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SAN JOSE – Christian Espinoza was just 21 when his Spanish club, Alavés, subbed him onto Barcelona’s Camp Nuo pitch before 74,237 fans. Ten minutes earlier, fellow Argentinian Lionel Messi entered for Barcelona to thunderous applause. “It was really special …

As California leaders and advocates enter prime budget negotiations, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised proposal may soon provide clarity, revealing an expected shortfall and a lot of uncertainty driven by federal leaders. At the same time, Californians are …

The spring movie season proved to be a late bloomer, failing to draw people into theaters until “Minecraft” generated huge rowdy audiences and then Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” sank its fangs deep into the box office. But does Coogler’s megahit — …

Several hundred Santa Clara County Office of Education employees — including workers in special education, Head Start and the Migrant Education programs — will be laid off later this year, a move one local union is comparing to federal cuts …

Chicago has been struggling to rein in the vacation rental industry ever since companies like Airbnb and Vrbo exploded onto the scene without regulation more than a decade ago. On Tuesday, the City Council’s License Committee tried again to get …

NEW YORK — Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday that Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson and other players permanently banned by the sport would have their statuses restored at death. The ruling opens a path for Rose and Jackson to be …

Citing the skyrocketing cost of a college education, a City Council committee agreed Tuesday to remove that “paper ceiling” by allowing candidates for city jobs to substitute work experience for a diploma. The Committee on Workforce Development moved to abolish …

ROME — Three hours after Pope Leo XIV was elected the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, friend Lisa Solava emailed him from her home in southwest suburban New Lenox, where she and her husband, Rich, were panic packing …

DEAR ABBY: I am at the end of my rope with a relative. She lies constantly. She makes up elaborate stories that I have Googled and proven false. For instance, she claimed she went to high school with a certain …

In a little over a week, the nation will mark five years since George Floyd’s murder. It is a sobering reminder of the long and painful history of violence and terror against African Americans. It is also an occasion for …

Five gunmen shot and killed a 20-year-old man as he walked late Tuesday on the Near West Side. The victim was walking in the 1000 block of West 14th Street around 11:25 p.m. when a dark SUV approached and five …

A teenage boy was shot and wounded Tuesday night in North Lawndale. The 16-year-old was walking with a group about 9:40 p.m. in the 3600 block of West Grenshaw Street when he heard gunshots and suffered a wound to his …

Fox News conservative political pundit Mark Levin, who voiced his disapproval of President Donald Trump saying he would accept a $400 million luxury jet as a gift from the Qatari government, continues to criticize the American president as he visits …

DEAR ABBY: I am at the end of my rope with a relative. Related Articles Dear Abby: I heard my father-in-law sneak a woman into the basement Dear Abby: I realize now why the others refused to go on my …

Today is Wednesday, May 14, the 134th day of 2025. There are 231 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 14, 1607, Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, was established by members of the …