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Schools across the county are closing ahead of today’s heat (Picture: Getty) Thousands of pupils will either not be able to attend school this week or will head home earlier than usual because of full or partial school closures amid the extreme heat. Hundreds …

GCSE’s haven’t kept up with how the world has changed, so it’s time for them to be replaced (Credits: Getty Images) I glanced up at the clock – and smiled.  In 30 seconds I knew I would never have to …

The UK is bracing for the hottest June on record as temperatures could reach 40C in the red weather warning zone. Yesterday, over 300 schools across England and Wales closed due to the soaring temperatures, and Londoners argued over the …

ANAHEIM — Perhaps Ryan Johnson has finally found his role. One of the Angels’ top pitching prospects, Johnson has been bounced between the bullpen and the rotation for most of his two professional seasons, without much success in either role. …

Shireen Khudeeda tried to escape ISIS but was abducted in northern Iraq Shireen Khudeeda was just 19-years-old when Islamic State fighters arrived at her village and killed more than 250 men. She tried to flee but was abducted by ISIS …

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page Out of the 330,000 commuters scanned with facial recognition cameras in London, only one person has …

Chicago drill rapper Mello Buckzz was in custody Tuesday after being pulled over in her Mercedes SUV with an open bottle of vodka and a stolen gun in the car on the West Side. The rapper, whose real name is …

The city of Chicago has filed a lawsuit accusing short-term rental home company Airbnb and one of its hosts of improperly listing numerous properties. The complaint filed Monday in Cook County Circuit Court alleged that real estate broker Milan Rubenstein …

Community leaders have been pressuring Chicago mayors for more than a decade to create a stand-alone city department focusing exclusively on reducing and preventing gun violence, but they now have a champion in Mayor Brandon Johnson. Johnson on Tuesday embraced …

MINNEAPOLIS — Pitching, hitting and defense – the Dodgers had all three phases of their game clicking on Tuesday night as they defeated the Minnesota Twins, 12-3. Justin Wrobleski ran his record to 9-2, leaving him one win shy of …

The Lakers traded up one spot to the 24th pick in Tuesday night’s NBA draft and selected Cameron Carr, a 6-foot-5 guard from Baylor, an explosive driver who could also add shooting depth for the Lakers after his breakout sophomore …

A dramatic new video of a Disneyland visitor stepping out of a moving log at the top of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure shows the 13-year-old boy plummeting head first down the 50-foot-tall drop hill in a terrifying fall he was lucky …

Brayden Burries took another step toward his NBA future on Tuesday night when the Arizona guard was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the No. 10 pick in the first round of the NBA draft. Widely projected as a lottery …

Jurors in the arson trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht were handed the high-profile case late Tuesday afternoon, and set to begin deliberating whether the 30-year-old former Uber driver, in an act of revenge, intentionally set the blaze that led to last …

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK — The Washington Wizards selected forward AJ Dybantsa, who led the nation in scoring in his one season at BYU, with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft on Tuesday night. Dybantsa …

At its first public meeting since Superintendent Alberto Carvalho announced his resignation, the Los Angeles Unified school board on Tuesday unanimously approved a sweeping student screen-time policy while making no public comments about the district’s leadership transition. The board is …

By LEXIE LINDERMAN The Associated Press TORONTO — Josip Stanišić lifted a curving cross onto the boot of Ante Budimir, who tapped it into an open net in the 54th minute Tuesday, giving Croatia a 1-0 victory over Panama in …

Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is fundraising in Chicago on Wednesday night with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, ahead of the governor’s own visit to Texas on Friday to deliver remarks before the state’s Democrats. Talarico, a Texas state representative who …

Una coalición de funcionarios de la ciudad y el condado, así como grupos de defensa, está impulsando la creación de un nuevo Departamento de Reducción de la Violencia Armada en la ciudad. “Esto crearía un departamento estabilizado a largo plazo …

The Clippers selected Keaton Wagler, a 6-foot-5 guard from Illinois, with the No. 5 pick in Tuesday’s NBA draft, adding a versatile ball handler to their backcourt. Wagler was a less-heralded recruit coming out of high school, but evolved into …