The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in New York City and leading authorities on a five-day manhunt is scheduled to be in court Friday for the first time since his December arraignment on state murder and terror charges.
Day: February 21, 2025
Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as a ceasefire violation. Hamas pledges to investigate
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed revenge Friday for what he described as a “cruel and malicious violation” of the ceasefire agreement after a body that Hamas released as part of the deal was found to not be that of an Israeli mother of two young boys, as Hamas had promised.
Democrats channel their outrage over DOGE, Ukraine and more in marathon Senate session
The budget resolution from Republicans was on the agenda in the Senate, but the late-night debate encompassed so much more.
Pope marks a week in hospital with pneumonia as the obvious question is asked: Might he resign?
Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting up and out of bed to eat breakfast as the 88-year-old pontiff continued fighting pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection, the Vatican said.
Federal judge allows President Donald Trump’s mass firings of federal workers to move forward
A federal judge in Washington has allowed President Donald Trump’s mass firings of federal workers to move forward.
Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections after all-night vote
Republican senators pushed a $340 billion budget framework to passage early Friday, chugging through an all-night session and Democratic opposition in a step toward unleashing money the Trump administration says it needs for mass deportations and border security that top their agenda.
Naperville Police Arrests for Feb. 14-15
Roundup of recent arrests made by the Naperville Police Department.
13-year-old boy among 2 wounded Thursday night on Red Line
A 13-year-old boy was among two victims shot on a CTA Red Line train in the Armour Square neighborhood on the South Side, Chicago police said.
Girls basketball: Hersey’s pressure bothers Barrington; Huskies win third straight regional
Hersey senior Kiki Craft was still racing around the court well after the final buzzer of the Larkin Class 4A girls basketball regional championship Thursday night.
Libertyville’s Madison Sears reaches higher in the regional final. Her career best proves to be a tall order.
The 6-foot-2 senior scores a career-high 23 points as Libertyville wins its sixth straight regional title.