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SEATTLE — Moral victories don’t count for much in this White Sox clubhouse. They didn’t last year, either, when the Sox lost 102 games. Or the year before that, when they lost 121. Or in any big-league locker room with …

Potential buyers browsing Zillow or Trulia for homes in the Chicago area have likely noticed significantly fewer listings. That’s because the real estate company Zillow Group lost access Wednesday to thousands of property listings for its two websites, in the …

The City Council moved Wednesday to ban cops with ties to extremist groups like the far-right Proud Boys or Oath Keepers from serving in the Chicago Police Department. The ordinance from Ald. Matt Martin (47th) prohibits officers from engaging in …

Gonorrhoea and syphilis are on the rise for a worrying reason (Picture: Getty) Record levels of Gonorrhoea and syphilis have been detected in Europe, reaching the highest number of cases in over ten years. The European Centre for Disease Prevention …

Former GOP Congressman Joe Walsh delivered a warning to his followers on the morning after the Trump administration’s DOJ announced the establishment of an “anti-weaponization” fund to compensate what it characterizes as “lawfare” victims. The enormously controversial arrangement, which Republican …

Theater Toccara Castleman (left) and Jasmine Robertson of “Gee’s Bend.” Tuesdai B. Perry Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre presents “Gee’s Bend,” Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder’s play that follows a family from 1939-2002 as they experience segregation, family strife, the Civil Rights Movement and celebrity. …

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Illinois is receiving nearly $300 million in federal funding to track down and replace toxic lead pipes that deliver drinking water to homes …

By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed Alabama’s bid to be allowed to execute a convicted murder who was found by lower courts to be intellectually disabled. The court’s action leaves in place lower …

By MOLLY QUELL THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court issued a landmark advisory opinion on the right to strike on Thursday, finding that a cornerstone labor treaty protects the ability of workers to walk off the …

In an era where Southern California house hunters are cash-strapped to buy, you’d think they would be flocking to the market’s usual bargain – the condominium. However, my trusty spreadsheet’s peek at homebuying stats from Attom, going back to 2005, …

By SUSIE BLANN and BARRY HATTON KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones smashed into another Russian refinery overnight, starting a fire that produced huge clouds of black smoke, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, in what appeared to be the latest …

NORTHRIDGE — Birmingham starting right-handed pitcher Carlos Acuna carried a familiar face that rested comfortably between his jersey and undershirt against Carson during the CIF LA City Section Open Division semifinals. An amulet that he wore an amulet around his …

By ALEXANDRA OLSON, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As his daughter Olivia was born, Marlon White felt his wife’s hand slacken as she fainted. The baby, born at 29 weeks and weighing about 2 pounds, wasn’t making a …

By MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is set to loosen a federal rule that requires grocery stores and air-conditioning companies to reduce greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment, in what officials say is a push to lower grocery costs. …

Los Angeles County Metro is offering free rides Thursday on trains, buses, Metro Bike Share and Metro Micro services in celebration of Bike Day. Metro officials said riders will be able to use the transit system free of charge throughout …

Researchers at UC Irvine believe a new public health study they’re helping to run – the first of its size to focus solely on Asian Americans – will help unravel some mysterious and troubling new trends linking race and cancer. …

By ERIKA KINETZ and JULIET LINDERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful congressional committee is urging major telecommunications companies to do more to protect Americans against scams, part of a widening investigation into the role that U.S. companies play in the …

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page The Transport Secretary has thrown her support behind Andy Burnham in the make-or-break by-election for the …

Reform UK won more than 1,400 seats in the local elections, but their numbers are dropping (Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) Reform UK is hiring a ‘vetting officer’ after a swathe of its newly elected councillors left their posts. A job …

The three boys were spared jail at Southampton Crown Court (Picture: Solent News) Three teenagers who raped two lone young girls in separate attacks have walked free from court. The first victim, then aged 15, started speaking with one of …