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Cardinal Blase Cupich marks teacher appreciation week with a thank you video to educators.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has marked Victory Day, the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, in a ceremony shorn of its usual military parade and pomp by the coronavirus pandemic

A national wildlife refuge in southern Indiana is seeking the public’s input on its plan to open up thousands of acres to hunters

A pork processing plant in north-central Indiana has resumed limited production, two weeks after company officials temporarily suspended operations amid the coronavirus pandemic

The Illinois Department of Agriculture will begin treating parts of northern Illinois infested with the gypsy moth, a destructive pest that eats more than 250 species of trees and shrubs but is partial to oak leaves

Federal agriculture officials have awarded Illinois $8 million to protect working farmland, improve water quality and enhance wildlife habitat through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program

The president of French soccer club Lyon says all players in the men’s and women’s teams have tested negative for the coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic has canceled dozens of spring traditions, but turkey hunting is going on largely unfettered

A member of the French Resistance who risked her life during World War II by working to liberate Paris from Nazi occupation has died at age 101