
Editorial: Chicago's civic-minded business leaders are just fat cats to Mayor Brandon Johnson
The weekend of July 4, 2024, was a bloody one in Chicago. Over 100 people were shot in the city and, for 19 Chicagoans, ... Read More
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LA declares uncleared properties a 'public nuisance,' including a mansion from HBO's 'Succession'
LOS ANGELES -- A burned-down hilltop mansion once featured in HBO’s “Succession” is one of eight Pacific Palisades properties declared a public nuisance by Los Angeles city officials who alleged the owner still hasn�...Read more
Here's why used EV prices are in line with pre-owned gas-powered cars
Heavy discounts on new electric vehicles and buyer skepticism about their durability continue to push down used EV prices, which experts say has opened up a traditionally pricey market to more U.S. drivers.
While new EVs ...Read more
LGBTQ+ youth's mental health struggles are getting worse, according to a new survey
There are many stresses that come with being an LGBTQ+ youth: fear, isolation, bullying, feeling as if the world hates you, loved ones pressuring you to change.
Those realities come into sharper view in the first release ...Read more
4 teens killed in wrong-way crash on NJ Turnpike
Four teenagers were killed in a wrong-way car crash on the New Jersey Turnpike early Sunday, authorities said.
All four teens were in the same vehicle, which was struck by a Dodge pickup truck traveling the wrong ...Read more
One simple thing most of us fail to do to protect homes against wildfires
The names are ominously familiar: Camp. CZU Lightning. Caldor. And more recently, Palisades. Between 2018 and 2023, more than 41,000 structures in California were destroyed and 152 lives were lost in wildfires. What can ...Read more
NLRB sues California over new law empowering state agency to enforce federal labor rights
The National Labor Relations Board has sued California to block a law that empowers a state agency to oversee some private-sector labor disputes and union elections.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 288 into law ...Read more
Senate Republicans to lunch in Rose Garden as shutdown continues
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to host Senate Republicans for a Rose Garden lunch Tuesday, while the ongoing partial government shutdown continues to have no end in sight.
A GOP source confirmed the ...Read more
Boeing expects more changes at supplier Spirit Aero as merger approaches
As Boeing prepares to fold supplier Spirit AeroSystems back into the company, executives shared additional details on last year's rush to improve quality control at the troubled Kansas factory.
In just five weeks, Boeing ...Read more
Senate's next crypto bill slowed by language in stablecoin law
WASHINGTON — One of the lawmakers working on the Senate Banking Committee’s next iteration of crypto legislation doesn’t want to revisit a provision in earlier legislation prohibiting stablecoin issuers from offering...Read more
Supreme Court to hear challenge to federal gun ban for drug users
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will decide the constitutionality of a federal law banning gun possession for anyone who is an “unlawful user” or addicted to any controlled substance.
Ali ...Read more
Supreme Court will decide if 'habitual drug users' lose their gun rights under Second Amendment
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide if "habitual drug users" lose their gun rights under the Second Amendment.
The Trump administration is defending a federal gun control law dating to 1968 and ...Read more
Tropical Storm Melissa could form in Caribbean, turn north
The National Hurricane Center on Monday said a Caribbean system has a high chance to form into Tropical Storm Melissa this week with some forecast paths having it turn north and threaten landfall.
As of the NHC’s 8 a.m....Read more
Newborn baby abandoned on rush hour subway platform in Manhattan Penn Station
NEW YORK — A newborn baby was found abandoned on a subway platform in Midtown Manhattan’s Penn Station during Monday morning’s rush hour, police said.
The infant was discovered conscious and alert at the bottom of a...Read more
Norman Cook planned to become a firefighter before Fatboy Slim success
Norman Cook contemplated becoming a fireman when he came close to bankruptcy in the early '90s.
Before finding fame and success as DJ Fatboy Slim, the 62-year-old producer's music career was floundering after his ...Read more
Vanessa Williams reveals what King Charles is really like
Vanessa Williams says King Charles came across as "down to earth" when they met.
The former Desperate Housewives star had a brush with royalty at last year's Royal Variety Show in London. Reflecting on her time in the ...Read more
Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers dies at 48
Sam Rivers, the bassist in chart-topping nu metal band Limp Bizkit, died Saturday. He was 48.
Rivers’ death was announced by his bandmates, who did not reveal his cause of death or where he died. Rivers previously ...Read more
Ron Chernow accepts the Liberty Medal for 'Hamilton,' the first artwork to receive the recognition
The National Constitution Center’s prestigious Liberty Medal typically honors notables from presidents to civil rights leaders, but this year, for the first time in its 37-year history, the award spotlights a work of art...Read more
How the men of 'Task' see the show's troubled fathers and the damage they've caused
Brad Ingelsby knew after the breakout success of HBO's "Mare of Easttown" — a crime drama about a police detective (Kate Winslet) investigating the murder of a teenage girl in a fictional working-class town — he didn't...Read more
Tim Curry 'will welcome' death
Tim Curry is "not scared" of death and believes he will "welcome it".
The 79-year-old actor faced his own mortality when he survived a stroke 13 years ago - which left him unable to walk and reliant on a team of carers - ...Read more
AJ McLean's pop persona is 'just a character'
AJ McLean learned his pop persona is "just a character" during a stint in rehab.
The Backstreet Boys star - whose full name is Alexander James McLean - spent years battling substance abuse issues but he's been sober for ...Read more
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