U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) is pushing for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to “step aside.” Criticizing Schumer (and six other Senate Democrats) who voted with Republicans against blocking a proposed weapons sale to Israel, Khanna wrote: “Mr. Schumer, …
Mike Lawler Rages at Ro Khanna After Chuck Schumer Takedown, “Fraud” Read MoreThe Cubs could not be returning home to a more favorable forecast this weekend. Temperatures are climbing, and the Mets, playing so miserably that Mr. Met has asked for a trial separation, blow into town. The Mets have lost eight …
Cubs return home to face struggling Mets Read MoreBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB, ABBY SEWELL and MELANIE LIDMAN BEIRUT (AP) — A 10-day truce appeared to be holding in Lebanon early Friday, promising a pause in fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group and possibly clearing one major obstacle …
A 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon goes into effect Read MoreBy TIA GOLDENBERG and HALLIE GOLDEN WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons, a key executor of President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda, will resign at the end of May, federal officials announced Thursday. Homeland …
ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, DHS says Read MoreBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI and LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — The House early Friday approved a short-term renewal until April 30 of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies in a post-midnight vote after Republicans revolted and refused President …
House extends surveillance powers until April 30 after late-night revolt sinks GOP plan Read MoreBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN, AP Business Writer Ford is recalling almost 1.4 million of its F-150 pickup trucks in the U.S. because of a gearshift issue that may lead to the loss of control of vehicles and increasing the risk of …
Ford recalls 1.4 million F-150 pickup trucks to fix a gearshift issue Read MoreBy MATTHEW BROWN and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk wants a judge to ban cameras from the courtroom and says live broadcasts of the prosecution are violating his right to a …
Man accused of killing Charlie Kirk pushes to ban cameras from court Read MoreSomewhere in San Diego County lives an 88-year-old man by the name of John Michael Schaefer. He goes by Mike. Elected to the San Diego City Council in 1965 and serving until 1971, he would go on to unsuccessfully run …
Rafael Perez: The eternal return of Mike Schaefer, candidate for Congress Read MoreBy JILL LAWLESS LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday resisted demands he resign over revelations that his scandal-tainted pick for U.K. ambassador to Washington was appointed despite failing security checks. Related Articles Macron and Starmer hold …
Senior British official resigns over Mandelson appointment but Starmer insists he won’t go Read MoreBy SYLVIE CORBET and JILL LAWLESS PARIS (AP) — The leaders of France and the U.K. gathered dozens of countries — but not the United States — on Friday to push forward plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a …
Macron and Starmer hold international summit on reopening the Strait of Hormuz Read MoreThe Chicago Loop Alliance on Thursday announced Suzet McKinney as its new president and CEO starting May 11. She was most recently director of life sciences at developer Sterling Bay. McKinney was previously CEO of the Illinois Medical District and …
Chicago Loop Alliance names Suzet McKinney CEO Read MoreA cash-strapped City Hall has missed out on more than $8 billion in sorely needed revenue because it “lacks foundational management tools” to chip away at the mountain of delinquent debt it’s owed dating back three decades, Chicago’s top government …
City’s poor debt collection worsening its dire financial straits, inspector general says Read MoreThe Met Police said a number of ‘discarded items’ were found in Kensington Gardens last night (Credits: Getty Images) Counter terrorism police have launched an investigation after reports of drones carrying ‘dangerous substances’ targeted the Israeli Embassy in London last …
Group claims to have dropped radioactive material on Israeli embassy in Kensington Read MoreAntonia Eastwood (left) threw black paint all over her sister-in-law Gemma Monk on her big day (Picture: Cover Images) Gemma Monk was seconds away from the happiest moment of her life when her world turned black. As the 35-year-old prepared …
Sister-in-law threw black paint at bride seconds before wedding in revenge attack Read More(Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival 2026) “It’s the same vision as the beginning: to spread the ceviche message all over the world. So we come to such a beautiful place like the Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival, with …
Why Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival Attracts Superstar Chefs And Top Sommeliers Read MoreThe Regional Transit Authority plans to spend the first batch of historic transit law money on expanded security and service for the CTA, Metra and Pace. RTA officials outlined in a Thursday board meeting how more than half of the …
First chunk of new transit money to be spent on security, service for CTA, Metra and Pace Read MoreMarimar Martinez, the Chicago woman who survived being shot five times by a Border Patrol agent, will testify before the Homeland Security Committee in Washington next week — and committee Democrats are also requesting White House deputy chief of staff …
Marimar Martinez, Chicago woman shot 5 times by federal agent, to testify at Washington hearing Read MoreFor nearly 120 years, the Merle Reskin Theatre has hosted everything from “Pygmalion” and “Life With Father” to “Mirror of Most Value: A Ms. Marvel Play,” which opens mid-May for a two-week run. What’s playing after May? Darkness. And not …
Cash-strapped DePaul closes the curtain on Downtown’s historic Reskin Theatre Read MoreLos fiscales federales en Chicago aseguraron su primera declaración de culpabilidad relacionada con el Operativo Midway Blitz el miércoles, aunque no por el cargo de asalto que inicialmente se había presentado contra Anthony González Álvarez. En su lugar, se declaró …
Autoridades en Chicago obtienen la primera declaración de culpabilidad en un caso del Operativo Midway Blitz Read MoreAs former Mayor Rahm Emanuel revs up for a 2028 presidential bid, Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday described Emanuel’s eight years as mayor as “disqualifying.” Johnson did not identify Emanuel by name when he talked about the one Democrat in …
Rahm Emanuel’s mayoral record ‘disqualifying’ for a possible presidential contender, Johnson says Read More