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Adding depth before the start of training camp, the Bears agreed to sign former UFL receiver Kaden Davis. Davis just finished his season with the Houston Gamblers, where he had four catches for 32 yards. He returned 10 kickoffs for …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: After the city closed 50 schools in 2013, shootings increased near the buildings that sat empty, a new study finds. 🗞️ Plus: A record-breaking number of 311 calls after last week’s storms, another Loop …

EL SEGUNDO — In the past, during the grind of spring practices, Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert was throwing as if it were midseason, as if something more was at stake than a simple offseason workout. Throw after throw. Short ones. …

ROVINJ, Croatia (AP) — A month-old pony named Mile is the newest resident of an apartment building in the northern Croatian coastal town of Rovinj. Mile has moved in temporarily to his owners’ fourth-floor flat because his mother rejected him …

By GEOFF MULVIHILL A judge ruled Tuesday that transgender people won’t face criminal charges for using Idaho public restrooms that match their gender identities. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Amanda Brailsford puts on hold enforcement of key components of …

By KATIE VOGEL and JACQUELYN MARTIN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with its “American flag blue” bottom has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom that park service workers struggled to address Tuesday just days …

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors are concerned with the plans of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to strengthen the Whittier Narrows Dam, saying the project that cuts off access to a major regional bikeway and also a …

Fans of comics, sci-fi, anime, gaming, and cosplay are getting another chance to attend a convention before Comic-Con International in San Diego kicks off next month. The Fan Expo in Anaheim returns to the Anaheim Convention Center, June 26–28, with …

The Ducks took a big swing at the trade deadline for the first time in more than a decade when they acquired defenseman John Carlson, but it turns out that their investment of two draft picks netted them only a …

By ALI SWENSON and MIKE STOBBE NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week refused to release a cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus in early May from a quarantine facility in Nebraska, despite a …

Police are trying to find the assailant who gunned down a 27-year-old man as he rode a bicycle in Grant Park early Tuesday. Officers responded about 12:15 a.m. to the 300 block of East Jackson Drive for a call of …

With the Obama Presidential Center set to open this week, the Chicago Sun-Times is answering some of the most frequently asked questions about the festivities planned for opening weekend and beyond. How can I watch or attend the opening ceremony …

By Ilena Peng and Elizabeth Elkin, Bloomberg News The U.S. Department of Agriculture is stepping up its surveillance of New World screwworm, seeking to work with the Department of Homeland Security to contain a growing outbreak threatening the nation’s cattle …

By GREG BEACHAM IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Although the cheers are still ringing in the Americans’ ears after their impressive World Cup-opening victory, this U.S. team says it’s prepared for the physical and mental challenges of the weeks ahead — …

By JIM VERTUNO and SEUNG MIN KIM WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is pushing back on complaints from Iran’s national team that it was forced to leave the country immediately after its first World Cup match instead of having a …

By MATTHEW DALY and BERNARD CONDON WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is helping one of Elon Musk’s companies fight a civil rights lawsuit that alleges it is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a $20 billion …

LOS ANGELES — Lawrence Tanter, the Lakers’ public address announcer since 1982, has retired from his role behind the microphone and will be moving into a special advisor position with the organization, the team announced on Tuesday afternoon. Tanter’s new …

Pasadena City Council Monday, June 15, unanimously approved a balanced $1.4 billion budget for fiscal year 2027. After the dust settled on a process that began late last year and included several public hearings and department presentations at the City …

By TERRI VERMEULEN KEITH | City News Service A woman admitted Tuesday that she killed her newborn and 7-year-old daughters, with a judge ruling that she was insane at the time of the crime. Jasmine Raquel Hickman, now 35, broke …

The need for inventory space, more data centers and the ability to be flexible in a changing industry and world are among main priorities facing U.S. commerce in today’s climate according to Dan Letter, CEO of Prologis, a real estate …