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By MARIA SHERMAN | The Associated Press The inferno rages onscreen three minutes into “ Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear.” Dashcam footage lifted from a police car shows the blaze: It’s 2008, and Barker has survived a plane crash in …

By JILL LAWLESS LONDON (AP) — Nigel Farage depicts himself as an outsider taking on the establishment, but now the tables have turned. The leader of anti-immigration party Reform UK is running in an election as the incumbent favorite, and …

Disney is expected to reveal details about new attractions, shows and themed lands coming to Disneyland, Disney World and parks around the globe during the D23 fan event coming to Anaheim this week. The three-day D23 fan expo kicks off …

After their victory Friday against the Royals, the Cubs were closer to the Brewers than they had been since the end of May, shrinking the gap between themselves and their National League Central-leading rivals to 4½ games. Though only slightly, …

Los funcionarios federales de control migratorio amenazaron con presentar cargos penales contra el Alguacil del Condado de Cook, Tom Dart, si no cumplía con las citaciones que solicitaban a su oficina la entrega de detenidos recluidos en la Cárcel del …

Chicago’s effort to rehabilitate abandoned homes on the South and West sides to foster homeownership took a big step recently. The city, along with project partners and neighbors, held a ribbon-cutting Friday on two rehabbed homes on South Green Street …

By ROD McGUIRK MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australians for the first time can reveal their sexual orientation and whether they identify as a different gender than the one recorded at birth — contentious debut questions in the latest census that …

By COLLEEN BARRY CORTE FRANCA, Italy (AP) — Workers fan out before dawn to clip clusters of grapes destined to be transformed into Italy’s prized Franciacorta sparkling wine a full 10 days earlier than anticipated, as scorching temperatures brought the …

CHICAGO (AP) — Toyota is recalling about 655,000 of its Camry vehicles globally, the automaker confirmed Tuesday, due to a display error that may deactivate safety indicators like turn signals and hazard lights during startup. Most of the now-recalled cars …

By EMMA BURROWS, JOHN LEICESTER and ILLIA NOVIKOV The meeting in the Oval Office between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a diplomatic car crash. “Your country is in big trouble. You’re not winning,” Trump said, …

By JOSEPH KRAUSS It’s possibly the most important job of any Israeli prime minister: maintain good relations with the United States while pushing back on demands seen as undermining Israel’s security. No one has managed the balancing act longer than …

By BERNARD CONDON, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The president’s media company has tried its hand at a half-dozen new lines of business to lift its stock, but nothing has worked. Now it’s getting back to its roots. …

By BEN FINLEY and MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia has released an American military veteran who spent more than four years in prison on disputed charges under abusive conditions and was said to be gravely ill and …

Cook County officials have identified 11 of the 56 people whose remains were found on Thursday decomposing inside a Chicago funeral home, authorities said Monday. Natalia Dervevyanny, the representative for the medical examiner’s office, warned that it would be a …

By FARNOUSH AMIRI UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Human Rights Watch and three other advocacy groups sued the Trump administration on Tuesday to challenge its campaign against the International Criminal Court, arguing that sanctions against ICC judges and prosecutors are undermining the ability …

By ILLIA NOVIKOV KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with missiles, drones and glide bombs Tuesday, killing at least 10 civilians, officials said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow is getting new military help from North Korea for …

The bacterium can make people sick within hours (Picture: Shutterstock) Health officials in one US state are warning sunseekers to be careful after a surge in flesh-eating bacteria was discovered in the sea. This year alone, Louisiana has had nine …

From the moment Bears coach Ben Johnson got to Halas Hall and began writing up a shopping list for general manager Ryan Poles and the personnel department, his plan was to fortify the roster with so many offensive weapons that …

A Chicago police officer was in a “reckless and uncontrolled state of mind” when he fatally shot Derek Jordan earlier this year in Humboldt Park, his family alleges in a lawsuit. According to police, Jordan, 42, was fleeing officers around …

The recent viral video of Santa Cruz lifeguard Ryder Williams clinging onto a 10-year-old boy as they were battered by massive waves gave the world a glimpse at the harrowing task lifeguards face, a job that requires them to risk their …