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12/12/2025

President Trump signed an executive order this week aimed at limiting states' abilities to regulate artificial intelligence, with Trump saying he believes the AI industry can't excel under a patchwork of state regulations.

Trump, explaining his decision to sign the order, said he believes the AI industry can’t excel under a patchwork of state regulations.

12/12/2025

Anime fans rejoice! Rosemont is now home to the United States' first official store dedicated to Gundam plastic model kits.

Read more: https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/first-u-s-gundam-store-opens-in-rosemont/

12/12/2025

The U.S. is seeing a post-Thanksgiving spike in influenza, data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday shows.

12/12/2025

A federal jury has found a Georgia man guilty of sending threatening letters to a suburban spiritual mission.

CHICAGO — A federal jury has found a Georgia man guilty of sending threatening letters to a suburban spiritual mission. Jimil Parmar, a 33-year-old resident of Lawrenceville, Ga., was found guilty …

12/12/2025

Declaring Las Vegas a “cowboy town,” dozens of riders on horseback have traditionally kicked off the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo by galloping into the arena and then lining up their horses side by side as the riders tip their hats to cheers.

Read more: https://wgntv.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-threat-of-equine-virus-looms-over-nations-largest-rodeo-event-in-las-vegas/

12/12/2025

JUST IN: A man is in critical condition following a stabbing Friday morning on the Northwest Side in a Burger King. Details: https://wgntv.com/news/man-stabbed-inside-northwest-side-burger-king-critical-condition/

12/12/2025

Soccer fans have accused FIFA of a “monumental betrayal” after latest prices for World Cup tickets began to circulate on Thursday.

Soccer fans have accused FIFA of a “monumental betrayal” after latest prices for World Cup tickets began to circulate on Thursday. The governing body allocates 8% of tickets to national a…

12/12/2025

Felony charges have been filed against a Chicagoan accused in a string of attacks in the Loop on Wednesday morning.

CHICAGO — Felony charges have been filed against a Chicagoan accused in a string of attacks in the Loop on Wednesday morning. Chicago police say 40-year-old Marlon Miller, a Humboldt Park resident,…

12/12/2025

BREAKING NEWS: Sherrone Moore, abruptly fired this week as Michigan football coach, was charged Friday with three crimes including home invasion and stalking a person he had dated, prosecutors said.

Details: https://tinyurl.com/mvdxu6zw

12/12/2025

Dean offers a look at some of the shows and events taking place around Chicagoland this weekend.

This weekend in Chicagoland, enjoy a variety of shows and events, including the hit Broadway musical “Elf”, the Hyde Park School of Dance’s “The Nutcracker”, the Chica…

12/12/2025

12/12/2025

A senior Kremlin official says that the Russian police and National Guard will remain in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas to oversee the prized industrial region, even if a peace settlement ends the nearly four-year war.

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Kremlin official says that the Russian police and National Guard will remain in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas to oversee the prized industrial region, even if a peace settl…