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Skenes takes first loss in 12 career big league starts, Cardinals score in 9th and top Pirates 2-1
By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Paul Skenes lost for the first time in 12 career major league starts, giving up Alec Burleson's tiebreaking single in the ninth inning that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Tuesday night. Taking the mound...
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Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 Presidential race
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump...
A widespread technology outage is disrupting flights around the globe on a busy summer travel day
Developing story WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A global technology outagegrounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive...
Flash flooding, power outages affecting Southern Illinois
Nearly 200 residents in Southern Illinois are without power this morning after storms rolled through the area. As of 7:30 am, American Illinois reports that 32 customers in Franklin County, 13 in...
Trump picks Senator JD Vance of Ohio as his GOP running mate
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former President Donald Trump chose Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate on Monday, picking a one-time critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a...
Weekend closure of Illinois 149 set
The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that a culvert replacement project will require a weekend closure in both directions of Illinois 149, 4.8 miles west of Thompsonville and...
Goldschmidt and Burleson go deep to back Mikolas as Cardinals blank Nationals 6-0
By BYRON KERR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt and Alec Burleson homered, Miles Mikolas pitched into the seventh inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals...
Contreras homers again with three RBIs to help Cardinals beat Nationals 8-3
By BYRON KERR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Willson Contreras hit his second homer of the series and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Washington Nationals 8-3 on Sunday. Contreras hit a...
Contreras hits tying homer in 9th, Cardinals complete rally in 11th, beat Nationals 7-6
By BYRON KERR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Willson Contreras hit a tying homer in the ninth inning, Masyn Winn scored the go-ahead run on a passed ball in the 11th, and the St. Louis Cardinals...
Pages, Burleson deliver RBI hits in the 10th as St. Louis beats Pittsburgh 3-2
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pedro Pages doubled home pinch runner Michael Siani and then scored on Alec Burleson's RBI single as the the St. Louis Cardinals edged the...
Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago wins his first men’s title at annual Nathan’s hot dog eating contest.
By SUSAN HAIGH and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago gobbled down 58 hot dogs to win his first men's title Thursday at the annual Nathan's Famous Fourth...
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NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 Presidential race
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before...
A widespread technology outage is disrupting flights around the globe on a busy summer travel day
Developing story WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A global technology outagegrounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and...
Comedian Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dies at 94
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at 94. Jerry Digney, Newhart's publicist, says the actor died Thursday in Los...
Trump picks Senator JD Vance of Ohio as his GOP running mate
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former President Donald Trump chose Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate on Monday, picking a one-time critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a major-party ticket at a time of deep concern about the advanced age of...
Weekend closure of Illinois 149 set
The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that a culvert replacement project will require a weekend closure in both directions of Illinois 149, 4.8 miles west of Thompsonville and 4.5 miles east of West Frankfort in Franklin County, starting, weather...
Public Gets First Look at U.S. 51 Ohio River ‘Cairo’ Bridge Project Design Type
Tied arch design deemed best for new crossing PADUCAH, Ky. (July 11, 2024) — The U.S. 51 Ohio River Project team shared the design type for a new bridge that will connect Kentucky and Illinois during a public meeting tonight in Cairo, Illinois. Almost 90...
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Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 Presidential race
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the...
A widespread technology outage is disrupting flights around the globe on a busy summer travel day
Developing story WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A global technology outagegrounded flights,...
Trump picks Senator JD Vance of Ohio as his GOP running mate
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former President Donald Trump chose Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate...
Shannen Doherty Dies at 52 After Battle with Cancer
LOS ANGELES (News First) — Shannen Doherty, best known for her roles on “Beverly Hills, 90210”...
BREAKING: Donald Trump whisked off stage in Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump was whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania...
Kentucky drug crackdown yields 200 arrests in Operation Summer Heat
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A sweeping investigation into...