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Crime on the Chicago Transit Authority has dropped over the last six consecutive months amid a security surge to address a historically high number of violent attacks. CTA’s interim boss Nora Leerhsen boasted about those numbers during the agency’s board …

LOS ANGELES — Blake Snell hasn’t faced a hitter since his one and only start this season back on May 9. That’s lucky for them, he thinks. “I’m so good right now,” Snell said after throwing off the Dodger Stadium …

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Angels emphatically ended their losing streak. After dropping seven straight games, mostly because of a struggling lineup, the Angels let out their frustration with a 13-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night. The Angels …

The WNBA will become the first professional sports league to host major events at the Obama Presidential Center as part of the 2026 WNBA All-Star festivities later this month. The events will take place at the center’s campus on Friday, …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Pitt” led all nominees with 25 in a dominant sophomore season, while “Hacks” got a graduation party with a record-setting 24 to lead all comedies in its final season as Emmy nominations were announced Wednesday. …

For the first time in nearly 30 years, Jodi Graf can take a deep breath. Graf, an avid hiker and once a long-distance runner, started having trouble with her breathing in 1997. She was eventually diagnosed with a severe lung …

El superhéroe del momento no es Superman ni Batman. Tampoco fue creado por estudios de legado como Marvel o DC Comics. “La Borinqueña”, creada por Edgardo Miranda-Rodríguez, un escritor independiente, novelista gráfico y filántropo radicado en Brooklyn, ha cruzado caminos …

Relatives of two Chicago-area siblings who were “best friends” and who were killed when a boat capsized in Lake Geneva in Wisconsin Friday are raising money to donate to charity in their memory. The children, identified by family as 6-year-old …

A mother of five was struck and killed by a pickup truck as she crossed the street in Pacoima on Tuesday night, July 7. The woman was identified by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner as Jessica Flores, 37. Flores …

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and MEG KINNARD SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Graham Platner said Wednesday that he plans to withdraw from the U.S. Senate race in Maine after facing an allegation of sexual assault, shuttering an insurgent campaign that had withstood …

We’ve been playing a tasty game of Musical Dumplings in downtown Glendale, with the Singapore-based chain Paradise Dynasty — famous for its rainbow dumplings — replacing Din Tai Fung in The Americana at Brand. And Din Tai Fung moving a …

Boyle Heights residents are expected to pack a local middle school Thursday night to hear from elected officials, experts and representatives from Lineage Logistics about the status of recovery efforts from the weeklong fire at Lineage’s cold-storage warehouse. Mayor Karen …

The Los Angeles County Office of Education has placed the Los Angeles Unified School District under heightened fiscal oversight after determining the nation’s second-largest school district may be unable to meet its financial obligations in the 2027-28 and 2028-29 fiscal …

An 8-year-old girl was fatally struck by lightning in LaSalle County on Friday evening during a storm, officials announced. The girl was in the backyard of her home in Serena about 70 miles southwest of Chicago, Friday evening when it …

Chicago rapper Chief Keef will launch his “Chief Keef Live” tour from Chicago in September with a homecoming show at Northerly Island. The announcement comes on the heels of an electrifying red-light-washed performance at Summer Smash weeks ago in Bridgeview. …

Los funcionarios de salud estatales están advirtiendo al público sobre un aumento en el número de casos de la enfermedad intestinal conocida como ciclosporiasis, conocida por su síntoma de “diarrea explosiva”, tras un brote aún mayor en Michigan. El Departamento …

ARLINGTON, Texas — Now that Mike Trout is back in the Angels’ lineup, the next project is to figure out a way to keep him there. Trout, who was activated on Wednesday after missing 17 games because of a hamstring …

Southern California readers have another reason to head to the bookstore. In fact, they have 13 reasons. Next weekend, Friday through Sunday, July 24-26, the inaugural Los Angeles Indie Book Crawl will encourage readers to visit 13 area independent stores …