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Ricardo Jiménez, director de iniciativas de salud pública del Centro Cultural Puertorriqueño, tiene toda la razón para guardar silencio. Su activismo por la independencia de Puerto Rico le valió una condena a 90 años por alegaciones de conspiración sediciosa. Le …

By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative law professor known for his expansive views of presidential power and for decades-old memos that justified harsh interrogation techniques after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks says he will be advising a …

WINDSOR, N.C. (AP) — Inmates overpowered correctional staff and took over parts of a jail in eastern North Carolina early Monday, but the siege ended hours later when law enforcement officers entered the facility and seized control. Three guards and …

By VALERIE GONZALEZ McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A nun was released from immigration custody after she was arrested walking to Mass in her habit in South Texas. Sister Leticia Ugboaja was walking to Our Lady of Sorrows Church in McAllen, …

Tickets will go on sale Wednesday for Descanso Gardens’ annual holiday attractions, with the botanical garden introducing a new flexible ticket option allowing visitors to purchase admission without selecting a specific date. The new “Anytime Tickets” can be redeemed for …

The Disneyland resort will close seven attractions for seasonal refurbishments during the busy summer season as the Anaheim theme parks kick off a celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. Matterhorn Bobsleds, Soarin’ Over California, King Arthur Carrousel, Sailing Ship Columbia, Davy …

As the Bears continue to zero in on a specific stadium site near Wolf Lake in Hammond, Indiana, they have begun testing soil at Wolf Lake Terminal, which is west of Interstate 90 and near their original proposed plot. The …

Last week’s fatal boat crash was a regular tragedy on Chicago’s waterways, longtime boaters and professional captains say. “It sucks. It’s terrible. But it’s not that uncommon,” Jeff Rubin told the Sun-Times on Sunday at Monroe Harbor. He’s a sailing …

South Shore Line trains continue to run on a holiday schedule through Friday after a June 24 freight train derailment and power loss near East Chicago, Ind. The Lakeshore Corridor and Monon Corridor will maintain a holiday train schedule through …

The Big Bear eagle nest, famous worldwide, saw its second 2026 eagle chick fly away Monday. Luna, the second of the 2026 Big Bear area bald eagle chicks to fly this season, took flight for the first time Monday, June …

Firefighters were expected to hand control of a cold-storage warehouse in Boyle Heights back to its operator Monday, amid ongoing cleanup efforts from an eight-day fire that sent massive amounts of smoke into the atmosphere and caused some 85 million …

By ALEXA ST. JOHN These unbearably hot and humid summer months that put millions of people across the globe at risk are typically made possible by phenomena known as heat domes. Heat domes can make already-high temperatures even more extreme …

By HANNAH FINGERHUT and KATHY McCORMACK DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Summer camp and other outdoor activities were canceled or delayed Monday as a heat wave held its grip on the Midwest and spread eastward. Communities opened cooling centers and …

Red Swiss chard looks like a vegetal road map, as the bright-red stalk sends myriad crimson veins throughout the deep-green leaf. And it’s not just the ruby roadways that make red Swiss chard’s large leaf so visually dramatic. The glossy …

“Enola Holmes 3” and a new album from Madonna are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also, among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated …