The commentators discussing Black Twitter on the Hulu documentary include cultural critic Van Lathan (from left), comedian W. Kamau Bell and journalist Jemele Hill. Getty Images “In the same way that we took scraps and leftovers and made soul food, …
‘Black Twitter’ review: Insightful film shows how users built community of memes, movements Read MoreCrime scene tape. | Sun-Times file Sun-Times file Three businesses were held up by armed robbers in a half-hour time span Tuesday night in Bucktown, Back of the Yards and Pilsen, police said. The robberies followed a similar pattern: Three …
Armed robbers hit 3 businesses in 30 minutes overnight: police Read MoreAntioch sophomore Zach Rubin (left) and junior Evan Schmidt hold their second-place bag Thursday at the Chain O’Lakes North sectional, which advanced them to IHSA’s state finals May 17-18 at Carlyle Lake. Provided “Probably my most memorable fish was my …
Antioch students juggling baseball and bass fishing Read MoreChar koay teow, a pan-fried noodle dish with shrimp and calamari served at Serai in Logan Square. Brian Ernst/Sun-Times Growing up in Malaysia, Victor Low would get char koay teow after school with his best friend, whose dad was a …
Serai’s char koay teow stays true to its Malaysian roots in Logan Square Read MoreA Palestinian wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip is brought to a hospital in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday. Ismael Abu Dayyah/AP The horrors I saw haunt me still. A mother on the floor wiping the …
A full-scale Israeli invasion of Rafah will worsen humanitarian ‘apocalypse’ Read MoreChicago Fire Department | Sun-Times file photo Sun-Times file photo A nearly 150-year-old building collapsed during an extra-alarm fire that spread to an apartment building, leaving one man injured Wednesday morning in Auburn Gresham. At about 9 a.m. the blaze …
Extra-alarm blaze injures man and destroys nearly 150-year-old Auburn Gresham building Read MoreJudge Charles Beach in the lobby of the Leighton Criminal Courthouse. Paul Beaty/For the Sun-Times Cook County Judge Charles Beach has presided over hundreds of pretrial hearings since Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail …
Early signs of success more than 6 months after cash bail ended in Illinois Read MoreThe White Sox traded Robbie Grossman to the Rangers on Wednesday. Nam Y. Huh/AP ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The White Sox acquired minor-league right-hander Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa from the Texas Rangers in exchange for outfielder Robbie Grossman Wednesday. To fill Grossman’s …
White Sox trade OF Robbie Grossman to Rangers for Double-A pitcher Read MoreA woman was shot and critically wounded May 7, 2024, in Lockport Township. Sun-times file A 70-year-old man was taken into custody after a woman was shot and critically wounded Tuesday afternoon in Lockport Township. The shooting occurred just after …
Suspect held after woman, 45, shot by neighbor in Lockport Township Read MorePresident Joe Biden arrives at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport on Wednesday. Evan Vucci/Associated Press STURTEVANT, Wisc. — President Joe Biden raced into yet another battleground state Wednesday, continuing to push a contrast with Donald Trump on economic policy as his …
Biden arrives in Wisconsin to laud a new Microsoft facility, meet voters — and troll Trump Read MoreNFL quarterback Tom Brady, a cast member and producer of “80 for Brady,” looks down the carpet at the premiere of the film in 2023. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP I once asked an out-of-town newspaper friend about a colleague of his, “Kenny,’’ …
What does Tom Brady want? Everything. Read MorePro-Palestinian protesters rally on Universtiy of Chicago’s campus, hours after campus police cleared an encampment from the university’s main quadrangle and temporarily blocked access to the area on Tuesday. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Hundreds of Chicago-area college students have joined the wave …
Pro-Palestinian protests continue on Chicago campuses; here’s what to know Read MoreSteve Albini is photgraphed at his workplace, Electrical Audio, in the Avondale neighborhood in 2021. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Steve Albini, the legendary studio sound engineer and artist who produced albums for Nirvana, the Pixies, Jesus Lizard, PJ Harvey and countless other …
Steve Albini dead: Legendary rock underground pioneer was 61 Read MoreKansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has been cast on FX’s “American Horror Story: Grotesquerie.” Frank Franklin II/AP While his superstar girlfriend Taylor Swift resumes her world Eras tour, Travis Kelce is keeping busy. The NFL player has joined …
Chiefs’ Travis Kelce joins cast of FX’s ‘American Horror Story: Grotesquerie’ Read MoreBy GARANCE BURKE and ALAN SUDERMAN (Associated Press) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump’s former campaign manager looked squarely into the camera and promised his viewers they were about to witness a bold new era in politics. “You’re going …
He helped Trump win in 2016 using Facebook ads. Now he’s back, and an AI evangelist Read MoreBy COURTNEY SUBRAMANIAN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign and Democratic candidates are in a fevered race with Republicans over who can best exploit the potential of artificial intelligence, a technology that could transform American elections — …
Nervous about falling behind the GOP, Democrats are wrestling with how to use AI Read MoreBy SEUNG MIN KIM, JILL COLVIN and CALVIN WOODWARD (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden and Donald Trump are two presidents with unfinished business and an itch to get it done. Related Articles National Politics | Republicans renew push …
Biden and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on issues in 2024’s rare contest between two presidents Read MoreThe state of Florida has $54,000 with former President Donald Trump’s name on it. The money, held by the state’s Division of Unclaimed Property, might not seem like a lot amid the $100 million that the former president has reportedly …
Trump invited to get $54,000 in unclaimed property. Florida CFO says money could help fight ‘very, very nasty people.’ Read MoreBy Michael Sasso | Bloomberg Score a victory for Mayberry. America’s small towns, like the iconic setting of television’s The Andy Griffith Show from the 1960s, saw more in-migration in 2023 than larger areas for the first time in decades. …
Record wave of Americans fled big cities for small ones in 2023 Read MoreBy MIKE SCHNEIDER (Associated Press) Some Republicans in Congress are pushing to require a citizenship question on the questionnaire for the once-a-decade census and exclude people who aren’t citizens from the count that helps determines political power in the United States. The …
Republicans renew push to exclude noncitizens from the census that helps determine political power Read More