LAS VEGAS — Monaco to Indianapolis to Charlotte, all in half a day. Kyle Larson would attempt The Double, starting and finishing both the Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 in Carolina. I’d try The Triple, viewing every single lap …
A long day of racing provided triple the fun for one sports enthusiast Read MoreBefore Andy Austin became a top courtroom sketch artist in Chicago, she had to overcome an artistic crisis. She’d grown weary of fruit. Apples and oranges, to be exact. Ms. Austin was a stay-at-home mom who’d studied art before moving …
Courtroom sketch artist Andy Austin, who covered Chicago’s biggest trials, has died at 89 Read MoreDEAR ABBY: We have an annual weekend family reunion that includes family and significant others along with their children. Most of the children are adults now. One of them (my niece) was recently married and is asking if her new …
Dear Abby: Family reunion expands with special guests Read MoreAn investigation is underway after two people were found dead in a northwest suburban Streamwood home including a 10-year-old girl. The girl and a 21-year-old woman were found in the 1600 block of McKool Avenue around 8:05 p.m. Wednesday night, …
10-year-old girl among 2 dead at Streamwood home Read MoreFrom time to time, someone will stroll into the building at Wrightwood and Kimball and ask if they’re in the right place to drop off used clothes or if anyone could point them in the direction of the Alcoholics Anonymous …
At Aloft Circus — teens soar, spin, flip beneath rafters of former Logan Square church Read MoreIn Montgomery, Alabama, a statue of Rosa Parks stands just blocks from the State Capitol. At her feet, granite markers memorialize four other women, but the monument offers little else about them. These women have largely been forgotten, until now. …
‘She Who Dared’ opera that honors the Black women of Civil Rights Movement Read MoreThis coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Illinois officials took possession last week of a 50-acre stretch of riverbed in the Des Plaines River near Joliet in a last-ditch effort …
Illinois wants to protect the Great Lakes from invasive carp. A toxic mess stands in the way. Read MoreA collaboration with JetBlue will mark the return of United Airlines to JFK International Airport in two years. JetBlue will give United access to slots at JFK for up to seven daily round-trip flights beginning in 2027. JetBlue runs approximately …
United Airlines will return to JFK with several daily flights in a deal with JetBlue Read MoreJust weeks before ComEd customers are about to get hit with higher bills, Illinois lawmakers are considering ways to generate and conserve more power with a plan to push for additional solar and wind energy and end a state ban …
Illinois lawmakers eye remedy for soaring electric bills Read MoreRobert Macfarlane has climbed to the icy summits of windswept mountains and plunged into the darkened depths of the earth to research his books, and he says that may have given people the impression that he was a bit of …
How Robert Macfarlane’s book ‘Is a River Alive?’ delivers a call to action Read MoreBy MICHAEL CASEY and ANNIE MA, AP Education Writers BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday extended an order blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to bar Harvard University from enrolling foreign students. Related Articles Chinese students anxious and angry …
Federal judge extends order blocking Trump administration ban on foreign students at Harvard Read MoreMUSEUMS AND MORE Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: “Butterfly Pavilion,” the seasonal exhibit, is open now and runs through Aug. 24; reservations required by timed ticket (30-minute time slots; $10; must also purchase museum admission; details tinyurl.com/4asy4c62). Hours: …
Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, May 30-June 5 Read MoreThe consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Friday, May 30, 2025. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus …
Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Friday, May 30, 2025 Read MoreBy MATTHEW BROWN and MEAD GRUVER ROUNDUP, Mont. (AP) — Former ranch hand Pat Thiele has spent years fighting a losing battle against a massive coal mine creeping underground toward his central Montana property. Mine owner Signal Peak Energy sits …
Trump’s push to save coal faces a new hurdle: his own trade war Read MoreBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine court on Thursday declared a mistrial in the case of seven health professionals accused of negligence in the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona, the latest dramatic twist in a trial that has …
Argentine court declares a mistrial in the case over the death of soccer star Maradona Read MoreBy DAVE COLLINS, Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man says he was tortured for weeks in a New York townhouse. Another in Paris was held for ransom and his finger cut off. A couple in Connecticut were carjacked, …
Crypto crime spills over from behind the screen to real-life violence Read MoreBy ED WILLIAMS of Searchlight New Mexico and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN of The Associated Press COUNSELOR, N.M. (AP) — On a Tuesday in March, Billton Werito drove his son Amari toward his house in Counselor, New Mexico, driving past natural …
Oil and gas have boomed in New Mexico. Its schools are contending with pollution’s effects Read MoreBy AMY TAXIN SOMIS, Calif. (AP) — Andreas Tompros lost his home and at least a third of his avocado orchard to a wildfire last year, but the 47-year-old grower is not worried about his farm making a comeback. Related …
California avocado growers say Mexican imports have helped their sales Read MoreBy JULIA FRANKEL and NATALIE MELZER JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Thursday it would establish 22 more Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, including the legalization of outposts already built without government authorization. In the Gaza Strip, Israeli strikes …
Israel authorizes more settlements in the occupied West Bank. Strikes on Gaza kill 34, officials say Read MoreReading Time: 2 minutes Donna D’Errico starred on Baywatch from 1996 to 1998. These days, the actress is 57 and still enjoys a sizable following on social media. And Donna treated her 3.1 million Instagram followers to an unexpected sight …
Donna D’Errico Rocks Her Old ‘Baywatch’ Swimsuit at 57, Appears to Be … Read More