Dugan death penalty case goes to jury

Brian Dugan deserves nothing less than the death penalty for brutally murdering 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico in 1983, DuPage County prosecutors said Tuesday just before jurors began deliberating his fate.

Obama honoring 13 who fell in Fort Hood rampage
One by one, President Barack Obama spoke the names and told the stories Tuesday of the 13 people slain in the Fort Hood shooting rampage, honoring their memories even as he denounced the "twisted logic" that led to their deaths.
Military families arrive at Fort Hood ceremony

Somali pirates demand $3M for ship with 18 crew

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Pirates have hijacked a Panamanian-flagged ship with 18 crew off the east coast of Africa, the latest in an increasing number of attacks, a Somali businessman said Tuesday.

Candidate's disinvitation stirs debate

There is nothing new about limiting political debates to the top candidates in a race.

Magnetic pulses might lift depression's 'cloud'
For 20 years, depression dogged Stan Dowery. "It always felt like there was a cloud over me," says Dowery, who lives in the South Side Kenwood neighborhood. "I never felt that I would get better." He'd seen multiple psychiatrists and tried several antidepressants. Nothing worked. And each new pill came with "terrible" side effects, like weight gain and sexual dysfunction.

A greater share of prized Chicago magnet school seats would go to the brothers and sisters of current magnet students -- as well as to neighborhood kids -- under a long-awaited magnet admission plan expected to be unveiled this week.