Summer comes to a standstill as air quality prompts closures and cancellations across Chicagoland
Roller coasters parked. Beaches empty. Scoreboards blank. A skyline disappeared. As the eerie haze settled in over the ... Read More
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Layoffs on table because of budget shortfall, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson administration officials say
CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget team put city employee layoffs on the table Thursday to help close a budget deficit they said could reach $90 million through the end of this year.
While acknowledging the ...Read more
San Ysidro man sentenced to prison for posing as an ICE agent to defraud dozens of people
A San Ysidro, California, man was sentenced Thursday to more than five years in prison for impersonating a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent to defraud more than two dozen people, many of them undocumented ...Read more
Newsom curbs fund paying workers up to $1,700 a week for common ailments
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed immediate reforms to a state fund that paid as much as $1,700 weekly to people claiming that such common ailments as allergies, asthma and erectile dysfunction hampered their ability...Read more
FDA to warn of Taco Bell lettuce in 5 states over parasite
U.S. regulators are set to tie lettuce from Taco Bell to a parasite outbreak that’s sickened thousands in Michigan and nearby states, according to people familiar with the matter.
Taco Bell said it has voluntarily ...Read more
William Shatner to make heavy metal debut
William Shatner is to make his live debut with new heavy metal band The *uckers at Riot Fest this September.
The Star Trek legend will take to the stage at Chicago's Douglass Park on September 20, and said of the honour ...Read more
Chloe Sevigny
Chloe Sevigny makes a New Year's resolution annually to "prioritise" her friendships, because she knows how important they are.
The 51-year-old actress stars in The Five Star Weekend, alongside Jennifer Garner, Gemma Chan...Read more
Josh Grisetti's family set up fundraising campaign after his suicide
The screen star committed suicide on July 10, with the news of his passing revealed by actor Rob McClure on Instagram.
Cause of death has been confirmed as a gunshot wound, and his family are now hoping they can raise ...Read more
No pollution fix, no deal: Officials warn renewal of international trade pact must be tied to solving crisis
Local elected officials and environmental organizations called on negotiators of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement to include binding solutions to the Tijuana River sewage and pollution crisis in any extension or ...Read more
What to know about the wildfire smoke in Philly and its health effects
As Canada grapples with hundreds of active wildfires, the rest of North America is feeling the impacts with air quality alerts.
In Philadelphia and elsewhere, the air quality score is considered unhealthy, particularly ...Read more
SpaceX scrubs Starship launch attempt right as engines begin to light
SpaceX tried to get its 13th suborbital test flight of its Starship and Super Heavy rocket off the ground from Texas on Thursday, but its engines had an automatic shutdown just as they were beginning to fire with the ...Read more
Budget resolution faces dicey House vote after committee approval
WASHINGTON — The House Budget Committee approved a fiscal 2027 budget resolution Thursday as the first step toward passing a filibuster-proof reconciliation bill to provide tens of billions of dollars for defense, farm ...Read more
White House helipad to stop copter from burning lawn, Navy says
WASHINGTON — The landing pad under construction on the White House South Lawn will allow the new Lockheed Martin Corp. VH-92 helicopter designed to carry the president to meet a key unmet performance requirement — not ...Read more
Trump confronts limits to US power to secure strait of Hormuz
Iran’s speedboats, missiles, drones and mines have shown they can still wreak havoc in the Strait of Hormuz, defying daily strikes from the most powerful navy in the world.
Five months into the war, the U.S. is ...Read more
Severe flooding in Central Texas persists, leaving one dead and many evacuated
One person has died and rescues are underway as catastrophic flooding overwhelms the Hill Country, a little more than a year after the July 4 floods killed more than 130 people in Central Texas.
Up to 25 inches of rain ...Read more
SpaceX Starship aims for launch from Texas
SpaceX is set for the 13th suborbital test flight of its Starship and Super Heavy rocket from Texas on Thursday as it drives toward its goal of beginning operational missions from Florida.
The massive rocket looks to ...Read more
Bystanders disrupt ICE arrest attempt at Harry Reid International Airport
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in plainclothes tried to detain a man at Harry Reid International Airport on Monday, but bystanders intervened, prompting the officers to abandon the arrest, according to ...Read more
As deportation flight lands in Haiti, US says two planeloads a week will start soon
Days before hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the U.S. are set to lose deportation protections, the Trump administration on Thursday flew more than 100 Haitian nationals back to the Caribbean country, signaling the ...Read more
Detroit led world with most polluted air due to smoke much of Thursday
DETROIT — Smoke from Canadian wildfires gave Detroit the most polluted air in the world among major cities for a good chunk of Thursday, according to a Swiss air quality technology company.
Detroit had an air quality ...Read more
Democrats are outraising Republican incumbents in competitive Pa. House districts -- except for one
With control of the U.S. House on the line in November, Pennsylvania’s swing-district candidates are stocking up their war chests for a critical election — but one Democrat is lagging behind his counterparts.
Bucks ...Read more
ICE operation scatters crowd, sends one swimming into Lake Bemidji
MINNEAPOLIS — A month after federal agents raided a construction site in Bemidji that sent workers jumping off roofs, agents staged another operation on Thursday that scattered another construction site and sent one ...Read more
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