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SEATTLE — Tristan Peters always has been light on his feet in the field. A center fielder by trade and a swing dancer by hobby, the 26-year-old rookie’s smooth moves and solid glove have entrenched him in a White Sox …

The mother of an 18-year-old Mather High School student was ordered released from immigration custody by a federal judge on Tuesday, though the teen remains detained, according to the family’s lawyers. Ricardo Navarrete and his mother, Liliana Navarrete, were detained …

A Chicago man has been charged with DUI after a fatal accident early Sunday on the Eisenhower Expressway that killed a man and injured at least six others, including himself, on the Near West Side. Jose F. Perez Marin, 21, …

Live Nation Entertainment is being sued for negligence after a man allegedly assaulted an intoxicated 16-year-old girl at a Wiz Khalifa and Sean Paul concert last year in southwest suburban Tinley Park. In a news conference Tuesday in the Loop, …

A former high-ranking Chicago cop has sued the city, police Supt. Larry Snelling and other officials alleging he was added to the city’s do-not-hire list based on bogus information about his disciplinary record. Michael Barz, who rose to the rank …

Police recovered a knife after a “known” suspect fatally stabbed a man in the face late Monday in the Norwood Park, Chicago police said. Around 11:15 p.m., Giovanni Martinez began arguing and fighting with someone he knew in the 6000 …

DEAR ABBY: I am a gay man. My husband, “Isaac,” and I have been together for 21 years, married for nine. I’m having challenges with his sister. Over these 21 years, I have observed that any decisions involving their family …

An air quality alert was reported by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. in effect until Wednesday May 20, at 4:30 p.m. for Santa Susana Mountains. Guidance for air quality alerts: Insights from the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard …

The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended May 17 based on reporting from the independent booksellers of Southern California, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Yesteryear (Indies Introduce): Caro …

By ANDREW DALTON, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Tuesday paused the prosecution of a woman charged with the attempted murder of Rihanna and more than a dozen other felonies and sent the case to a …

By BEN FINLEY WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon watchdog will evaluate whether the U.S. military followed an established targeting framework when carrying out attacks on dozens of alleged drug-smuggling boats that have killed nearly 200 people in Latin American waters …

By FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEN SWEET WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that requires banks to take a closer look at the citizenship of their customers, a new measure in his administration’s push to …

Joseph M. Nicchitta was officially hired today as Los Angeles County’s chief executive officer, taking over a position he has filled on an interim basis since October. The county Board of Supervisors approved his appointment Tuesday, with Nicchitta receiving an …

A debate over a proposed affordable housing development near Pasadena’s Sierra Madre Villa A Line station evolved this week into something much larger than a single project. As Pasadena city leaders weighed an appeal challenging a 133-unit affordable housing proposal …

One of the largest annual Catholic gatherings in the United States will soon make its new home in Long Beach, officials with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles said on Tuesday, May 19. The Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, a seven-decade-old …

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed at least 19 people, including four women and three children, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said, the latest in near-daily attacks from both sides that have not stopped despite the fragile, …

Something strange is happening in Washington. A generation of investors and entrepreneurs who built careers championing private capital and intuitively understood the power of market discipline and limited government have joined the Trump administration, taking charge of hundreds of billions …

The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday added more anti-camping zones around parks, underpasses, streets and other areas in the San Fernando Valley. The council voted 11-4 to approve a resolution introduced by City Councilwoman Imelda Padilla on May 12, …

At least three drones flown by community members forced firefighters to temporarily stop operation of firefighting aircrafts above the Bain fire on Tuesday, May 18. Capt. John Clingingsmith with CAL FIRE/Riverside County didn’t immediately know how long the firefighting aircrafts …

A smoke advisory was issued through Tuesday evening, May 19 as smoke from wildfires drifted across parts of Southern California, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District. AQMD issued a smoke advisory due to smoke from the Sandy …