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The next step in the case will be to determine Megan’s sentence. Prosecutors have said they would not seek the death penalty.

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The Eden Prairie Historical Society has unveiled a new timeline that illustrates the history of the Smith-Douglas-More House, which is home to Smith Coffee. “It is a part of our mission to share ...

Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989, while working at CERN. The Web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated ...

Being asked to review a Horrible Histories book has opened the floodgates of nostalgia. Childhood memories have come flooding back, as even the name of Terry Deary on the cover is enough to remind me ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 6, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...

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