September 2026
Attorney General Blanche’s appearances at political events blur Justice Department boundaries
WASHINGTON | Attorney General Todd Blanche is blurring traditional boundaries between politics and federal law enforcement with recent speeches at political events that mark a sharp departure from norms meant to protect the Justice Department from the appearance of partisan bias. Blanche took the stage this week at an event for a Republican Senate candidate […]
Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman, a post he has held since 1970
Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after serving in the role at the conglomerate for more than 50 years. Buffett, 96, will become chairman emeritus and will take on his new role immediately, the company said Friday. His son, Howard, will become Berkshire Hathaway’s new chairman, part of a long-planned succession. […]
REEL NEWS IN A RUSH: Top headlines in Friday’s NewsMinute video
Read more SENTINEL MUSE: Fall guffaws mix with autumn melodies and memories across the metroplex Read more Struggling US home buyers, and market, face new hurdles as mortgage rates near 7% Read more Movie Review: Ethan Hawke leads a tense, Depression-era thriller in ‘The Weight’
SENTINEL MUSE: Fall guffaws mix with autumn melodies and memories across the metroplex
AURORA | If you can’t cry then laugh, or maybe do both this weekend as the fall theater season in and near Aurora gets underway. Guffaw your way through the cheeky champion “The Producers” at the Vintage Theatre, or hold your own hands tight as real life unfolds among the “greasers” in “The Outsiders” at […]
Struggling US home buyers, and market, face new hurdles as mortgage rates near 7%
Home shoppers holding out for relief from rising mortgage rates may be in for a long wait. The weekly average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate home loan has been rising for months and reached its highest level in over 14 months last week at 6.76%, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac. This week’s snapshot, due […]
Movie Review: Ethan Hawke leads a tense, Depression-era thriller in ‘The Weight’
In April 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order banning the hoarding of gold and requiring Americans to deliver excess quantities to a Federal Reserve Bank by that May. The policy isn’t the subject of much discussion in the tense and earthy thriller “The Weight,” but it does set the stage for a […]
Bingo and Tickle Me Elmo nominated for Toy Hall of Fame. Will Care Bears also make it this year?
NEW YORK | Tickle Me Elmo dolls, the game of chance Bingo and the humble playground slide are among the finalists to get into the National Toy Hall of Fame this year, a lineup that also includes cuddly Care Bears, the dice game Yahtzee, the ancient game Mahjong and the Pokémon Trading Card Game. The […]
Scenes from a colonial resurrection: First-person interpretations of history draw America 250 crowds
PHILADELPHIA | Betsy Ross is a dynamo with a T-shirt cannon. America’s 250th birthday has been a banner year for the actors of Historic Philadelphia, Inc. who immerse visitors in Colonial history via first-person interpretations and true stories. In the last few months, Betsy, played by Carol Spacht, has waved the checkered flag at a […]
Police seek tips after man found shot, injured on Clinton Street in northwest Aurora
AURORA | Police are looking for leads into who shot and injured a man yesterday afternoon found lying on a northwest Aurora street. Officers were called to the 1900 block of Clinton Street at about 2 p.m. after reports of a man lying in the street. Rescuers determined the man had been shot and he […]
Aurora prep sports scoreboard, 9.17.26
The Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, includes results for Aurora area teams in football, softball, boys soccer, girls volleyball, girls flag football, boys tennis and boys golf.