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Chicago Catholics react to the news of Pope Leo X1V
Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead the Catholic church, grew up in the Chicago area and Catholics in Chicago are overjoyed.
The shady business of mass texting: Probe into hateful texts after Trump win continues
by Jenna McLaughlin
Americans across the country received harmful hate messages via text after the election. The communication industry has been trying to figure out how it happened.
Remembering the stewards of American Airlines flight AA5342
by Patrick Jarenwattananon
Among the 67 people killed in the collision on Wednesday night were two flight attendants. Danasia Elder was 34 and a mother of two. Ian Epstein, also a parent of two, was 53.
The latest in the DCA plane crash investigation
by Joel Rose
Investigators are piecing together why a passenger jet and military helicopter collided in the skies near Washington, D.C., killing all 67 on board both aircraft.
Actor Michael Shannon explains how his idea of love has changed as he's grown older
Actor Michael Shannon, known for Shape of Water and Boardwalk Empire, talks with Wild Card host Rachel Martin about how change is the only constant in his life.
What Myanmar looks like four years after the coup
by Michael Sullivan
Four years ago, Myanmar's military deposed the elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. She remains in jail and the country is mired in a brutal civil war.
A muscle that 'perks' the ear could hold clues to make better hearing aids
by Nell Greenfieldboyce
Vestigial human ear muscles react to sounds even if the external ear does not move. This could be used to build better earing aids.
3 undergraduate students have taken the first photograph of the Mount Lyell shrew
by Patrick Jarenwattananon
For more than 100 years, scientists have known about a shrew living in the mountains around Yosemite National Park. California designated it a "species of special concern," but nobody had seen it.
DCA collision brings memories of 1961 plane crash that killed U.S. figure skating team
by Becky Sullivan
In 1961, the entire U.S. figure skating team died in a plane crash. Losing a generation of top-level athletes and their coaches hobbled the U.S. The DCA crash and brought back difficult memories.