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ESPN is undergoing a significant round of layoffs for the first time in three years after taking over NFL Network in April. Chairman Jimmy Pitaro said in a memo to employees Tuesday morning, obtained by The Associated Press, that most …

A Lincoln Park bar was shuttered Tuesday after fights spilled outside and culminated in a deadly shooting this weekend. Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43rd) said acting police Supt. Fred Waller closed the Dime, 2263 N. Lincoln Ave., “following sustained advocacy and …

After opening seven Save A Lot discount grocery stores on Chicago’s South and West sides with a promise to address food deserts, embattled operator Yellow Banana is set to shutter all stores this weekend, leaving some predominantly Black and brown …

Seis personas en el Condado de Cook han muerto por causas relacionadas con el calor en lo que va de julio, marcando el período más mortal de muertes por calor extremo desde al menos 2015. Victor Ferguson, de 48 años, …

The WNBA’s three-point contest is returning to Wintrust Arena. All-Stars Marina Mabrey of the Tempo and Rhyne Howard of the Dream headline the six-player field announced Tuesday. They will be joined by No. 1 overall pick Azzi Fudd of the …

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) quoted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth back to him this week from his testimony on April 8 concerning the Iran war. Noting that attacks since the ceasefire breakdown have successfully targeted U.S. bases and troops in the …

U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) questioned House Administration Committee chair Bryan Steil (R-WI) on his “Stop Insider Trading Act,” which bans members of Congress from buying stocks individually, but does not ban them from buying stocks through private placements. The …

By PAUL WISEMAN and MAE ANDERSON, AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has reached back to the Great Depression for an obscure trade weapon he can use to wallop Canada again. Trump on Monday announced 50% tariffs …

Los Angeles County Inland Coast including Downtown Los Angeles and Ventura County Inland Coast are included in an updated heat advisory issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 12:33 p.m. The advisory is valid from Wednesday 10 a.m. …

Los Angeles County is included in an updated heat advisory issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 12:33 p.m. The advisory is valid from Wednesday 10 a.m. until Monday July 27, at 8 p.m. The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard …

By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans will aim to head-off a potential government shutdown before this fall’s critical midterm elections with a vote Tuesday to fund the federal government through Dec. 4. The deadline for action is more …

The beloved Big Bear bald eagle believed to be Jackie, made famous by the continuous online video feed with worldwide notoriety, is reportedly underweight and can only eat with assistance, according to local environmental nonprofit Friends of Big Bear Valley. …

A lengthy, humidity-packed heat wave is continuing to swelter across Southern California — and will bring triple-digit temperatures to the Inland Empire and high surf to the coast. Temperatures were expected to peak on Thursday, July 23. Heat is no …

By Ava Benny-Morrison | Bloomberg Ryan LaLone received a pardon this month for a conviction tied to tampering with diesel emissions systems. Just as importantly, so did his company. The twin reprieves from President Donald Trump enabled LaLone to clear …

Six people in Cook County have died from heat-related causes in July so far, marking the deadliest stretch of extreme hot-weather deaths since at least 2015. Victor Ferguson, 48, is the latest person identified who died in the heat wave …

Newly re-signed Blackhawks star Connor Bedard spent much of his meeting Monday with reporters raving about the team’s camaraderie and offseason additions. But there is one more addition potentially coming: Patrick Kane, whom Chris Chelios said last week is deciding …

An extreme heat warning was released by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 11:18 a.m. valid from Thursday 10 a.m. until Monday July 27, at 8 p.m. for Antelope Valley. The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA informs, “Hot daytime conditions …

By GEOFF MULVIHILL HADDONFIELD, New Jersey (AP) — About 6,600 people who indicated they were noncitizens while obtaining New Jersey driver’s licenses and other state IDs were improperly registered to vote in 2023 and 2024, Gov. Mikie Sherrill said Tuesday. The Democratic …

By NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — The lawyer for five women who say they were sexually and spiritually abused by a former Jesuit priest and internationally known religious artist penned a scathing denunciation Tuesday of the Vatican’s secretive legal system, …