September 2026
EDITORIAL: Teen angst will become the city’s local leaders don’t address teen takeovers
Aurora can laud itself for eventually getting a handle on the Aug. 30 teen takeover in Hoffman Heights, but city lawmakers and community leaders lean hard into an unanswered question. “Why did as many as 1,500 teenagers think taking over an Aurora shopping center was a good idea?” Answering that question is just the first […]
Texas puts to death a man in killing of 3 during home robbery, the state’s fifth execution this year
HUNTSVILLE, Texas | A man has been put to death for the 2005 fatal shooting of three people during an attempted robbery at his neighbor’s home in rural Texas, the state’s fifth execution this year. In Georgia, the execution of a man who killed two real estate agents had also been scheduled for Wednesday but […]
Trump and Whatley double down on the administration’s record in North Carolina Senate contest
GASTONIA, North Carolina | President Donald Trump tested his midterm campaign appeal Wednesday in North Carolina as he tries to help his handpicked Republican Senate hopeful and former national party chairman Michael Whatley shore up his campaign against Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper. The president and Whatley embraced each other — and offered withering attacks […]
Fencing goes up around the main Kennedy Center building after Trump-aligned board votes to close it
WASHINGTON | Fencing went up Wednesday around the main Kennedy Center building, a day after the Trump-aligned board voted to close most of the performing arts center for repairs. A Democratic congresswoman who is a trustee quickly sought an emergency court hearing to prevent what she called the “unlawful closing.” The board’s vote on Tuesday […]
Trump suggests EU allowing Canada as associate member could be a ‘hostile act’
STRASBOURG, France | Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday embraced the prospect of his country becoming the European Union’s first associate member, saying closer ties with the continent would ensure no country could control Canada’s markets or undermine its sovereignty. President Donald Trump made threats against Europe about news. Carney’s speech to the European […]
Driver arrested in a bus collision that happened before a deadly news helicopter crash in LA
LOS ANGELES | A motorist was arrested on murder charges after authorities say she slammed her SUV into a city bus in Los Angeles, killing at least two people and injuring six others in a prelude to a second deadly tragedy: the fiery crash of a TV news helicopter that was covering the collision. Bailee […]
Trump surgeon general nominee Saphier gets GOP grilling over childhood vaccines
WASHINGTON | Dr. Nicole Saphier, President Donald Trump’s third surgeon general nominee, was grilled at her Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday about her stance on childhood vaccines, voicing support for immunization as she seeks to serve in an administration that has moved to make sweeping changes to vaccine guidance. Saphier, a radiologist and former Fox News […]
Aurora prep sports schedule, 9.16.26
The Aurora prep sports schedule for Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, includes competition for Aurora area teams in softball, boys soccer, girls volleyball, girls flag football and field hockey.
Week past: The week past in Aurora prep sports, 9.8-9.14.26
A look back at some of the key games, tournaments and happenings in Aurora prep sports from Sept. 8-14, 2026, as compiled by Sentinel Sports Editor Courtney Oakes.
A fourth measles death is reported in Pennsylvania
NEW YORK | Pennsylvania officials have reported a fourth measles-associated death. The latest death involved an 18-year-old resident of Mifflin County, in the center of the state, the county coroner’s office said in a Facebook post. The cause was acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, a rare and severe neurological complication of measles, it said. On Saturday, a […]