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Workers stand next to a collapsed crane that was blamed for 107 deaths at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy Muslim city of Mecca last week.

Bin Laden Company Banned From Work In Mecca After Crane Disaster

A Saudi royal court says the Saudi Binladin Group, which has operated in the kingdom since the 1930s, can't pursue new projects until an inquiry is closed.

Horse-sized primitive tyrannosaur <em>Timurlengia euotica</em> from the middle Cretaceous (ca. 90 million to 92 million years ago) of Uzbekistan.

Newly Discovered Dinosaur Helps Explain Rise Of Tyrannosaurs

The horse-sized Timurlengia euotica provides a glimpse into a 20 million-year gap in fossil records, when tyrannosaurs evolved from "marginal hunters" to "apex predators."

Russian Athletes Banned From Rio Olympics

The international track and field body, the IAAF, has upheld the ban on Russian athletes, ruling they should be barred from the Rio Olympics because of far-reaching doping conspiracy.

Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary McCord speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department on March 15. McCord told staff members she will be leaving next month.

Leader Of Justice Department National Security Division On The Way Out

Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary McCord told staff this week she is leaving to pursue other opportunities. McCord has led the probe into Russian election meddling.

ISU Intern Worked On Season 2 Of 'Stranger Things'

The popular Netflix show “Stranger Things” returns for Season 2 on Friday, and there’s an Illinois State University student who’s got some serious…

Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky. He died Wednesday at age 55.

Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Renowned Baritone, Dies At 55

The Russian baritone known for his burnished voice died Wednesday. He announced in 2015 that he had been diagnosed with brain cancer.

Sheets of one-dollar bills run through the printing press at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in 2015 in Washington, D.C. Congressional forecasters projected the federal deficit this fiscal year will hit its highest since World War II.

Federal Budget Deficit Expected To Hit Second Largest Since World War II

Congressional forecasters expect the federal deficit will hit the second largest in decades, even without factoring in President Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan.

Larry Lyons standing along railing at Hancock Stadium

ISU Athletics Director Larry Lyons To Retire This Year

Illinois State University Athletics Director Larry Lyons said Friday he plans to retire by the end of the year.Lyons has been an athletics administrator…

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during a virtual meeting with the United States Conference of Mayors on Nov, 23 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)

'Spymasters' Author Chris Whipple On Presidential Transition, Future Of The CIA

A conversation with journalist Chris Whipple about restoring the CIA and the challenging road ahead for President-elect Joe Biden.

Ray LaHood speaks to reporters before he headlines the Abraham Lincoln Association Dinner in Springfield

Ray LaHood Still Backing Biden For President

A day after former Vice President Joe Biden finished fifth in the New Hampshire primary, he still had the support of former U.S. Transportation...

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