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On This Day, November 13, 2016… Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Leon Russell died in his sleep at age 74. His songs, including “Superstar,” “A Song for You,” “Delta Lady” and…

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Based in Hilo, on the big island of Hawai’i, Andrew Richard Hara is a National Geographic visual media specialist. His photography captures extraordinary images of planet Earth’s breathtaking, dynamic landscapes- […]

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Owner Rich Elias calls it a “traditional modern coffee shop,” traditional in the sense of the welcoming feeling that it evokes and modern in its physical attributes and philosophy.

CHICAGO - Last week the Senate confirmed its 150th federal judge under the Biden-Harris Administration. Illinois’ own Senator Dick Durbin, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, played a key role in filling the vacancies and ensuring that the bench is filled with judges who are dedicated to fairness and impartiality, the rule of law, and the Constitution. The appointments also mark significant progress in diversifying the judicial arena, delivering on President Biden’s promise to confirm judges from an array of personal and professional backgrounds. 100 of the appointed judges are women, nearly double the number of women judges appointed under the Trump administration, and 98 are people of color. The President’s appointees “come from professional backgrounds that have for far too long been underrepresented on the bench—from labor and immigration attorneys to public defenders and civil rights lawyers.” President Biden extended his thanks

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An organization aimed at ensuring equitable access to housing here has been cut off from federal funding as officials investigate if it mixed money with business run by director's wife.

Here's how you can keep first responders and other drivers safe near the scene of a crash.

The late Robbie Robertson will be celebrated this week with a memorial hosted by his friend and longtime collaborator, director Martin Scorsese.  Robbie Robertson: A Celebration of His Life and Music is taking place…

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“We’re not poaching anyone,” said one Atlanta officer, “because no one wants to do this job right now.”

Pastors signal a reluctance to close parish schools despite enrollment declines.

Roughly 215,000 people in Missouri were eligible for the food assistance program, and only 84,900 participated.

In 1833, Gustave Koerner fled his homeland of Germany and came to the United States. He settled in Belleville, Illinois and became an attorney, served on the Illinois Supreme Court and was lieutenant governor. He was also a confidant of Abraham Lincoln. The 170 year old home where Koerner lived still stands and there are renewed efforts to restore and preserve it. In an interview recorded on location, producer Alex Heuer talks with two people behind the effort.