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As music director and now music director emeritus for life, Riccardo Muti served as conductor for all the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s the season-opening concerts in 2010-23, except for 2020 when performances were suspended because of the COVID-19 shutdown. So, it …

After months of tension, Mayor Brandon Johnson told Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez this week that he wants the embattled schools chief to leave his position, three sources told the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ. Martinez did not immediately resign …

We have reached that point in September when there are fewer days between today and Thanksgiving than between now and the last Fourth of July, and let’s pause for … just … a … moment … to let that sink …

SAN DIEGO — Pedro Grifol got over the firing quickly. “Twenty-four hours,” he said. Having his dream job handed to someone else on Aug. 9 stung, even though he had seen it coming during a road trip that saw the …

Chipotle Mexican Grill expects to give away as much as $1 million worth of food next week in what it calls its first-ever buy-one-get-one-free offer for quesadillas. The excuse is National Quesadilla Day on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Related link Starbucks …

What are the best athletic shorts? The best pairs of athletic shorts should fit comfortably, allowing your body to move freely while exercising. Though they can be great for running, training, yoga or team sports, a quality pair of athletic …

Proposition 2 would put California $10 billion deeper into debt without reforming its broken system of funding school facilities. Consider that proponents of Proposition 2 say the state must borrow billions of dollars for “urgent repairs to leaky roofs” and …

By REBECCA SANTANA, ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER WASHINGTON (AP) — Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service’s performance ahead of a July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, according to a new report that …

By David Welch Cruise, the self-driving vehicle unit of General Motors Co., plans to resume driving robotaxis in California this fall for the first time since a pedestrian accident led to its license being suspended in October. The testing is …

The natural order of Halloween remains unchanged this year as Knott’s Scary Farm kicks off its 51st spooky season in gruesome style, continues its bloody pursuit of a relentless rival and fights off an attack by an upstart contender. Knott’s …

By ZEINA KARAM and KAREEM CHEHAYEB BEIRUT (AP) — Chris Knayzeh was in a town overlooking Lebanon’s capital when he heard the rumbling aftershock of the 2020 Beirut port blast. Hundreds of tons of haphazardly stored ammonium nitrates had exploded, …

The weather around Los Angeles has been mild recently, overcast and barely reaching 80 degrees. Meanwhile in Louisiana, Baton Rouge will be in the mid-90s Saturday with an abundance of humidity when the UCLA football team travels to No. 16 …

El Segundo is trying out an approach to homelessness in the city that it has described as more compassionate. The city this week launched its Proactive Approach to Combating Homelessness in El Segundo (PATCHES) program, a six-month pilot method during …

Crime shatters lives. Its devastation ripples through families, schools, places of worship, and our entire community. Los Angeles County deserves a district attorney who will protect the innocent, hold offenders accountable, and restore justice to our streets. Nathan Hochman is …