Severe storms bring two tornadoes and up to 99 mph winds to Chicago area, weather service says
CHICAGO — Extreme weather usually doesn’t scare Mary Beth Uretz, but she spent Tuesday morning crying in her Homewood ... Read More
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Pakistan says deal is close even as Iran, US harden stances
Pakistan’s defense minister said the U.S. and Iran are “close to some sort of arrangement” over the Strait of Hormuz, even after both sides appeared to toughen their positions in the long-deadlocked negotiations.
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University of Michigan plan to hide freshman grades faces backlash
The University of Michigan's largest academic college is planning a pilot program of "grade covering" for first-semester freshmen in a year, a potential move that is meeting pushback from critics who said it doesn't allow ...Read more
Timber fire strands endangered condors as Big Sur evacuations expand
BIG SUR, Calif. — Two endangered California condors recovering from lead poisoning were stranded Tuesday after the Timber fire engulfed the only road to their remote sanctuary near Big Sur, preventing staff members from ...Read more
NY judge orders anonymous jury, overflow room for Luigi Mangione murder trial
NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge on Tuesday said an overflow room would be provided to members of the press and the public at alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione’s upcoming murder trial and that jurors would remain anonymous...Read more
Before Tahoe-area avalanche killed 9, guides knew danger was high and storm was worsening
Guides leading a backcountry-skiing group near Lake Tahoe knew avalanche danger was high, had observed warning signs in the snow and expected a brief break in a raging blizzard to “shut quickly” before a slide killed ...Read more
Graham, Norman advance to runoff for US Senate GOP bid, AP projects
COLUMBIA, S.C. — U.S. Sen. Darline Graham and U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman are heading to the runoff for the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate with 32% and 24% of the special primary vote, according to The Associated ...Read more
RFK Jr. and HUD secretary rip LA homeless agencies and endorse faith-based alternatives
LOS ANGELES — As a federal judge weighs whether to block the Trump administration's suspension of the region's lead homelessness agency, two members of the president's Cabinet came to in Los Angeles to plead their case. ...Read more
Epstein victim files cleared for release over Maxwell's protest
NEW YORK — A group of undisclosed documents related to government investigations of Jeffrey Epstein can be made public under the 2025 law requiring release of the Epstein files, a federal judge ruled.
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Kaia Gerber opens up on 'disordered eating'
Kaia Gerber has suffered from "disordered eating".
The 24-year-old model-and-actress - who is the daughter of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber - has criticised negative comments about her body and admitted to feeling ...Read more
Alessandra Ambrosio engaged
Alessandria Ambrosio has got engaged.
The 45-year-old model is set to marry Buck Palmer after the jewellery designer got down on one knee to pop the question after almost two years of dating.
Alessandria shared photos ...Read more
ZZ Top scrubbed Hollywood Bowl concert because of Frank Beard health issues, but tour will continue
The show will go on for ZZ Top.
Last week, the blues rock band canceled its Hollywood Bowl concert because longtime drummer Frank Beard had health issues, Rolling Stone first reported.
That Aug. 5 Los Angeles concert was...Read more
SC legislature passes budget, but what will happen with lawmaker earmarks?
A more than $15 billion spending plan is on its way to the governor’s desk 89 days after the General Assembly was supposed to be done with its work for the year.
But a plan to separately provide money for member-...Read more
Taylor Farms recall expands as company pulls jalapeños from Trader Joe's, Target, among others
Taylor Farms has become the latest distributor to recall food products that contain jalapeños that are potentially contaminated with salmonella and linked to a larger multi-state bacterial outbreak that includes ...Read more
Environmental groups settle lawsuit against federal government, contractor over Tijuana River pollution
SAN DIEGO — San Diego Coastkeeper and the Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation have settled a yearslong Clean Water Act lawsuit against the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission and its contractor, Veolia ...Read more
Hurricane center forecasts system to become tropical depression as another area emerges
The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday further raised already high odds that an Atlantic system could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm this week.
If it were to spin up into a named system, ...Read more
Graham advances to runoff for US Senate GOP bid, AP projects
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Darline Graham is heading to the runoff to replace her brother’s Senate Republican nomination with 32% of the vote, according to The Associated Press’ projections.
With 578 of the state’s 2,312 ...Read more
Taylor Swift to become youngest inductee to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
Taylor Swift will be the youngest writer ever inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
The 36-year-old singer is "very grateful" to be honoured after the organisation announced on Tuesday (11.08.26) that she ...Read more
Kellan Lutz lost himself
Kellan Lutz became "stressed and desperate" in the pursuit of post-Twilight success.
The 41-year-old actor shot to fame playing Emmett Cullen in the vampire movie series and admitted he "lost" sight of himself and what ...Read more
Sir Rod Stewart cancels tour after heart surgery
Sir Rod Stewart has cancelled his tour after undergoing heart surgery.
The 81-year-old singer pulled the plug on a performance in Cincinnati on 9 August just hours before he was due on stage in order to undergo a "minor ...Read more
'You gave us hope': Fans of famed Big Bear bald eagle Jackie respond to her death
LOS ANGELES — “One bald eagle changed the world.”
So wrote Victoria Novak of Georgia, referring to Jackie, the internet-famous bald eagle who died Monday after weeks of intensive care for a mysterious illness.
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