This is the text of a letter that Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered Thursday to Pope Leo XIV: City of Chicago Office of the MayorMayor Brandon Johnson May 28, 2026 Your Holiness Pope Leo XIV, October 5, 1979, is forever remembered …
Read the full text of Mayor Johnson’s invitation to Pope Leo XIV to deliver mass in Grant Park in 2027 Read MoreGracie Abrams is heading back on the road with a new arena tour that includes an extended Southern California run. The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter has announced The Look at My Life Tour, a 64-date North American and European arena tour that …
Gracie Abrams bringing arena tour to Kia Forum this December Read MoreAn eighth-grader from Silver Lake was among nine spellers poised to compete in Thursday’s finals of the National Spelling Bee in Washington, seeking to be the first champion from Los Angeles County. Oliver Halkett tied for seventh in last year’s …
Silver Lake student among 9 finalists in National Spelling Bee Read MoreThe last contractor needed for the 2.3-mile extension of the A Line light-rail from Pomona to Claremont — to begin preliminary construction work for the last leg that will bring the line to the eastern edge of Los Angeles County …
Construction manager contract awarded to extend light-rail line from Pomona to Claremont Read MoreDENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska (AP) — Rescuers are trying to reach four climbers who fell on Alaska’s Mount McKinley, North America’s tallest peak, the National Park Service said Thursday. The climbers’ conditions weren’t immediately known following the fall, …
Conditions of 4 climbers who fell on Mount McKinley unknown as rescuers try to reach them Read MoreLOS ANGELES — Quarterback Matthew Stafford may have signed a one-year, $55 million contract extension with the Rams through the 2027 season last week, but he said Thursday after the team finished its first week of OTAs that that won’t …
Rams’ Matthew Stafford says $55 million extension won’t change his outlook Read MoreLOS ANGELES — After six months defined by off-field headlines, Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua said Thursday he is learning to ask for help after starting therapy. Nacua, who turns 25 on Friday, has made headlines for the wrong reasons …
Rams WR Puka Nacua learning to seek help after off-field incidents Read MoreOne of the biggest names in the history of high school baseball in the San Fernando Valley has stepped down. Sierra Canyon coach Tom Meusborn announced Thursday that he has resigned, according to a post on the school’s Instagram account. …
Tom Meusborn resigns as Sierra Canyon baseball coach Read MoreAfter weeks of Chicagoans collectively asking, “where’s the lineup?” Riot Fest announced full details for its 2026 edition Thursday morning, with Tool, Twenty One Pilots, Pierce the Veil, Alanis Morissette, Morrissey, Iggy Pop, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Pixies, Rise …
Tool, Twenty One Pilots, Pierce the Veil, Alanis Morissette, Morrissey among the top acts in Riot Fest lineup Read MoreStanding in front of a beer tap serving Chicago’s Goose Island pale ale at a restaurant north of Vatican City, server Elisa Serracini described why she’s somewhat fond of a different Chicago export: deep dish pizza. “I really appreciated it,” …
On the hunt for Pope Leo’s hometown deep dish in Rome Read MoreRiverside County prosecutors this week for the first time offered specific details on the suffering they allege a 7-month-old boy endured in 2025 and why they believe his mother, Cabazon resident Rebecca Renee Haro, should be held for trial in …
Baby Emmanuel had ‘alarming’ symptoms that his mother Rebecca Haro ignored, prosecutors say Read MoreLOS ANGELES — The UCLA baseball team maintained the No. 1 rank in the NCAA for the entire 2026 regular season. The Bruins set a program record with 48 regular-season wins. They swept through the Big Ten Tournament in Omaha, …
Top-ranked UCLA baseball team ready to ride together Read MoreBy KATE BRUMBACK ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge had an extramarital affair with a high-ranking police officer — including having sex in the judge’s chambers that was overheard by staff — and initially lied about the actions but remains …
Federal judge had sex in chambers with police officer and lied about it, investigation found Read MoreWork is progressing on a new In-N-Out Burger in the City of Commerce. Construction is underway on a gleaming white building on Telegraph Avenue. The project is part of a long-term goal of creating a retail and entertainment corridor in …
In-N-Out Burger is coming to the City of Commerce Read MoreBy KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and BEN FINLEY WASHINGTON (AP) — The death toll from the Trump administration’s monthslong series of strikes on suspected drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean has risen to at least 199 people …
Recent survivors of US boat strikes haven’t been found, bringing overall death toll to 199 Read MoreBy STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch died last week from hemorrhagic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation after complications from bacterial pneumonia led to sepsis, according to the former NASCAR star’s death certificate. Busch had …
Kyle Busch had pneumonia for ‘days to weeks,’ according to his death certificate Read MoreBy ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ HAVANA (AP) — Nearly 3 million Cubans experience water shortages every day because of a severe oil shortage that government officials blame on a U.S. energy blockade, authorities said late Wednesday during a roundtable discussion regarding the …
Water shortages worsen across Cuba as oil supplies dwindle Read MoreFILE | Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer) First-term Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath faces three challengers in her first election bid since winning the Third District open seat in 2022 by beating …
LA County Board of Supervisors’ District 3 race issues: Board reform, homeless, fire response Read MoreBy STEVEN SLOAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Local TV stations owned by ABC across the United States blasted the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday for launching an “unlawful, arbitrary and unconstitutional” early review of their broadcast licenses as a dispute between the network …
ABC stations call FCC’s early call for license renewal ‘unconstitutional’ Read MoreWhen it comes to money in politics, Los Angeles County certainly has its share of expensive state legislative races. California’s 24th State Senate District features 10 candidates — the most of any legislative race in the state — who are …
Election 2026: These are some of LA County’s most expensive state legislative races Read More