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Earlier this month, former President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to intervene on his behalf in the litigation surrounding the federal probe into classified documents that were stored at Mar-a-Lago after he left office. His lawyers claimed that “any limit on the comprehensive and transparent review of materials seized in the extraordinary raid of a President’s home erodes public confidence in our system of justice.”

There are few episodes in national history as blithely misunderstood as America’s participation in World War I. In the history-textbook summary, the country remained above the fray until German submarine attacks forced President Wilson to renege on his 1916 election promise to keep the country out of the war. Despite their belated RSVP, the well-fed, well-bred American soldiers arrived in Europe as liberators, marched cheerfully into the protracted slaughter, and quickly put paid to the Hun. Back they came to more cheering crowds... Читать дальше...

On Fri., Oct. 21, the Orionids meteor shower peaks near a new moon.

Orchestras and arts groups around the country are experimenting with ways to increase diversity onstage, in administration and in audiences.

“A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting” is set to premiere Oct. 26 at 9 p.m. on HBO and HBO Max.

Governments in the regions would do well to work with each other amid existing tensions

The bulk of the loss occurs during the production stage and the rest post-harvest during handling and storage

Learning from the women lawyers who held the line.

Readers respond to our September 2022 cover story and more.

What it takes to make it in hip-hop’s new capital

Public school districts in Texas will soon start offering DNA and fingerprint kits to families of students as part of a law to help identify children in case of an “emergency,” according to a new report from the Houston Chronicle. And while the law never explicitly says it’s for identifying kids whose bodies may be…

The motion marks another accusation of misconduct on behalf of police and prosecutors in connection with the complicated and decadelong case of the 2011 slaying of Officer Clifton Lewis.

Nachusa Grasslands is a restored swath of prairie, woodland and wetland with plant and animal species native to Illinois.

Researchers don’t fully understand why South Asian people get diabetes at such high rates, but a number of factors may be to blame.

The U.S. attorney’s office announcing charges weeks before voters go to the polls on Nov. 8 left some questioning whether prosecutors have given added ammunition to one side of the political spectrum.

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From reproductive health rights to gun control to efforts to reduce crime, the positions between the candidates for Illinois governor are stark. 

The Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ and asked 19 questions of the three gubernatorial candidates on the Nov. 8 ballot in an effort to easily show voters the differences between the candidates.

Only incumbent Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker completed the questionnaire. Читать дальше...

Beef Taco and rice skillet.

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Beef tacos and rice skillet

Makes 4 servings

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

INGREDIENTS

1 1/4 pounds lean ground beef

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 clove garlic, minced

2 tablespoons reduced-sodium or regular taco seasoning

1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce

1 cup salsa

1 cup uncooked instant brown... Читать дальше...

An abortion rights advocate holds a sign in front of anti-abortion protesters during a “Defend Abortion Access” rally last year.

Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer?

Initials of the author of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”: three letters.

How a consummate outsider—who was queer, contrarian, and mistaken by some readers to be Black—briefly occupied the center of the literary scene.