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Chicago Public Media is excited to welcome our 2026 summer intern class to the newsroom. These seven rising journalists will contribute across the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ through early autumn, embedded in teams working in audio, engagement, photography, video and …

A 15-year-old boy has become the third suspect accused in a deadly October, 2025 shooting that left two teen boys dead and a man injured in Auburn Gresham, police said. The boy, who is not being identified because of his …

By MIKE STOBBE NEW YORK (AP) — A study on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness has finally been published after being blocked from a government health journal. The vaccine was found to be about 55% effective against COVID-19-associated hospitalizations, and reduced COVID-19-related …

The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday authorized the placement of a measure on the November ballot that would hike the city’s sales tax by a half-cent to provide added funding to the Los Angeles Fire Department. In a 14-0 …

The Altadena Town Council Wednesday, June 24, will be hosting an emergency meeting as local leaders continue to push back against outside forces taking control of the ever-evolving Eaton fire rebuilding effort. Last week, hundreds of people attended the regularly …

By MICHAEL CASEY and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — The House gave final approval Tuesday to a broad bipartisan bill aimed at lowering the cost of housing, with lawmakers in both parties eager to show progress on affordability issues …

A 24-year-old man was critically wounded in a robbery Monday night on the Northwest Side and police have in custody a suspect. The victim was outside at about 8:30 p.m. in the 7000 block of West Belmont Avenue when another …

The last time the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry’s south entry was opened to the public, radio hadn’t yet been invented. Or aspirin. Half of all U.S. homes were also still being lit by natural gas, and the first …

The Midwest’s first Formula One arcade will open on Aug. 14 in River North, bringing an immersive racing experience to Chicago, the company announced Tuesday. The F1 Arcade at 1 W. Grand Ave. will have a 1,500-square-foot rooftop terrace, racing …

Police are looking for the person responsible for shooting a 42-year-old rideshare driver as he dropped off passengers Monday night in the North Lawndale neighborhood. The driver was inside his vehicle dropping off passengers at about 10:35 p.m. in the …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: After his office moved to drop charges in a third case handled by the prosecutor at the center of the “Broadview Six” fiasco, U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros says he’ll review nearly 20 years of her …

The Los Angeles City Council directed the city attorney on Tuesday to draft an ordinance aimed at reinstating a 2022 ban on oil drilling. In a 14-0 vote, the council approved a motion introduced by Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky, who chairs …

Lucas Guerra reacts during “Kick It in the Park,” a free community World Cup viewing event in North Hollywood at the Whitsett Sports Complex on Monday, June 23, 2026.(Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Youths practice their soccer …

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — England dominated possession but came up empty on several late scoring opportunities in a 0-0 draw with Ghana on Tuesday at the World Cup. Both teams won their opening matches, with Ghana beating Panama 1-0 and England …

Federal officials have charged seven people across Southern California accused of defrauding government-funded healthcare programs like Medi-Cal and Medicare of millions of dollars and accused several doctors of using their positions to wrongfully prescribe each other controlled substances, the U.S. …

After spending time in Singapore, I am more convinced than ever that what has given this island the world’s second– or third-highest per capita gross domestic product (in purchasing power parity) is not its “state-managed,” “politically engineered” socioeconomic model nor its authoritarian politics, but …

By ALEX VEIGA Technology companies are spending big to incorporate artificial intelligence into their businesses and to build huge data centers. Investors who had jumped on the bandwagon appear to be having second thoughts. Proponents of artificial intelligence see it …

The actions of Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom may indeed be worthy of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation. However, given President Donald Trump’s habit of threatening probes of his rivals, it is hard to separate …

By Augusta Saraiva, Maya Prakash, Bloomberg News Whether they work in restaurants, offices or warehouses, Americans have seen their paycheck eaten up by a surge in everyday costs recently. Inflation has outstripped wage growth in key private-sector industries for two …

If you spend any time behind the wheel, you know that the sight of a car being pulled over by law enforcement isn’t the only indicator that there are unsafe drivers on the road. You see it in the cars …