Reyna Grande, author of “The Distance Between Us” and “A Dream Called Home,” has just published a new memoir, “Migrant Heart.” Here, Grande shares stories via email about how the book and audiobook came together, as well as what it …
How Reyna Grande’s ‘Migrant Heart’ drew inspiration from Sandra Cisneros Read MoreBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Catapulted by the market debut of his rocket company SpaceX, Elon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire by the end of the day. That level of wealth, all owned …
What Elon Musk’s trillion would mean in real terms Read MoreThe White Sox’ game Thursday night against the Braves was rained out. It will be made up Aug. 20, a mutual day off for both teams, at 1:10 p.m. The Sox already had won the series, beating the major-league-leading Braves …
White Sox’ game vs. Braves rained out, will be made up Aug. 20 Read MoreThe Humboldt Park and Puerto Rican communities gathered Thursday afternoon to unveil honorary street signs recognizing Rafael Cruz and Julio Osorio, two Puerto Rican men whose deaths in 1977 became a catalyst for change. Cruz and Osorio were shot and …
Honorary street signs by Humboldt Park provide important landmark for Chicago’s Puerto Rican community Read MoreSpeaking at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s annual conference Thursday afternoon, Gov. JB Pritzker said the burning of a cross this week in Grant Park was a sign of how far-right leaders have enabled hatred in the U.S. “The fact that …
Pritzker summons words of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson to decry cross burning in Grant Park Read MoreThe reporter’s live segment was cut short by the scrap (Picture: Fox Sports Mexico) A live television broadcast at the World Cup was interrupted by two fans exchanging punches in the middle of the street. The 23rd edition of the …
World Cup show interrupted by two Mexico fans throwing punches on live TV Read MoreArsenal are looking to build on the squad that won the Premier League (Picture: Getty) Arsenal have joined Manchester United and Liverpool in the race to sign Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott, according to reports. The Gunners are keen to bolster …
Arsenal join race to sign £80m Man Utd and Liverpool transfer target Read MoreBilly Ray Cyrus says a serious health scare left him fighting for his life (Picture: Getty Images) Billy Ray Cyrus has revealed that doctors told him to get his affairs in order after a health crisis that left him fighting …
Billy Ray Cyrus: ‘I nearly died and feared I’d never sing again’ Read MoreTony Bartlett denies murder and manslaughter relating to the death of Atticus Bartlett and is on trial at Bristol Crown Court (Picture: Getty) A postman murdered his four-week-old son by violently shaking him after being asked to watch the newborn …
Postman ‘shook four-week-old son to death after first night out with partner as parents’ Read MoreTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page Dozens of protesters expressing support for Palestine Action have been arrested outside a court in southeast …
72 people arrested during protest outside London court Read MoreThe drug, called ER-100, is injected into the eyeball (Picture: Shutterstock / New Africa) In 1986, Queen frontman Freddie Mercury asked a pretty simple question: Who wants to live forever? And, if all goes to plan, we could all soon …
Trial of age reversing drug could soon tell us if humans can live forever Read MoreU.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) on Thursday spoke at an Intern Lecture Series event hosted by The Fund for American Studies (TFAS), a nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C. with a mission “to educate students and young adults about leadership, the …
GOP Senator Lectures Interns on Limited Government, “Don’t Hurt People” Read MoreDENVER — Nico Hoerner didn’t move from first base because Moises Ballesteros hit a foul ball. That seemed to be what the players on the field thought. And that’s what the replay showed, a foul ball going off Ballesteros’ foot. …
A double play? Really? Cubs manager Craig Counsell ejected after ‘umpires cost you two outs’ Read MoreGood community rules and regulations (“operating rules,” per Civil Code Section 4340) protect the community and encourage neighborly conduct. However, good rule ideas are not enforceable unless the HOA follows a prescribed rule amendment process. Because only boards have the …
HOA Homefront: Is your board correctly adopting HOA rules? Read MoreBy AMY C. ARNOTT of Morningstar Reader question: My spouse has little interest in our financial position. As we age, this concerns me. I try to share some basic information (income, spending, account balances, debt, and so on) each month …
How can I illustrate our financial position to a spouse who shows little interest? Read MoreBy JON GAMBRELL and DAVID McHUGH DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran ‘s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz may be easing — and its own oil problems now seem to be mounting. The crucial strait at the mouth …
Analysis: Iran’s stranglehold on Strait of Hormuz loosens as Gulf Arab oil reaches market Read MoreUkrainian drone strikes on refineries, depots and pipelines. Tanker trucks attacked and left ablaze along the land corridor from Russia to Crimea. Motorists waiting in long lines at gas stations. In a new blow to the Kremlin’s narrative that Moscow …
Ukraine hits fuel supplies to Crimea, sparking a fuel crisis on the Russian-held peninsula Read MoreSouthern California is enjoying a bit of a homebuilding renaissance with residential construction permits running near a 19-year high. My trusty spreadsheet peeked at building permits in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties – for renting …
Where is Southern California’s homebuilding hotspot? Read MoreBy CLAIRE RUSH PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of assaulting a federal officer during protests at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Oregon, was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Thursday. Under a plea …
Anti-ICE protester in Portland sentenced to 30 months in prison for assaulting a federal officer Read MoreBy Lauren Sausser and Maia Rosenfeld, KFF Health News Within 24 hours of injecting the first dose of a weight loss medication she received following a visit with a telehealth doctor, Karleigh McClain was admitted to the hospital, she said. …
Telehealth booms as demand for GLP-1s surges and questions mount about safety, oversight Read More