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Two men and a woman were recovering in good condition at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston after two separate stabbings early Wednesday in the Rogers Park neighborhood. About 3:50 a.m. a man and woman, 20 and 29, were inside a …

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani was out of the Dodgers’ starting lineup for the sixth time in seven games on Wednesday with nagging injuries that are not expected to go away before the postseason ends. Ohtani’s return to the starting …

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Barry Melrose, a hockey player-turned-coach who led the Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final before going on to a long career in broadcasting the sport, has died. He was 70. ESPN announced Melrose’s …

BOSTON — Even though the Angels’ season was effectively over months ago, Zach Neto is showing that he plans to sprint to the finish line. Neto homered for the second straight day, an early three-run shot that sent the Angels …

From 1990 to 1993, Bears fans knew Jim Harbaugh was their starting quarterback. There was even greater certainty from 2009 to 2016, the Jay Cutler years. For 15 seasons in between, though, the Bears’ quarterback picture changed so often it …

No one was hurt but several people were displaced after an extra-alarm blaze tore through a West Town apartment building early Wednesday. Fire officials responded to the fire around 2:40 a.m. in the 1400 block of West Grand Avenue, and …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: “Can I see mommy?” That’s the question Crystal Salter’s 7-year-old daughter asked after police said Salter was fatally shot by her boyfriend while snuggling at home with her two young children. 🗞️ Plus: Neighbors …

“There was a guy in a delivery van who was buried in all the rubble,” recalled Los Angeles City Firefighter Bubba Willis. “I remember him being a flower delivery guy. He even had an ID card that would get him …

By JOSH FUNK One of the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off a Miami runway and killed five people repeatedly warned they were coming in too fast nearly two minutes ahead of time and at the last …

The review of Santa Anita Park’s tree removal permit application has been suspended by the city of Arcadia at the request of the racetrack as 2028 Olympic organizers reevaluate the previously proposed cross-country course design. That design had drawn pushback …

Two state lawmakers and local elected officials who represent Boyle Heights urged Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday to sign bills aimed at supporting residents impacted by the June 17 Lineage Logistics warehouse fire, and prevent a similar disaster from occurring …

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9, its 2027 list of semifinalist high school students who will now compete for a share of about 6,700 scholarships worth almost $24 million. Winners will be announced nationally between April …

As wildfires ravaged Southern California in January 2025, millions of people turned to Cal Fire’s website for information on the Eaton and Palisades fires, checking on evacuation orders and looking at maps tracing the destructive path of flames. Looking back, …

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into whether conditions inside Los Angeles County’s notoriously decrepit Men’s Central Jail violate the Constitution and federal law. The investigation will focus on “the facility itself” and not on the deputies …