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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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.
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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 […]
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A childhood rite moves indoors as kindergartners learn to ride bikes in school gyms
For generations, kids have learned how to ride a bike — a quintessential childhood milestone — in driveways, on sidewalks and in neighborhood streets. Now, they’re learning in school gyms and playgrounds. On a recent September day, kindergarteners at Terra Vista Elementary School in Rancho Cucamonga, California, were fitted with helmets and assigned a black-and-white […]
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Which small SUV wins? Kia Seltos edges out Honda HR-V
Crossovers have become a popular choice for buyers who want the practicality of an SUV without the size and expense of a larger vehicle. For many shoppers, that means finding a vehicle that’s easy to live with, offers enough room for everyday duties, keeps fuel costs in check, and provides the versatility to be useful […]
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Chrissie Hynde hates cameras and talking about herself. She made a Pretenders doc anyway
TORONTO | Chrissie Hynde is not one for looking back. She detests self-mythologizing. She doesn’t even like cameras. She’s just about the most reluctant documentary subject there is. Yet filmmaker Joss Crowley, after years of persuading, finally managed to get Hynde to go along with the first authorized documentary on her seminal rock band, the […]