Suburban companies battle tech giants for talent. Downtown office spaces are their secret weapon.
CHICAGO -- In the quest for digital talent, Chicago-area companies battle the technology giants.
To lure data scientists and other tech workers, companies in industries from fast food to insurance have opened outposts in ...Read more
PG&E will take $2.5 billion charge to cover wildfire liabilities
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PG&E will be forced to endure a $2.5 billion charge to cover its potential liability in several -- but not all -- of a series of lethal infernos that scorched the North Bay Wine Country and nearby regions, the ...Read more
Paul McCartney is back — and he's feeling kind of frisky
"We need to find a place where we can be alone/ To spend some special time without an interruption."
That's Paul McCartney in "Come On to Me," one of a pair of songs the Beatles legend released Wednesday ahead of a new ...Read more
Supermarket giants play role in mistreatment of global food workers, report says
The global anti-poverty organization Oxfam issued a report Thursday saying that supermarket giants such as Whole Foods, Costco, Walmart and the owner of Landover, Md.-based Giant Food share responsibility for widespread ...Read more
Television Q&A: What could make 'Designated Survivor' return?
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Q: I read that "Designated Survivor" will not be renewed for another season. This is perhaps one of the best programs on TV ever. What can I do to support the return of this ...Read more
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich resigns after relationship with employee
Brian Krzanich abruptly resigned as chief executive of Intel Corp. on Thursday after the giant chip maker found that he had a past consensual relationship with an Intel employee that violated the company's policies.
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Kobe Bryant is denied membership into the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
Early next week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is set to reveal the latest class of invitees to the film industry's most prestigious organization. But at least one name that might have been expected to be...Read more
Daughter of a woman whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase settles mother's estate, 3-year-old daughter named beneficiary
CHICAGO -- The imprisoned daughter of a Chicago woman whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase nearly four years ago during a luxury Bali vacation has given up claim to her mother's estate.
The financial terms of the ...Read more
Boeing's robot submarine is back roaming off the California coast
LOS ANGELES--Boeing Co.'s Echo Voyager has headed back to sea for a second round of testing, as the aerospace company looks to demonstrate the underwater drone's more sophisticated capabilities for a U.S. Navy contract ...Read more
Babies separated from immigrant parents are in Miami shelters, lawmaker says
MIAMI -- At least 10 babies and toddlers taken away from their parents after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border are being housed in "tender-age shelters" in Miami-Dade County, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., said ...Read more
1 killed, 156 more injured in blast at rally in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- One person was killed and 156 others were injured by an explosion at a political rally in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa Saturday, Health Minister Amin Aman said.
Organizers claimed that the ...Read more
Man jailed for 36 years in killing of Chicago policeman is freed after confession is tossed
CHICAGO -- Jackie Wilson, one of two brothers convicted of killing two Chicago police officers, walked out of Cook County Jail, a free man for the first time in more than 36 years.
The sudden freedom for Wilson, 57, came ...Read more
Florida officials denied access to South Florida migrant shelter
As four federal lawmakers from Florida walked into the shelter housing 1,179 migrant children in Homestead Saturday, five elected officials were denied access to the facility.
The group of state and local Democrats who ...Read more
A crying child became the symbolic face of family separations. Does her back story matter?
A young girl sobs. Standing over her is a smiling Donald Trump. "Welcome to America," the accompanying text reads.
The cover of Time's July 2 edition lifts the image of a 2-year-old Honduran girl, Yanela Sanchez, from a ...Read more
Ethiopian prime minister says attack won't deter reforms
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia ––Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said a "well-orchestrated attack" that injured scores of people in the capital Addis Ababa has failed to sow discord as the country embarks on a series of ...Read more
Inside the California facilities holding children separated from their parents at the border
In a quiet nook in the small city of La Verne, small cottages topped with Spanish tile are spread across a green campus.
Long ago, it was an orphanage. Now it's a group home for foster children. Recently, it also became ...Read more
Europe is ready to retaliate as trade dispute with US intensifies
BRUSSELS –– The European Union says it will continue a tit-for-tat escalation in its trade dispute with the U.S. while countering President Donald Trump's assertion that the U.S. is being treated unfairly by the 28-...Read more
Former Vatican diplomat sentenced after confession in child-porn case
VATICAN CITY –– A former Vatican career diplomat was sentenced Saturday to five years in prison over child pornography charges.
Vatican judges took just two days to hear the case against Italian Monsignor Carlo ...Read more
As refugee numbers plummet, jobs go unfilled, report concludes
SAN DIEGO -- With the flow of refugees into the U.S. at a trickle, many who work with new arrivals worry that the low numbers will have a lasting impact on economies, schools and families in places like San Diego, where ...Read more
SC congressional nominee seriously injured in car crash
Katie Arrington, who defeated Rep. Mark Sanford in the South Carolina Republican primary this month, was seriously injured in a car accident Friday night.
Her Democratic opponent in the general election, Joe Cunningham, ...Read more
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