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OFF RADAR: “Curious Toys”

A good, weird murder mystery by Elizabeth Hand, set in 1915 at the Riverview Amusement Park in Chicago

by Shelly Banjo, Aaron McNicholas and Vinicy Chan Tribune News Service January 1, 2020January 2, 2020

Tensions escalate after police abruptly end a mostly peaceful rally.

by Associated Press January 1, 2020January 2, 2020

His death comes nearly five years after that of Whitney Houston’s daughter, in which he was found liable.

by KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press January 1, 2020January 2, 2020

Officials say paper lanterns are probably to blame for the fire that raced through the facility in the first few minutes of the new year.

by NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press January 1, 2020January 2, 2020

As much as 14.5 inches of rainfall was recorded in Jakarta on New Year’s Eve.

by Sammy Roth Tribune News Service January 1, 2020

The so-called Gemini project will be in the desert outside Las Vegas on federal lands.

by LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press January 1, 2020January 2, 2020

Researchers hope to start a first-step study with people in about 18 months.

by Associated Press January 1, 2020January 2, 2020

It took 10 hours on New Year’s Eve to clear the road of a pile of tumbleweeds that stood up to 15 feet tall.

by Associated Press January 1, 2020January 2, 2020

They were not suspected of killing the person, but were determined to be a danger to the public.

A 75-year-old man was killed when the vehicle he was driving left Route 133 Wednesday afternoon.