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A 21-year-old man has been charged with fatally shooting two teen girls in separate incidents on the East Side dating back to 2024, according to Chicago police. Anthony Nunnally faces two counts of first-degree murder in the killings of Gabriella …

BOSTON — The White Sox have caught the attention of players around the major leagues, and it’s not just because they’re vastly exceeding expectations. It’s because they’re having a ball doing it. “It’s hard to miss,” new center fielder Brenton …

On one side of the Great Dodgers-Cubs Gap now stands Tarik Skubal, the best left-handed pitcher on the planet, maybe the finest hurler of ’em all. Skubal, the grand prize of baseball’s trade deadline, was on the mound — and …

BOSTON — White Sox starter Davis Martin thought something was up by the comfortable swings the Red Sox were taking during their six-run first inning Tuesday. “Some of the adjustments we made thereafter, we started getting a lot more weak …

Uber said 100,000 people have signed up to experience its Wayve robotaxis (Picture: Reuters) Hailing a self-driving taxi could be a reality for Londoners later this summer after Uber and Wayve were awarded licences. London transport is getting closer to …

Nicola Roberto Toscano (pictured) led a team of waste workers who trawled through a mountain of rubbish to find a discarded winning lottery ticket (Picture: Nicola Roberto Toscano/Facebook) A lottery player was lucky twice after throwing away a €1 million …

CHICAGO — With 7½ weeks left in the regular season, the chances of Dalton Rushing catching again this season are “very small,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. But the Dodgers are holding out hope that he can be a hitting …

A San Pedro man who kill an off-duty Monterey Park police officer who refused to give up his car outside a LA Fitness gym in Downey was sentenced Wednesday, Aug. 5, to life without the possibility of parole. Carlos Daniel …

Last week, Sacramento County’s Office of Education rejected a revised labor agreement that the Sacramento City Unified School District had claimed would stave off its insolvency. “The long-term financial recovery of the district will take time and require extraordinary fiscal discipline, …

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. By MICHAEL CASEY Months before Lindsay Clancy strangled …

In the second century AD, poet Juvenal penned the now-famous Latin saying, Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?, which translates as “Who will watch the watchers?” Societies rely on police and prosecutors to monitor the citizenry, but who will monitor them? As …

LOS ANGELES — The UCLA football team features 63 new players and a revamped coaching staff. The Bruins have played to an 8-16 record and failed to appear in a bowl game over their first two seasons in the Big …

By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, placing her in charge of a public health agency beleaguered by political …

By Laurie Udesky | KFF Health News Mark Vantrease regularly sees his Vietnam War buddies over breakfast, attends his grandchildren’s Little League games, and, when he’s up to it, tends to his lush front-yard garden, which is dotted with shells …

Let’s talk about a subject I know something about. After dealing with me for 37 years when I was a judge in this county, I’m sure the local bar will be hurrying to get to the next paragraph and find …

More artists have joined the lineup for Gustavo Dudamel’s upcoming benefit concert at the Hollywood Bowl, which will also mark his final performance as the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s music and artistic director. The LA Phil announced that Beck, Natalia Lafourcade, …