By NINIEK KARMINI and FADLAN SYAM JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time using a human-made canopy bridge to cross a public road on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, conservationists said Monday. Rapid …
Camera trap shows Sumatra orangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a public road in Indonesia Read MoreBy MARK THIESSEN Please fasten your seatbelt, make sure your tray table is in an upright and locked position, and prepare for delivery. A passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta gave birth to a healthy 5 1/2 …
Baby on board: Paramedics help passenger give birth just before Delta flight lands Read MoreBy JESSICA HILL LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nathan Chasing Horse has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls. A Nevada judge gave the “Dances With Wolves” actor his sentence Monday. A jury had previously …
‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault Read MoreCHICAGO — A run of left-handed pitchers has given Vaughn Grissom the chance to show what he can do in the big leagues. Now, the question is whether the Angels are ready to test him more against righties. “It’s not …
Vaughn Grissom making the most of his opportunity with Angels Read MoreBarely newlyweds, my husband and I moved to South Chicago with dreams of raising a family here. I love my neighborhood’s proximity to the lake, its diversity and culture of resilience. Yet over the past 20 years, I’ve watched many …
Taking the next steps to elevate South Chicago Read MoreAs downtown Chicago enters its annual bridge lifting season, raising its historic bascule bridges to allow recreational boats to pass underneath, questions remain about the city’s ability to repair several of them without worsening traffic. When the city reopened the …
1 in 6 Chicago bridges are in ‘poor’ condition. How worried should you be? Read MoreDEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been together for a few months, and we’re great together. We have a mutual friend who is married and, in the past, showed interest in my boyfriend. She has asked him not to …
Dear Abby: Friend’s wife told my boyfriend to keep her texts a secret Read MoreBy MELISSA GOLDIN So much information, streaming out in so little time. And still: Within minutes, conspiracy theories flooded the internet. The shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday night played out in …
Reporters covered the correspondents’ dinner shooting in real time. Conspiracy theories still spread Read MoreThe National Boxing Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2026 on April 26, 2026 in Montebello CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) People gather at the Quiet Canyon banquet facility to see The National Boxing Hall of Fame …
Photos: National Boxing Hall of Fame inducts its Class of 2026 Read MoreMuggles and wannabe witches and wizards who’ve always dreamed of taking the Hogwarts Express to the school of witchcraft and wizardry can hop aboard a moving train for an real-world adventure inspired by the Harry Potter books and films. Tickets …
Hogwarts Express Adventure offers muggles a wizarding experience aboard a real train Read MoreBy Alex Brown, Stateline.org Congress’ move to allow mining in a national forest near a wilderness area may have broad ramifications across the country. The U.S. Senate voted April 16 to overturn a mining ban in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest, …
Scores of Forest Service plans could be upended after Boundary Waters mining vote Read MoreA pilot program aimed at lowering the cost of film permits for small-scale productions was set to begin today in Los Angeles. The Low Impact Permit Pilot Program will allow filmmakers working on projects with minimal community impact to obtain …
FilmLA and the city launched a pilot program to lower film permit costs Read MoreEL SEGUNDO — New contract, same Teair Tart. The Chargers signed Tart to a three-year contract extension potentially worth up to $37.5 million on Jan. 26, mere weeks after their season ended with an AFC wild-card loss to the New …
Chargers DL Teair Tart says it feels good to be wanted Read MoreBy JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Mann once had reason to think she was done being publicly grilled about Harvey Weinstein. She had spent three days telling a jury that the ex-movie mogul raped her, explaining why she …
Rape accuser Jessica Mann testifies against Harvey Weinstein for a third time Read MoreBy JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced two more payouts Monday for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development. Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind have agreed to end …
Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leases Read MoreBy Allyson Versprille and Danny LeeBloomberg Budget airlines are banding together to ask President Donald Trump’s administration for $2.5 billion to help combat increasing jet fuel prices in exchange for warrants that would give the U.S. government the right to …
Budget airlines ask White House for $2.5 billion bailout Read MoreBy FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday ruled out a conflict with the United States over an incident involving two CIA agents who died in an accident in the state of Chihuahua — agents …
Mexico’s Sheinbaum rules out a conflict with US over 2 CIA agents killed in Chihuahua accident Read MoreMuggles and wannabe witches and wizards who’ve always dreamed of taking the Hogwarts Express to the school of witchcraft and wizardry can hop aboard a moving train for an real-world adventure inspired by the Harry Potter books and films. Tickets …
Hogwarts Express Adventure offers muggles a wizarding experience aboard a real train Read MoreA snake charmer let one of his snakes go up the German man’s trousers (Picture: AFP) A tourist has died after being bitten by a snake ‘hypnotised’ in a charmer routine in Egypt. The 57-year-old man was on holiday with …
Tourist killed after cobra slithers up his trousers during ‘snake charmer’ routine Read MoreThe tulips, Sister Helen Prejean jokes, bloom for her birthday. The nun and death penalty abolitionist turned 87 last week, and every April she returns to DePaul University, where she donated her personal archives in 2011: nearly 45 years of …
‘Dead Man Walking’ nun brings message of hope and activism to DePaul University Read More