Massimo Biscardi made a 40-yard field goal with 4 seconds left to give Coastal Carolina a 30-27 victory over No. 21 Louisiana-Lafayette on Wednesday night in Sun Belt matchup of unbeaten teams
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Opinion: Women, we are in the fight of our lives
The afterglow of an idyllic late summer walk with my love around Walden Pond was shattered when my best friend texted that she was bawling because of the news. I opened my news app, saw the name RUTH and the word DEAD, and was instantly, searingly, shattered.
Read MoreMother of 7-year-old with autism files lawsuit after resource officer handcuffed her son at school
The mother of a North Carolina boy with autism has filed a lawsuit after a school resource officer handcuffed and held her 7-year-old son on the ground during a 2018 incident at an alternative school in Statesville.
Read MoreDecades after Klansmen killed 5 during protest, a North Carolina city’s apology comes too late for some
Rev. Nelson Johnson remembers marching in Greensboro in 1979 and the protest’s deadly outcome. That’s why he’s been fighting for decades for an apology.
Read MoreBuffalo Grove cancer patient’s story becomes part of Supreme Court confirmation hearing
For the second consecutive day, a suburban family has become part of the U.S. Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
Read MoreThe state’s tips for a safe Thanksgiving and other holiday gatherings this fall
The Illinois Department of Public Health issued guidelines to keep safe during the pandemic during Thanksgiving and other holiday gatherings.
Read MoreMetra sues Union Pacific, wants conductors back walking trains
Metra smacked partner Union Pacific with a lawsuit Wednesday demanding conductors collect fares.
Read MoreNot all on board with Dist. 303’s hybrid model for high schoolers
Even as St. Charles Unit District 303 plans for high-school students to return to a limited hybrid learning model starting next week, community members expressed the desire for expanded in-person learning before and during Tuesday’s school board meeting.
Read MoreUnited loses $1.8 billion, aims to shift focus to recovery
United Airlines financial hole grew deeper over the summer as a modest recovery in air travel slowed down, pushing the carrier to a loss of $1.84 billion in the typically strong third quarter. The airline said Wednesday that revenue plummeted 78% from a year earlier. The loss was worse than analysts had expected.
Read More2,862 new COVID-19 cases worry officials as they share holiday gathering guidelines
New cases of COVID-19 totaled 2,862 Wednesday and 49 new deaths were reported — the highest since June — as state officials warned of increasing infections and issued guidelines for Thanksgiving and other upcoming holidays.
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