By JACK BROOK and HALLIE GOLDEN A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a man in Houston after he attempted to evade arrest in his vehicle during an operation Tuesday, the agency said. The Department of Homeland …
Immigration agent fatally shot a man in Houston during an enforcement operation, authorities say Read MoreBy RIO YAMAT U.S. airlines spent $6.66 billion on jet fuel in May, the second straight month that fuel costs topped $6 billion, according to government data released Tuesday. The May figure was 84% higher than a year earlier. Airlines …
US airlines’ monthly fuel spending topped $6 billion again in May, up 84% from year ago Read MoreARLINGTON, Texas — Mike Trout is steaming toward a return to the Angels’ lineup, but he wasn’t quite there yet on Tuesday. After an off day on Monday, Trout went through a full workout on Tuesday, including running the bases, …
Mike Trout progressing but still out of Angels’ lineup Read MoreTORRANCE — The Sparks will need a spark when they have the opportunity to end the team’s season-long three-game losing streak against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on Wednesday night. They hope to do that by focusing on consistency …
Sparks searching for answers before hosting Caitlin Clark and the Fever Read MoreAlmost heaven? Not even close. Within moments of another U.S. meltdown in another World Cup Round of 16 Monday night, John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” was replaced on this summer’s American jukebox with chorus after chorus of another …
World Cup: U.S. still not among the world’s elite Read MoreLightning sparked a new fire in Mesa Verde National Park on Monday evening, shutting down part of the park, according to the National Park Service. As of Tuesday morning, the Wetherill Mesa area was closed to the public for the …
Lightning-sparked wildfire closes part of Colorado’s Mesa Verde National Park Read MoreFormer England international Kyle Walker (Picture: The Sun) Former England international Kyle Walker believes there is only one team who can stop the Three Lions from winning a historic second World Cup. England booked their place in the World Cup …
Kyle Walker says only one team can stop England winning the World Cup Read MoreWill Sony change its mind? (Credits: Getty Images) The Wednesday letters page thinks that the Xbox is regressing back to being a ShooterBox, as a reader is very upset at the layoffs at id Software. Games Inbox is a collection …
Games Inbox: Will Sony do a U-turn on PS5 discs? Read MoreUnlike you, I’ve actually been to a WNBA game. Ten years ago, at the invite of a Chicago Sky publicist. I thought it would be a fun outing for myself and my wife, and it was, in a low-key way. …
Sophie Cunningham finger paints a vivid picture of MAGA mindset Read MoreBALTIMORE — The series-opening game between the Cubs and Orioles started in a rain delay Tuesday night. Originally scheduled for a 5:35 p.m. Central first pitch, fans were informed via a scoreboard message that a conversation between Major League Baseball …
Series-opening game between Cubs, Orioles starts in weather delay Read MoreBob and Joan Biebel met on the job, as Chicago police officers, and things progressed slowly, as love stories go. “I chased him for eight years before I finally made him surrender at City Hall,” Joan Biebel said with a …
Bob Biebel, Chicago police officer who met his wife on the beat, dies at 77 Read MoreA man appeared in court Tuesday on charges alleging he encouraged his girlfriend’s suicide before handing her the loaded gun with which she fatally shot herself. Mario Laboy, 49, is charged with three felony counts of inducement to commit suicide …
Man charged with handing girlfriend gun, encouraging suicide before she shot herself Read MoreAlex Stanley, 31, never went fishing before Tuesday. Now he has, thanks to Adventure Club, a Chicago Park District program that brings dozens of children and adults to Northerly Island every summer to try new outdoor activities. “I like being …
Chicago Park District’s Adventure Club opens the outdoors to those with disabilities Read MoreA 7-ton glass security desk designed by the late renowned architect Frank Gehry for the Inland Steel Building is now up for auction online, with its consignor looking to get between $100,000 and $200,000 for the work. The blocky, 16-piece …
A Loop glass desk designed by Frank Gehry — all 7 tons of it — heads to auction Read MoreThere’s just something about an outdoor concert in the summer — the sounds, the stars, the opportunity to assemble a righteous picnic. And July is the peak month to savor these shows across Chicago, with so much on offer. Taste …
10 outdoor concerts that let you fully embrace Chicago summer Read MoreLike thousands of immigrants caught up in the federal government’s Operation Midway Blitz last fall, Jose Enrique Ojeda Duarte spent seven months in detention centers before U.S. officials deported him to Caracas, Venezuela, in April. But his story took a …
Chicago man deported in ‘error’ has been struggling to adjust since feds returned him to the U.S. Read MoreDEAR ABBY: I never want to eat my husband’s cooking again. He refuses to follow recipes because he says they are “too hard.” He doesn’t use seasonings — or he uses the wrong ones. An example: He recently put cinnamon …
Dear Abby: Husband is a mad scientist in the kitchen Read MoreGeorge E. Johnson Sr., the onetime chemist who built Chicago-based Johnson Products Co., the nation’s largest producer of cosmetics and hair products for African Americans, died on Monday at his Chicago home. The death was confirmed in a statement by …
George E. Johnson Sr., Black hair care pioneer who created Afro Sheen, dies at 99 Read MoreThe Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, July 7, officially authorized implementation of a half-percent (0.5%) sales tax bump that county voters inched across the finish line by less than a percentage point in the June 2 primary …
Measure ER sales tax is now official; LA County starts collecting your taxes Oct. 1 Read MoreVCA Animal Hospitals, the largest network of veterinary hospitals and clinics in North America, is in various stages of laying off nearly 200 corporate and veterinarian staff as it restructures the chain’s corporate headquarters in Los Angeles and closes a …
VCA Animal Hospitals laying off nearly 200 across L.A. and Bay Area Read More