Volunteers clean Jackson Park ahead of Obama Presidential Center opening
CHICAGO — As Sharon Brown, 60, walked along the Jackson Park pathways, she paused to pick up an old chip bag from the ... Read More
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Rare Central Valley tornado outbreak: 4 twisters strike in 5 hours
LOS ANGELES — Tornadoes aren't completely out of the question in California's Central Valley. Over the last century, the region has had scores of them.
But this week, as several thunderstorms moved through, the region ...Read more
Chicago police officer killed, another critically injured in hospital shooting: 'A devastating loss'
CHICAGO — One Chicago police officer was killed and another critically injured after they were shot at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Saturday morning by a man they brought in for treatment at the emergency room, ...Read more
US says Navy intercepted Iran-linked vessel in Arabian Sea
U.S. naval forces intercepted a sanctioned vessel in the Arabian Sea on Saturday as part of the Trump administration’s blockade of Iranian energy exports, according to U.S. Central Command.
The M/V Sevan was among 19 �...Read more
'An enduring mark on our state': Dirk Kempthorne, former Idaho governor and interior secretary, dies at 74
BOISE, Idaho — Dirk Kempthorne, the charismatic former Idaho governor who went on to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior, died Friday night of complications from late-stage cancer. He was 74.
Kempthorne, who also ...Read more
Sloth World reportedly won't open following dozens of animal deaths
ORLANDO, Fla. — A planned International Drive attraction called Sloth World will not open following dozens of animal deaths, conservation groups said late Friday, as its 13 remaining sloths were placed in the care of ...Read more
Hungary's next premier warns investors to shun Orban-tied assets
Incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said he had information that wealthy figures linked to Viktor Orban’s outgoing government were moving assets abroad and called on authorities to detain fleeing “oligarch�...Read more
US grants Maduro access to funds for defense in criminal case
U.S. officials reversed themselves and will now allow Nicolás Maduro and his wife to pay lawyers with Venezuelan funds as they defend themselves in the drug-trafficking case against them in New York.
The reversal clears ...Read more
Before Cherfilus-McCormick resigned, candidates were raising money to replace her. Who's ahead?
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s time in Congress was nearing an end, she depleted almost all her campaign cash — to pay legal fees to her criminal defense attorney.
Combined with anemic ...Read more
Trump's crypto pep talk can't stop his memecoin's deep slide
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s renewed pledge to support the U.S. crypto industry’s growth fell short of rekindling appetite for his own memecoin, with $TRUMP falling 14% on Saturday even as the president addressed some...Read more
A teenager was slain in a SoCal drive-by. Could a reward help find her killer?
LOS ANGELES — A teenager killed in a drive-by shooting in Santa Ana is one of several cases Gov. Gavin Newsom is hoping to crack with a newly announced slate of $50,000 rewards.
It's been almost seven years since ...Read more
Thanedar left crypto holdings out of latest campaign finance report
WASHINGTON ― Two-term Michigan U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar hasn't filed a complete campaign finance report that discloses the value of his congressional campaign's crypto investments covering the first three months of the ...Read more
Insider trading cases threaten reckoning for prediction markets
Prediction markets have quickly grown from a niche corner of finance to a multibillion-dollar industry with big Wall Street investment, but a growing list of insider trading allegations is bringing concerns about the ...Read more
Megan Thee Stallion splits from Klay Thompson
Megan Thee Stallion has split from Klay Thompson after hinting he had been unfaithful to her.
The 31-year-old singer had been dating the NBA star for just under a year but she has confirmed they have gone their separate ...Read more
Jamie Lynn Spears gets emotional about motherhood
Jamie Lynn Spears has reflected on the "bittersweet" moment of her daughter graduating high school.
The 35-year-old actress was just 17 years old when she gave birth to her eldest child Maddie - who she has with ex-...Read more
James Safechuck offers support to abuse victims amid release of Michael Jackson biopic
One of Michael Jackson's abuse accusers has warned the late singer's new biopic is "triggering" for survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
James Safechuck - who claimed in 2019 documentary Leaving Neverland that he was ...Read more
Jack Bass, journalist, historian, whose work embodied South Carolina and the South, dies at 91
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Jack Bass, journalist, historian and professor, whose work chronicled South Carolina’s civil rights era and the state’s transformation from a Democratic Party segregationist enclave to a hard-right ...Read more
'Serial killer' pleads guilty to murdering 3 elderly women in his Brooklyn building, gets 30 years
NEW YORK — An accused serial killer who treated his building within a Brooklyn NYCHA complex as a hunting ground, brutally killing three elderly neighbors, pleaded guilty to the murders before a Brooklyn judge on Friday,...Read more
Mexico says dead US agents had no permission to raid drug lab
Two U.S. agents who died after an operation to dismantle a suspected Mexican narcotics laboratory had no permission to be carrying out operations of this kind, according to the nation’s security Cabinet.
One of the ...Read more
Jet fuel's surge and Trump's meddling cloud airline outlook
Airlines around the world are raising prices for bags and seats, dialing back profit forecasts and openly discussing ways to link up with rivals as the chokehold from war-related fuel costs tightens.
Just in the past few...Read more
While California's tourism rallied, LA faced its worst year since the pandemic
LOS ANGELES — Tourist spending in Los Angeles fell for the first time since the pandemic last year as wildfires, ICE raids and trade tensions discouraged people from visiting.
Direct travel spending in 2025 was slightly...Read more
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