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By BERNARD CONDON, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk may never colonize Mars as promised, but enough investors consider the SpaceX founder to be a sort of miracle man that they’ll help him reach another fantastic goal …

By DAVE COLLINS and HALLIE GOLDEN Authorities and residents searched tornado-ravaged areas and assessed damage Friday after a strong line of storms barreled through communities south of Chicago, leaving around 380,000 customers without power in Illinois and Indiana and disrupting …

By AAMER MADHANI, FARNOUSH AMIRI and LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has long been looking for this weekend to be a big one for his presidency. The World Cup returns to the U.S. on Friday for the …

By STEVEN SLOAN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s handpicked board at the Kennedy Center is mounting a last-minute effort to keep his name on the facade of the iconic performing arts facility before a court-ordered deadline to remove it …

Michael Dome-Bemwin appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court accused of a series of fraud and obtaining services by deception charges (Picture: PA) A footballer has appeared in court accused of skipping £3,500 worth of food and drink bills in a series …

Jeffrey Lee was convicted in 2000 (Picture: AP/Alabama Department of Corrections) A death row prisoner who was set to be executed this week has been spared — for now. Jeffrey Lee, 49, has been incarcerated in the state of Alabama …

By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — A key surveillance tool seen as vital in preventing terror attacks and catching foreign spies is set to expire Friday after congressional efforts to temporarily extend it failed in bipartisan fashion. It’s a significant …

Elon Musk is the world’s first trillionaire (Picture: AFP) Elon Musk is officially the world’s first trillionaire, and he has somewhat missed the mark in solving global hunger. Musk, owner of SpaceX and creator of Tesla, has cemented himself as …

A multi-vehicle crash has closed lanes on the M11 near Stansted, causing congestion (Picture: National Highways) Motorists have been caught in traffic mayhem on the M11 near Stansted Airport after two multi-vehicle crashes. Friday traffic is in a gridlock on …

The sea lion was tangled up near Nevelsk on Russia’s Sakhalin Island (Picture: Yuri Smityuk/Cover Images) A sea lion with a dangerous plastic ring wrapped around its neck has been rescued in a dramatic operation.  The female Steller’s sea lion, …

The annual wreath-laying ceremony historically held at Arlington National Cemetery to honor women veterans was canceled this year because several military branches declined to participate, including the Air Force and Navy. The branches cited President Trump’s Executive Order 14185 and …

INDIANAPOLIS — Watch Fever star Caitlin Clark play for 10 minutes and you’ll have an opinion on the way she moves. She taunts opponents after a big shot. She yells at her coaches and officials. She prances around like a …

En la secundaria, Héctor Lozano era un destacado jugador de fútbol como lateral izquierdo en la Farragut Career Academy. También jugaba en un equipo de club, Atlas, que grababa sus partidos en una videocámara. Los jugadores se reunían en alguna …

Caleb Williams isn’t about to state his choice for where the Bears should play their home games going forward. The Bears quarterback said Thursday he doesn’t care whether the Bears play in Hammond, Indiana, Arlington Heights, Chicago — or anywhere …

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams heard what Micah Parsons had to say about him — not only the implication that he was the top player in the league, but his boast that the Packers star would be the one to slow …

Disability rights and patient advocacy groups in Illinois have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new law that allows terminally ill patients to seek medication to end their own lives. The advocates oppose the right-to-die legislation, which takes effect in …

YouTube creator Nick Shirley has filmed himself interviewing Alex Jones outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, called street vendors in New York City “dangerous migrant scammers” and described a “Somali takeover” in Minnesota. Shirley was also granted permission to …

Standing in the middle of the picket line early Thursday outside St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital, Jesus Hernandez felt as if the one-day strike was already a success just an hour after it started. Hernandez was among six nurses fired …

Kenneth Gunn got his first taste of a Chicago hate crime as a kid growing up in racially changing Englewood attending an elementary school “on the white side” of the neighborhood. Gunn lived on the “the Black side” of Ashland …

Alejandro Vasquez was filling up his Toyota Prius Thursday morning at one of the priciest gas stations in Chicago. The Shell station at 130 W. North Ave. in Old Town was selling regular gas at $5.80 a gallon, one of …