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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
Netanyahu speaks to Biden as Israel's Iran retaliation looms
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden for the first time in more than a month as Washington looks to temper Israel’s retaliation for last week’s missile attack...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
Family guide to new movie releases
'PIECE BY PIECE'
Rated PG for language, some suggestive material and thematic elements.
What it’s about: A documentary about musician, producer and fashion designer Pharrell Williams' life, done entirely in Lego style....Read more
'Disclaimer' review: Cate Blanchett and more notes on a scandal
A high-class potboiler from Alfonso Cuarón, the psychological thriller “Disclaimer” follows an elegant and respected documentary filmmaker in London, played by Cate Blanchett, whose life is turned upside down and ...Read more
Helene, now Milton delivering devastating storm surge. Will Florida ever build for it?
MIAMI — Living in Florida would mean being by the water – and closer to the grandkids, Nasrin Larjani and her husband thought. Once they’d done their due diligence, moving from California to St. Petersburg’s ...Read more
Harry Partch's priceless musical instruments return to San Diego after 33-year odyssey
SAN DIEGO — A treasure trove of unique musical instruments invented and built by pioneering composer Harry Partch between 1930 and 1972 were quietly returned to San Diego last week, ending a 33-year-long transcontinental...Read more
Russian forces enter mining city as Kyiv battles to defend east
Russian forces closed in on the center of an industrial city in eastern Ukraine as they pressed ahead with an offensive aimed at cementing control over the Donetsk region.
Fierce fighting continued Wednesday in the ...Read more
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