SpaceX 11 crews successfully arrive at International Space Station
This is Crew 11 Commander Zena Cardman's second chance at a space mission. She lost her seat last summer to make room for Starliner astronauts who were stuck in space.
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This is Crew 11 Commander Zena Cardman's second chance at a space mission. She lost her seat last summer to make room for Starliner astronauts who were stuck in space.
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore on Monday held their news conference since returning to earth from the International Space Station, following a nine-month stay. Cristian Benavides reports.
Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams joined Crew 9 commander Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov for their long-awaited return to Earth.
Two NASA astronauts who have been stranded in space for more than nine months are on their way home. A SpaceX capsule undocked from the International Space Station overnight, carrying with it Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore.
Astronaut Don Pettit just shared this stunning footage from the International Space Station.
The Dragon Endeavour spacecraft splashed down off the coast of Florida earlier Friday morning.
Crew Dragon's two astronauts will join two Starliner fliers for a five-month tour of duty aboard the International Space Station.
Three crew members, including NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, undocked from the international space station Monday morning to head back to Earth. Flight engineer Dyson spent about six months aboard the ISS.
The Starliner slammed into the discernible atmosphere 400,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean before descending to a parachute-and-airbag assisted touchdown.
NASA has bumped two female astronauts, including the commander, from the next SpaceX crew rotation flight to the International Space Station, freeing up two seats to give the agency's Starliner astronauts a ride home next February.
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore went into space on the Boeing Starliner two months ago. They were only supposed to stay a few days, but questions about the capsule's safety kept them in orbit.
NASA is working to bring two astronauts, who have been stuck in orbit for seven weeks longer than expected, home.
The NASA test pilots took off for the International Space Station last month on what was supposed to be an eight-day voyage. but their return has been delayed for weeks due to helium leaks.
The station weighs nearly one million pounds and is roughly the size of a football field.
Splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico closed out a 199-day mission spanning 3,184 orbits and 84.4 million miles.
They will stay for six months. The astronauts took off from the Kennedy Space Station in Cape Canaveral Florida Sunday. Three are American and one is Russian. They should reach the space station on Tuesday.
The crew includes a legendary retired astronaut, a wealthy adventurer and two Saudi astronauts — the first people from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to visit the space station.
The four Crew Dragon fliers will replace another crew that will be wrapping up a 154-day stay in orbit.
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At least three Illinois Democratic lawmakers are planning to boycott President Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday.
Documents given to Congress appear to show courses involving use-of-force were eliminated from ICE officer training.
Gary, Indiana, has begun its third annual "demolition blitz," a coordinated campaign to tear down unsafe homes and revitalize local communities.
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Documents given to Congress appear to show courses involving use-of-force were eliminated from ICE officer training.
A federal judge on Monday permanently blocked the Justice Department from releasing former special counsel Jack Smith's report on the classified documents investigation.
The City Council in Harvey, Illinois, was set to try again to appoint a new mayor at a Monday night meeting.
An armed man was shot and killed early Sunday morning after "unauthorized entry" into the secure perimeter at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, the U.S. Secret Service said.
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Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
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Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
The district laid out a $630 million plan to remake Soldier Field into a major concert venue and events space.
Lizard's Liquid Lounge announced recently that it will be closing for good in April after 18 years on Chicago's Northwest Side.
BP refinery workers in Northwest Indiana hit the picket line this past weekend as they escalate their fight for a contract.
Funkytown has now received a $3.7 million grant from the City of Chicago. The money will be used to create a new brewery and tap room on the Near West Side.
With his name now hanging in the rafters, former Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is helping the United Center with its major redevelopment.
"Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi said in a TikTok video that her results at a post-op appointment for a cone biopsy showed stage 1 cervical cancer.
Garth Brooks, Ed Sheeran, Post Malone and Jelly Roll are among the artists headlining in the 2026 SummerFest in Milwaukee this summer.
Anderson Cooper will report multiple stories for "60 Minutes" before the end of the television season in May.
Warner Bros. Discovery said that Paramount Skydance is considering enhancing its buyout offer for the entertainment company.
Robert Duvall was in such classics as "The Godfather," "To Kill a Mockingbird," "M*A*S*H," "The Great Santini" and "Tender Mercies."
U.K. police have arrested former British Ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson in connection to a misconduct probe over his ties with Jeffrey Epstein.
More than 41 million people are under blizzard warnings as a historic nor’easter slams the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.
President Trump is pushing ahead with new tariffs in the wake of the Supreme Court decision which wiped out many of the previously announced tariffs.
During celebrations, FBI Director Kash Patel was seen excited and fist-pumping with the team.
Two women died early Monday after being rescued from a house that had been engulfed in flames in the west Chicago suburb of Northlake.
Some Chicago area residents currently in Puerto Vallarta recounted hearing explosions and saw thick black smoke billowing from cars and businesses throughout the city.
The district laid out a $630 million plan to remake Soldier Field into a major concert venue and events space.
"Abolish ICE," a tongue-in-cheek reference to protests against the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts, was among the six the winners of this year's Chicago snow plow naming contest.
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A family-owned toy company in north suburban Vernon Hills played a pivotal role in the surprise Supreme Court ruling Friday that struck down most of President Trump's tariffs.
The city of Chicago is about to write some big checks to thousands of vehicle owners who had their cars, vans, or trucks towed by the city without the proper warning.
Gary residents hoped the new partnership between U.S. Steel and Japanese company Nippon Steel would mean changes to how much coal is being used and how much emissions are being released, but that's not what's in the works.
Chef Art Smith said the carjacking and fatal shooting of his employee, Darwin Tirado, 22, was devastating not only to his family but also to the larger community.
A state lawmaker is joining the growing call for accountability from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services about past abuse allegations before an 8-year-old boy's murder.
American skier Lindsey Vonn, who crashed seconds into her downhill race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, said she is finally out of the hospital as she recovers.
The district laid out a $630 million plan to remake Soldier Field into a major concert venue and events space.
The Bulls played without injured guards Jaden Ivey and Anfernee Simons, both acquired at the trade deadline.
Consistency is key for Busch, which is something he learned from his game last season.
Sader Servilus' 13 points off of the bench helped Valparaiso to a 71-67 victory over UIC on Saturday.
A robber who lures victims on dating apps to one specific block in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood has struck again.
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Police in the northwest Chicago suburb of Des Plaines, Illinois on Sunday were investigating a domestic incident in which one person was injured and another died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Two men stood charged Sunday with robbing a 16-year-old boy on a CTA Red Line train on the city's South Side last week.
At least one person was injured in a shooting on I-57 on Chicago's South Side early Sunday morning.
