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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson drops ShotSpotter veto plan, political brawl over police tool continues
CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson is dropping his plan to veto a City Council ordinance aimed at continuing the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system he ended last month.
Johnson promised to veto the ordinance passed in a ...Read more
First bands of Cat 4 Hurricane Milton swipe Florida ahead of Gulf Coast strike
MIAMI — Hurricane Milton remained an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane Wednesday morning with less than a day left before it slams into Florida’s Gulf Coast with roof-ripping winds and potentially lethal walls ...Read more
Billie Eilish refuses to talk about her sexuality 'ever again'
Billie Eilish has learned a hard lesson about publicly discussing the details of her sexuality.
The Grammy and Oscar winner, who sparked controversy earlier this year for comments she made about her sex life, now says she...Read more
Category 4 Hurricane Milton spawning tornadoes ahead of Florida landfall tonight
ORLANDO, Fla. — A series of tornadoes have spun up across the state ahead of Hurricane Milton’s forecast landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast after midnight as a major hurricane, according to the National Hurricane ...Read more
Michigan police collecting donations for Hurricane Helene victims
DETROIT – Northville Township police are joining the effort to help those affected by Hurricane Helene and need a hand from Metro Detroiters, officials said.
They said the township's police department is collecting ...Read more
3 times you'll spot Al Franken in new movie about 'SNL'
MINNEAPOLIS — Rather than taking a biographical approach to “Saturday Night Live,” the movie “Saturday Night” follows the blueprint of “Being the Ricardos” in offering a second-by-second timeline of the ...Read more
Illinois: O'Neill Burke focuses on experience, Fioretti on migrant crime as they vie for Cook County state's attorney
CHICAGO — As the Democratic nominee for Cook County state’s attorney, Eileen O’Neill Burke has the inside track to take over an office that hasn’t been led by a Republican in 28 years.
But Republican nominee Bob ...Read more
Justin Timberlake postpones world tour stop an hour before showtime due to injury
Justin Timberlake abruptly postponed his Tuesday night tour stop in Newark, New Jersey, because of an injury that he said "is preventing [him] from performing."
Posting an apology about an hour before the show was set to ...Read more
DeSantis tells those in evacuation zones: 'Mother Nature is going to win that fight'
ORLANDO, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis is giving an update Wednesday morning as Hurricane Milton approaches the state as a Category 4 storm targeting Florida’s Gulf Coast.
“We are bracing and are prepared to receive a ...Read more
Trading barbs at debate, Gascón tries to cut into Hochman's lead in LA DA race
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón and former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman faced off in a contentious debate Tuesday evening that showcased the candidates' dueling perspectives in the final ...Read more
Hurricane Milton: Tornado watch issued including parts of Central Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for parts of Florida as Hurricane Milton approaches the state.
The watch issued before 8:30 a.m. runs until 9 p.m. and for now includes all of the ...Read more
LAPD chief overrules finding that cleared officer in fatal shooting of man asleep with gun
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles police officer who fatally shot a man found asleep with a gun in his waistband was initially cleared of wrongdoing by oversight officials — but now could face punishment after the department...Read more
Michigan officers' use of K9 on suspect sparks charges
DETROIT — Two Sterling Heights police officers were charged on Tuesday for alleged misconduct and assaulting a person with a K9 unit.
James Sribniak, 31, and Jack Currie, 29, were charged through 39th District Court ...Read more
Pharrell Williams' biopic is a Lego movie. He says it shows his 'soul's intention'
LOS ANGELES — Pharrell Williams is sitting with a dozen or so kids around a doughnut-shaped table filled with plastic Lego bricks. As a camera crew records their interactions, the 51-year-old singer, rapper, songwriter ...Read more
Massachusetts Department of Correction hit with lawsuit alleging brutal violence against inmates
BOSTON — There’s even more trouble brewing at the Massachusetts prison where an attack last month left five officers injured: a class-action lawsuit for what inmates say was a brutally violent retaliatory campaign by ...Read more
Garth Brooks rape accuser says he ID'd her 'out of spite'
Garth Brooks’ former hair stylist, who used a pseudonym when she sued the singer last week for alleged sexual assault, is reacting to his revealing her name.
The Grammy winner, 62, identified his accuser in a complaint ...Read more
Study: Severe COVID raised risk of heart attack, stroke as much as having heart disease
LOS ANGELES — People hospitalized for COVID-19 early in the pandemic suffered an increased risk of serious "cardiac events" such as heart attacks and strokes that was akin to people with a history of heart disease, a ...Read more
Hogan, Alsobrooks to face off Thursday in only scheduled debate of high-stakes Maryland Senate contest
BALTIMORE — Democrat Angela Alsobrooks and Republican Larry Hogan will meet Thursday in the only scheduled debate in a U.S. Senate contest competitive enough to attract attention and heavyweight donors from both national...Read more
Netanyahu and Biden to speak as Israel's Iran response nears
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden are set to speak later Wednesday amid frantic efforts by Washington to temper Israel’s response to Iran’s missile attack last week.
The two ...Read more
Biggest bombshells from Lisa Marie Presley's posthumous memoir
Lisa Marie Presley’s posthumous memoir is chock full of revelations, ranging from heartbreaking to salacious, regarding her own life as well as the private lives of fellow famous faces, including her ex-husband Michael ...Read more
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