Farmers relax by a bonfire as they block a highway Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 in Jossigny, east of Paris. With protesting farmers camped out at barricades around Paris, France's government hoped to calm their anger with more concessions Tuesday to their complaints... More »
FILE - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee reads notes in his office before his State of the State address on the second day of the legislative session at the Washington state Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash. Inslee on Tuesday, Jan. 30, called for the ... More »
Pat Barrera hadn’t been out to see her favorite music in a while.But when she sat at a table on a recent Sunday to watch the 55th Annual Chicago Festival of Polka Bands in Orland Park, the bands quickly brought her back to a time when she would have been on th... More »
Space Shuttle Endeavour is lifted into the site of the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, in Los Angeles.Ashley Landis/APSpace Shuttle Endeavour is lifted into the site of the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center on Tuesd... More »
FILE - This image provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)/Takara Tomy/Sony Group Corporation/Doshisha University shows an image taken by a Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2 (LEV-2) of a robotic moon rover called Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, o... More »
Amanda Davies, the daughter of “One Life to Live” actor Erika Slezak, has died. She was 42.A rep for Slezak confirmed Davies’ death to TODAY.com on Jan. 29. No additional information or cause of death was given at this time. Davies had portrayed the teenage ve... More »
The robot flew 72 times, serving as a scouting partner to the Perseverance rover, aiding in the search for evidence that there was once life on the red planet.Ingenuity, the little Mars helicopter that could, can’t anymore.At least one rotor broke during the r... More »
Born in the Utah desert, artist Madeline Rupard spent her formative years in Silver Spring, Maryland and Augusta, Georgia. She received her BFA in Studio Art from Brigham Young University and an MFA in Painting from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York where ... More »
FILE - A sign hangs from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Aug. 18, 2022, in Boston. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute announced it’s requesting six retractions and 31 corrections of scientific papers after a British blogger flagged problems in early January 2024.C... More »
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Pope Francis’ representative in the Holy Land, celebrated Mass Saturday with parishioners of Our Lady of the Ridge Church in Chicago Ridge.The church is home to a large congregation of Arab Catholics and is a relative newcomer... More »
I am looking for some suggestions on what to wear for winter gardening.— Samantha Lee, Buffalo GroveAdvertisementDressing for outdoor gardening is always challenging for Chicago-area gardeners. This past November and December were warmer than usual, so it was ... More »
Hello everyone and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight! I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host as we look back at the best community creations and site-related news from the previous week.Another week in 2024 down;... More »