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Illinois lawmakers have approved a bill that would eliminate regular mandatory road testing for senior drivers under 87 and create a system for family members to report relatives who are no longer fit to be behind the wheel, regardless of …

On a brilliantly verdant slope in Burnaby, British Columbia, there’s a gravestone unlike any other in its peaceful company. It belongs to Spc. Rob McSorley, a 19-year-old soldier killed in 1970 near Khe Sanh, Vietnam. His bronze marker lists his …

Authorities said Friday that they will not file murder charges against a person who allegedly fatally shot two men at a Roseland restaurant earlier this week, saying he acted in self-defense. The shooting was sparked by an argument over what …

Restaurant owner Dave Bonomi said he’s been forced to eliminate jobs at his three restaurants after Chicago’s ordinance to phase out the subminimum wage for tipped workers took effect last year. “We eliminated almost 20 positions between our three restaurants. …

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is seeking to arrest those responsible for the failed launch of its second naval destroyer, as it denied the warship suffered major damage — a claim quickly …

When Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, ran for office last year, he said he’d work to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks as a way to curb potential insider trading. In March, the freshman congressmember from Los Angeles …

By KELVIN CHAN LONDON (AP) — Apple users are starting to get ways out of the iPhone maker’s so-called “walled garden.” Related Articles FTC abandons Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard Homeowners spend on renovations and repairs …

A $10 clean truck fund fee at the Port of Los Angeles will continue being collected for the next three years — but at least two L.A. harbor commissioners indicated it perhaps warrants a closer look going forward as it …

Billy Joel canceled all of his upcoming shows including a July performance at Yankee Stadium and a Citi Field show in August due to a normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) diagnosis. Related Articles Black Lives Matter street murals stand as an enduring reminder of protests …

By VALERIE GONZALEZ and ELLIOT SPAGAT McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration has continued releasing people charged with being in the country illegally to nongovernmental shelters along the U.S.-Mexico border after telling those organizations that providing migrants with temporary …

A Welsh writer living in Ireland, Thomas Morris is the author of a debut story collection, “We Don’t Know What We’re Doing” and a new collection of stories, “Open Up,” which was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. He’s a former editor of The …

A big rig carrying 10 tons of lumber crashed through a sound wall early Friday morning in Arcadia, leaving a trail of debris behind on the 210 Freeway. The crash occurred around 2:28 a.m. on the eastbound freeway at the …

By Lucas Shaw | Bloomberg YouTube hired long-time Walt Disney Co. executive Justin Connolly to serve as its global head of media and sports — triggering a lawsuit against the Google-owned video service. On Thursday, Disney filed suit against YouTube …

By JACK BROOK, Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — On days of heavy pollution in Sulphur, a southwest Louisiana town surrounded by more than 16 industrial plants, Cynthia “Cindy” Robertson once flew a red flag outside her home so …

By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES — U.S. homeowners are spending more on home renovation projects, bucking a broader pullback by consumers amid diminished confidence in the economy. Sales at building materials and garden supply retailers rose 0.8% …

By ABBY SEWELL and ELLEN KNICKMEYER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Since President Donald Trump announced his intent to end a half-century of U.S. sanctions on Syria, a tug-of-war has developed in his administration over how quickly and thoroughly that …

By HUIZHONG WU and RAJESH ROY, Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The Chinese government said Friday that the Trump administration’s move to ban international students from Harvard would harm America’s international standing, as anxious students and parents overseas fretted over …