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Opinion

Suspect in 8 suburban Chicago murders ID’d

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CHICAGO (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago this weekend was related to most of the victims, authorities said Tuesday, a day after the 23-year-old fatally shot himself during a confrontation with law enforcement in Texas. The Illinois authorities ...

Keep a close eye on natural gas meter during winter months

Editorials

It’s probably a safe assumption that most people don’t give their natural gas meters a lot of thought during the winter heating months. And why should they? It just sits there, quietly keeping track of the amount of natural gas one uses, information that is, of course, reported to the gas ...

DeSantis ends presidential bid before NH and endorses Trump

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Ron DeSantis ends his struggling presidential bid before New Hampshire and endorses Donald Trump MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign on Sunday, ending his 2024 White House bid just before the New Hampshire primary while endorsing ...

Palestinian death toll surpasses 25K; another Israeli hostage dead

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RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Palestinian death toll from the war between Israel and Hamas has soared past 25,000, the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said Sunday, while Israel announced the death of another hostage and appeared far from achieving its goals of freeing more than 100 others ...

Much of US still gripped by subfreezing conditions

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Subfreezing conditions and treacherous roadways have contributed to dozens of deaths this month across the U.S., where states as far south as Texas and Florida remain gripped by deadly arctic weather Sunday. But the numbing cold is expected to ease up in the coming ...

January is National Mentoring Month

Editorials

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Upper Peninsula — serving Marquette, Alger, Luce, Delta, Dickinson and Menominee counties — invites parents or guardians to enroll their child in the traditional Big Brothers Big Sisters Community Based Mentoring Program during National Mentoring ...