18+ hour, 26+ min ago   (288+ words) A Republican congressman said he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency landing in a lake late Saturday. U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany says he was returning from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (137+ words) Chicago Tribune PARIS — The Eiffel Tower reopened Tuesday, a day after one of the world’s most-visited landmarks was closed by a strike to protest what a union official called “unacceptable” management instructions limiting the presence of women during a visit…...

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2+ week, 4+ day ago   (741+ words) These used to be among the fundamental facts about going to college in America: College lasts four years. And though that timeline had been flexible when it comes to sports, there was never much debate over the notion that once…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (864+ words) NEW YORK — Target reported a second straight quarter of comparable sales gains on Wednesday, saying that a merchandising overhaul under the retailer’s new CEO attracted more customers and boosted sales both in stores and online. The mass-market discount retailer also…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (74+ words) chicagotribune.com Residents in DuPage County were awakened by tornado sirens early Tuesday morning that were activated accidentally, officials said. The Villa Park police department issued a statement on social media saying the sirens were set off accidentally in several…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (1481+ words) Now that Chicago-area horse racing has been pronounced dead, the time has come to perform an autopsy. The fiscal irresponsibility and mismanagement of bankrupt Hawthorne Race Course President Tim Carey was the immediate cause of death. But in the wake…...