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Fall Killed Saint Joseph's University Rugby Player Mark Dombroski in Bermuda, Pathologist Says
An accidental fall down a 35 foot high cliff killed Mark Dombroski, the St. Joseph’s University men’s rugby player found dead in Bermuda earlier this week, a forensic pathologist has determined. Speaking at a news conference in the British island territory Thursday afternoon, Dr. Christopher Milroy said the injuries the 19-year-old sustained were consistent with a fall from a high...
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Baby Jesus Statue Stolen From New Jersey Church Nearly a Century Ago Is Anonymously Returned
A New Jersey church has been united with a baby Jesus that was supposedly stolen almost a century ago. Our Lady of Grace and St. Joseph in Hoboken came across the surprise Wednesday when an unknown package was delivered to its doors.
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Northeastern Women's Basketball Team Pushes Bus During Nor'easter
The Northeastern Women’s basketball team would not be deterred by the nor’easter at their CAA tournament game in Philadelphia.
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Northeastern Women's BBall Team Pushes Bus During Nor'easter
The Northeastern women’s basketball team would not be deterred by the nor’easter at their CAA tournament game in Philadelphia. After a practice, the bus got stuck on a snowy hill and the team got out of the bus to push it up the hill.
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Loved Ones Mourn 2 Teen Boys Gunned Down in South Philadelphia
A gunman shot and killed two teen boys in South Philadelphia Tuesday night.
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Video Game Players Get Varsity Treatment at More US Colleges
In some ways, they’re like typical college athletes. They’re on varsity teams. They train for hours between classes. Some get hefty scholarships. But instead of playing sports, they’re playing video games. On college campuses, varsity gaming teams with all the trappings of sports teams are becoming increasingly common as schools tap into the rising popularity of competitive gaming. After initially...
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After Worry, Joy Arrives for Va. Mother of Quintuplets
The new mother of quintuplets kept her excitement in check for the first six months of her pregnancy — even putting off setting up a nursery.
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Mom Confronts Son's Killer as Man Who Murdered Jacob Wetterling Sentenced to 20 Years for Child Porn
A Minnesota man who abducted, sexually assaulted and killed 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling 27 years ago apologized in court Monday for his “evil acts” as he was sentenced to 20 years in prison on a child pornography count that let authorities close the books on a mystery that had haunted the state for nearly three decades.
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Jacob Wetterling's Parents Post Video Honoring His Legacy
Jacob Wetterling’s parents say they’re still fighting for a world where children can grow up safe and follow their dreams. Patty and Jerry Wetterling released a short video Tuesday saying they drew strength from the love and support of so many people in the search for Jacob, who was kidnapped near their St. Joseph, Minnesota, home in 1989. An Annandale...