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By PETER SMITH The scriptural passage that President Donald Trump plans to read Tuesday evening in a livestreamed Bible-reading marathon dates back to the depiction of an ancient event — but it’s one that carries a highly charged significance in …

It’s widely anticipated that Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz will select an offensive player with his first-round pick Thursday night in the NFL draft. It’s long been assumed he’ll address the team’s most pressing need as he continues to rebuild …

By Dana Hull | Bloomberg Tesla Inc. saw a steep drop in vehicle registrations in California as consumers in the Golden State increasingly embrace hybrid vehicles. Tesla’s first-quarter registrations declined 24% in the state compared with the prior-year period, according to …

After making history as the first Latina to headline the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Karol G is hitting the road for a world tour. The Colombian singer-songwriter teased the news after wrapping up her Sunday set …

Emily Hart says she loves Jesus, beer, and Trump – but she isn’t real (Picture: Emily Hart) Millions of Republicans in the US were duped by what they thought was a blonde, conservative MAGA supporter – who turned out to …

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and 2024 GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley is being criticized for her opinions regarding the U.S. war in Iran. On Monday, Haley wrote: “The ship the U.S. seized in the Strait of Hormuz …

The seagulls showed up at Wrigley Field about an hour or so before the first pitch Monday night. Apparently, they didn’t check the schedule. Prime feeding time is after a day game, when they can feast on all the scraps …

The quaint notion that hitting is contagious has been around as long as the Abner Doubleday myth, as if it can somehow spread from player to player like whooping cough. Well, then, perhaps it’s time for this variant after the …

There’s little chance you know this, and maybe even less chance you have ever given it a passing thought, but there are very few people named Little who have loomed large in American culture. Rich Little drew laughs doing impressions …

The Chicago Transit Authority has ended a multi-million dollar contract that paid for hundreds of unarmed security guards, saying it is redirecting those funds to officers and other trained professionals “better equipped” to keep riders safe. The cuts to private …

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed an executive order barring state employees from using insider information to bet on prediction market apps, joining six other states that have moved to either restrict or regulate the burgeoning betting field. Users …

The image sparked international outcry after going viral this weekend (Picture: X) Two Israeli soldiers who smashed a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon have been jailed and removed from combat duty. The Israeli military sentenced the soldiers to 30 …

President Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday on social media that his agency is “discarding the mandatory flu vaccine requirement, effective immediately.” Hegseth added a jab at what he characterized as the “disastrous” Biden administration for denying soldiers “simple …

Training camp is a race to lay the foundation. The Sky have five days until their first preseason test against the Mercury. And, so far, the reports out of camp sound good. Players and coaches are using the kinds of …

The spring bridge lift schedule resumes Wednesday along the Chicago River. The 27 bridges along the Chicago River and its south branch will lift twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays, according to the Chicago Department of Transportation. The lift …

The satirical news outlet The Onion is back with a new plan to take over the Infowars platforms of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones as his company faces liquidation over more than $1 billion in defamation judgments owed to relatives of …

Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from the job that he inherited from the late Steve Jobs, ending a nearly 15-year reign that saw the company’s market value soar by more than $3.6 trillion during an iPhone-fueled era of …

Trump said the release of the prisoners would be a ‘great start’ to further negotiations (Picture: EPA) Donald Trump has pleaded with Iran to release eight women who are set to be executed after anti-regime protests. Taking to Truth Social, …

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), today at the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, asked President Trump’s Fed chair nominee, Kevin Warsh, to name “just one” aspect of Trump’s economic agenda with which he disagrees. [NOTE: Warren prefaced …

Whole Foods is planning to open grocery stores in the Wicker Park and Lake View neighborhoods. The Wicker Park location is set for 1200 N. Ashland Ave., the site of a former CVS at the intersections of Division Street and …