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Following an announcement that felony charges were filed against a Los Angeles police officer for recording his co-workers’ derogatory remarks, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman is facing criticism from Mayor Karen Bass about that decision. Officer Daniel Flores, …

By BERNARD CONDON NEW YORK (AP) — The president’s media company posted a massive loss in the second quarter and announced plans to ditch new business lines and refocus as a forum for users to post their views. Trump Media …

With tickets selling out days in advance for a horror convention that brought more than 50,000 people to Long Beach this past weekend, organizers of Midsummer Scream had a tough choice to make. It came down to deciding whether to …

By ROB GILLIES and JAMIE STENGLE Canada put its military on standby Monday to help battle deadly wildfires in British Columbia as a local mayor warned that one of the blazes had wreaked huge destruction on his community. A woman …

By Tim Henderson, Stateline.org Federal immigration agents are employing new tactics — from arresting academics at airports to setting up a checkpoint at a popular creek in a National Forest — to boost their arrest numbers, leading to more arrests in July than in …

Last month, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) suspended funding to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), which quickly sued to block the decision. The controversy raises an important question: to what extent are local bureaucracies entitled …

Teen accessories and jewelry retailer Claire’s said its stores will undergo a “glow-up,” one year after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company, which moved from Hoffman Estates to Rosemont earlier this summer, plans to invest in its piercing …

One of the Bears’ most exciting weapons likely will be shelved until the season starts. Wide receiver Luther Burden injured his groin Saturday and is expected to miss the rest of the preseason, coach Ben Johnson told the Sun-Times on …

A new tiny home village with about 200 beds for people experiencing homelessness opened Monday in Sun Valley, expanding interim housing capacity in the northeast San Fernando Valley as Los Angeles continues to grapple with moving people off the streets …

EL SEGUNDO — The only thing that’s been settled in the Chargers’ competition for the starting left guard position is that nothing has been settled through the first 11 days of training camp, and that’s just fine with offensive coordinator …

An 80-unit affordable housing development opened last week in Koreatown, becoming the first project in the neighborhood completed under Mayor Karen Bass’ initiative to speed up construction of affordable housing, according to the mayor’s office. The development at 611 S. …

By Nicola M White, Lydia Beyoud, Bloomberg News The Commodity Futures Trading Commission told prediction markets to avoid using American-style gambling odds as the US regulator fends off legal challenges alleging the platforms are illicit sports betting operations. The agency …

Over the course of a week in March last year, three women told police they were shopping in a Dollar Tree store when a stranger neared and apparently either ejaculated on them or wiped semen on them from behind. The …

People have slammed the ‘shrinkflation’ between Mars bars today and in the 1990’s (Picture: Getty Images) A 35-year-old Mars bar discovered during a house clearance has left people stunned after it was compared to its modern-day equivalent. Cleaner Victoria Gordon, …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: After dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside a local funeral home, we hear from shocked and grieving families and look into the troubled history of the owners.  🗞️ Plus: A downtown skyscraper rises, …

The fear over Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor led to the signing of Executive Order 9066 on Feb. 19, 1942, permitting the forced removal of all people of Japanese descent from their West Coast homes and into assembly centers and …

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have friends who are kind, intelligent and warm. However, as we have spent more time with them, “Phyllis’” compulsive talking has become a real problem for us. She hijacks whichever one of us is …

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know the $9.96 billion budget Chicago Public Schools passed for the coming fiscal year is generating some controversy. OK, so whenever CPS does anything it engenders controversy. But in this case, some …

The child was discovered in a home in Essex (Picture: Shutterstock) A man and a woman have been charged with preventing lawful burial after the body of a child was discovered at an address in Southend, Essex. Officers attended an …

Two political campaign firms with close ties to men with public corruption convictions have gotten business in recent years in Chicago and statewide political races, including the current, hotly contested race for Chicago School Board president and more than $1.5 …