CPS cancels Friday classes as city braces for snowstorm expected to dump up to 14 inches Apowerful winter storm that could bring up to 14 inches of snow to some areas was bearing down on Chicago and the suburbs late Thursday, leading city and transportation officials from around the region […]
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In Los Angeles, a Billionaire Doctor Takes On an Ailing Newspaper He was perhaps the least famous billionaire in a city brimming with wealthy celebrities. But Patrick Soon-Shiong, 65, a doctor who turned a cancer drug into a multibillion-dollar biotech empire, emerged on Wednesday as a major figure in Los […]
F.B.I. Finds No Evidence of Attack in Death of Border Agent An F.B.I. investigation into the mysterious death of a Border Patrol agent found unconscious off a remote West Texas highway in November has been unable to determine how he was injured, though the bureau said on Wednesday that it […]
Masked attacker fatally stabs grandparents outside Brooklyn home A husband and wife who own a religious articles store were stabbed to death by a masked attacker outside their Brooklyn home on Wednesday, law enforcement sources said. The couple were coming home from work and approaching the front door of their […]
Muhiyidin Moye, Black Lives Matter Activist, Is Shot and Killed in New Orleans A prominent Black Lives Matter activist was shot and killed while riding a bike in New Orleans early on Tuesday morning. The activist, Muhiyidin Moye, 32, is known for leaping across yellow police tape to snatch a […]
Mueller wants to hear from Trump. What could possibly go wrong? The New York Times is reporting that sources say the president’s lawyers are concerned about Trump sitting down with special counsel Robert Mueller and have advised him against doing a wide-ranging interview. NBC News reported last month that preliminary […]
Senate leaders see two-year budget deal within their grasp Top Senate leaders were working Tuesday to finalize a sweeping long-term budget deal that would include a defense spending boost President Trump has long demanded alongside an increase in domestic programs championed by Democrats. As negotiations for the long-term deal continued, […]
State patrol: 7 deaths, 185 accidents on Iowa roads Monday after snowstorm A massive, deadly pileup involving dozens of cars on a snow-covered freeway has killed one person and sent at least five others to the hospital in critical condition, authorities said Monday. Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Nathan Ludwig told […]
Supreme Court refuses to block Pa. ruling invalidating congressional map The Supreme Court on Monday denied a request from Pennsylvania Republicans to delay redrawing congressional lines, meaning the 2018 elections in the state will most likely be held in districts far more favorable to Democrats. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court last […]
1 deputy killed after responding to motor vehicle theft in Colorado Police in Colorado Springs, Colorado, said they responded to a motor vehicle theft that resulted in one deputy being killed in the line of duty and others injured. Authorities responded to the scene in the area of N. Murray […]
