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FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2008, file photo, Uno, a 15-inch beagle, poses with his trophy after winning Best in Show at the 132nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York. Uno, the beagle who became perhaps the most popular show dog ever, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, at the 200-acre ranch where he lived in Austin, Texas, longtime dog expert David Frei said, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. He was 13. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

A dog's life: Uno, beagle who wowed Westminster, dies at 13

Uno, the beagle who became perhaps the most popular show dog, dies in Texas at 13
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., with Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, left, joined by former students from Holton Arms School, speaks to reporters in support of professor Christine Blasey Ford, who is accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a decades-old sexual attack, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018.

Kavanaugh's accuser says she would testify under right terms

Christine Blasey Ford may testify against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after all, her attorney said, breathing new life into the prospect of a dramatic Senate showdown next week over Ford's accusation that he assaulted her when they were in high school.
President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, in Las Vegas.

Trump abandons restraint, calls out Kavanaugh's accuser

President Donald Trump is challenging by name the woman accusing his Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault, saying if the attack she alleges were that "bad" then she would have filed charges.
Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke listens during the fourth day of his first degree murder trial for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018.(Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

Expert: Chicago officer's shooting of teen not justified

An expert on police use of deadly force testified Thursday that a black teenager who was killed by a white Chicago police officer in 2014 did not "pose a risk of serious injury or death" to anyone when the officer opened fire
The entrance to the Georgetown Preparatory School Bethesda, Md., is shown, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh spent most of his teen years at the preparatory school in the 1980’s. And exactly what happened one summer night during that time has become a question that threatens to unravel his chances of joining the nation’s highest court.
Inside the alcohol-soaked party culture of Brett Kavanaugh's high school
At raucous house parties and drunken beach vacations, boys from Georgetown Prep and other all-male academies would meet up with students from nearby all-girl private schools like Stone Ridge, Holy Cross, Georgetown Visitation and the non-sectarian Holton-Arms School.
Henry Winkler is not only alive and married with children, but he just won an Emmy on Monday in Los Angeles.
Facts Matter: Florence didn't kill hogs; Henry Winkler did not die, leave money to Trump
Photos attributed to the aftermath of Hurricane Florence and meant to raise sympathy for animal victims actually were taken after other storms, Bob Oswald says in his Facts Matter column. And Henry Winkler is alive, contrary to a recent report.
President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, in Las Vegas.
'He's been there': Trump stumps for GOP's most vulnerable senator
His own political fortunes intrinsically linked to his party holding control of Congress, President Donald Trump on Thursday offered full-throated support for the most vulnerable incumbent Republican senator, while unleashing a torrent of grievances against Democrats and the news media and claiming they are sabotaging his administration.
5 people, 3 of them infants, stabbed at home day care center
Police say five people, including three infants, were stabbed at an overnight day care center in New York City.
Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is welcomed by protesters opposed to President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, as they demonstrate in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. Kavanaugh has denied stories of a sexual assault as alleged by California college professor Christine Blasey Ford.
Call for men to 'step up' puts Hawaii senator in the spotlight
"I just want to say to the men in this country: Just shut up and step up. Do the right thing, for a change," Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono said Tuesday, stealing the show at a press conference that featured several high-profile Democrats.
Aurora police say ATM skimmers were found Saturday morning at two Old Second Bank locations — one on the 1300 block of North Farnsworth Avenue and the other on the 4000 block of Fox Valley Center Drive. Anyone with information is asked to call Aurora police at (630) 256-5500 or Crime Stoppers at (630) 892-1000.
Aurora police investigating ATM skimmers found at two bank branches
Aurora police are investigating two cases of ATM skimmers found at two Old Second Bank locations used to steal credit card, debit card and PIN numbers.
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Addison man charged with aggravated DUI in fatal crash
An Addison man has been charged in an early morning Friday crash that killed Fredy Loyo, 29, the DuPage County State's Attorney's office and Addison police said Saturday in a news release.
An H-2B rocket carrying the Kounotori 7 cargo spacecraft lifts off from Tanegashima Space Center in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima, early Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018. The unmanned Japanese space capsule is heading to the International Space Station with 5,500 kilograms (12,000 pounds) of cargo including food, experiments and new batteries. (Kyodo News via AP)
Japanese supply ship heads to space station after delays
An unmanned Japanese space capsule is heading to the International Space Station with 5,500 kilograms of cargo including food, experiments and new batteries
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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