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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot pauses during her concession speech during an election night gathering for the city's mayoral raceTuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Chicago. Photo credit: Charles Rex Arbogast

Politics

Lori Lightfoot, Chicago’s first Black woman and openly gay mayor, ousted

February 28, 2023
By Sara Burnett
The Associated Press

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Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot delivers her campaign speech during a Women for Lori Rally in Chicago, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. Lightfoot is fighting for reelection Tuesday after a history-making but tumultuous four years in office and a bruising campaign threaten to make her the city's first one-term mayor in decades. Photo credit: Nam Y. Huh, The Associated Press

Politics

How Chicago elects a mayor, and why a winner may take weeks

February 28, 2023
By Sara Burnett
The Associated Press

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Eric Holder Jr. sits in the courtroom at Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on Sept. 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. Holder, who was convicted last year of fatally shooting rapper Nipsey Hussle in 2019, was sentenced Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, in Los Angeles to 60 years to life in prison. Photo credit: Apu Gomes, The Associated Press

National

Nipsey Hussle’s killer gets 60 years to life in prison

February 22, 2023
By Andrew Dalton
The Associated Press

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Brittney Griner, formerly of the Phoenix Mercury, is congratulated on a play against the Seattle Storm in the first half of the second round of the WNBA basketball playoffs Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Everett, Washington. Griner, who was a free agent, re-signed with the Mercury on a one-year contract according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Photo credit: Elaine Thompson, The Associated Press

Sports

Report: Brittney Griner re-signs with Phoenix Mercury

February 19, 2023
By Doug Feinberg
The Associated Press

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This booking photo provided by the Michigan Department of Corrections shows Anthony McRae, who police say killed three students and wounded five at Michigan State University on Feb. 14, 2023. Police said that a tip from the public led to a confrontation with officers miles from campus where the gunman fatally shot himself. Photo credit: Michigan Department of Corrections via The Associated Press

National

Gunman who killed 3 at Michigan State had history of mental health issues

February 15, 2023
By Joey Capelletti & Mike Householder
The Associated Press

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Lori Lightfoot, Chicago’s first Black woman and openly gay mayor, ousted

How Chicago elects a mayor, and why a winner may take weeks

Nipsey Hussle’s killer gets 60 years to life in prison

Report: Brittney Griner re-signs with Phoenix Mercury

Gunman who killed 3 at Michigan State had history of mental health issues

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