Abdi Nageeye and Sheila Chepkirui used strong kicks in the final mile to pull away from their nearest competitors and win the New York City Marathon for the first time Sunday.
Day: November 3, 2024
AP Top 25: Oregon is a unanimous No. 1 ahead of the 1st CFP rankings, followed by Georgia and Ohio State
Oregon was the unanimous choice as No. 1 in the AP college football poll, strengthening its bid for the top spot in the College Football Playoff selection committee’s first rankings.
The Taurid meteor showers peak a week apart in November
The Southern Taurids will reach their zenith early Tuesday morning and the Northern Taurids on Nov. 12.
DuPage health department investigating 2 confirmed tuberculosis cases at Elmhurst University
The two infected students have been isolated and close contacts are being offered free testing.
Photos: Lane Tech’s quest to capture the sport’s first IHSA girls flag football title
Chicago Public League partnered with the Chicago Bears and others to launch a girls high school flag football league three years ago. Last year, the league included more than 100 schools across the state. This February, the IHSA board of directors added flag football to its roster of sanctioned sports.
Flood survivors pelt Spain’s royals with mud and premier is evacuated during a visit
Spain’s King Felipe VI and top government officials were pelted with mud by a crowd of enraged flood survivors during the first visit by the country’s leaders Sunday to the epicenter of the nation’s deadliest natural disaster in living memory.
Deadline nears to register members of military from Aurora for Gifts from Home program
Aurora’s annual Gifts from Home program honors active military personnel from Aurora by providing them with a holiday package, including a gift card to use for an online purchase and a personalized letter, according to a press release from the city.
Schools want state to delay new diploma launch, say more time needed to ready courses
Many Indiana school districts want the state to push back the effective date of the Department of Education’s redesigned high school diploma requirements, set to begin with the Class of 2029. Those students are now in eighth grade and typically, some schools are already preparing their ninth-grade schedules, as the state struggles with a guidance counselor shortage.
Woman killed, 3 injured in DuSable Lake Shore Drive crash
The front passenger, a 32-year-old woman, is dead. The driver and two rear passengers are expected to recover after sustaining minor injuries.
IUN to host community conversations focused on decarbonization in steel
Conversations about decarbonization have become more common in the last year, one local consultant said, and Indiana University Northwest is trying to add to that trend.