Before police rescued their 13 children, California couple had a history of...
Louise and David Turpin were married 33 years ago, but have since renewed their wedding vows in Las Vegas at least three times - most recently in 2015. After hearing that the couple were accused of...
View ArticleProsecutors: Jealous Aurora resident wore wife's dress, wig to shoot other man
During the first day of Jermaine Baker's attempted murder trial Monday, prosecutors framed him as a jealous husband in a damaged marriage who couldn't stand the idea of his wife seeing someone...
View ArticleAP source: Cubs having active talks with free-agent starter Yu Darvish
A person with direct knowledge of the discussions says the Chicago Cubs are having active talks with free-agent pitcher Yu Darvish. The 31-year-old Darvish is one of the top remaining players...
View ArticleFBI Director Wray resists pressure from Sessions to replace senior personnel...
FBI Director Christopher Wray has been resisting pressure from Attorney General Jeff Sessions to replace his deputy director Andrew McCabe, a frequent target of criticism from President Donald Trump,...
View ArticleShutdown deal paves way for Senate to take up immigration, but will House and...
The deal that ended the government shutdown on Monday paved the way for Senate consideration of immigration legislation, but it did nothing to ensure that the House would act on such a bill - or that...
View ArticleAt least 9 injured in apparent volcano eruption near Japan ski resort,...
A volcanic eruption Tuesday injured at least nine people at a ski resort in central Japan, officials said. One or two of the injured were on a gondola when the window was shattered by volcanic rocks,...
View ArticleBulls could have a brief stay in lottery land
The wonderful website www.tankathon.com details the, ahem, race for the most pingpong balls heading into the final NBA draft lottery before reform measures. Even after Monday’s gut-wrenching,...
View ArticleNaperville executive shuttle service to Chicago launches in February
For Ginny Ferguson to arrive at her office in Chicago by 8:30 a.m., she needs to leave her south Naperville house by 6:45 a.m. First, it's a 15-minute walk to the Pace stop closest to her home to...
View ArticleFeds unseal indictments against Northwest Indiana gang; possible link to...
Federal prosecutors unsealed indictments Tuesday against members of a gang operating out of Northwest Indiana, one that's possibly linked to the 2015 unsolved murder of a Hammond teenager, prosecutors...
View ArticleMichigan man accused of threatening to attack CNN identified with Hitler,...
The man who federal authorities say threatened to kill CNN employees had declared in high school that he identified with Adolf Hitler and suggested "the Holocaust was exaggerated," according to a...
View ArticleAccused sex trafficker wants trial delayed, argues he can't get impartial...
With the national focus on alleged sexual misconduct by high-profile men, is it possible for an accused sex trafficker to get a fair shake? That’s the unusual question being posed by attorneys for...
View ArticleIs a fair immigration compromise possible out of failed Schumer shutdown?
Is there a fair, reasonable way to deal with immigration without shutting down the government as the Democrats did just recently? Yes. A way to save the “Dreamers” and build President Donald Trump’s...
View ArticleUrsula K. Le Guin, best-selling science fiction author, dies at 88
Ursula K. Le Guin, the award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer who explored feminist themes and was best known for her Earthsea books, has died at 88.Le Guin died suddenly and peacefully...
View Article3 Chicago-area ski club members make U.S. Olympic ski jump team: 'Unprecedented'
The Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove is known for a playful annual ski jump tournament in which spectators huddle by fires, dress like Vikings, wear funny hats and honk on vuvuzelas while kids slide...
View Article2 dead, 17 injured in Kentucky school shooting; suspect held
A 15-year-old student killed two classmates and hit a dozen others with gunfire Tuesday, methodically firing a handgun inside a crowded atrium at his rural Kentucky high school. "He was determined. He...
View ArticleAt Oscars time, let's snub the snubbing
Well, it’s Oscar season again, time to revel in what makes this award so special and exciting. Ladies and gentlemen, we present: The Snubs! James Franco was snubbed. (“James Franco Goes Surfing Day...
View ArticleEx-lawyer who stole from elderly clients to fund lavish lifestyle sentenced...
A former lawyer who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from his clients to fund a high-end lifestyle was sentenced Tuesday to 4½ years in prison by a judge who said the man had violated a sacred...
View ArticleTrump asked acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe whom he voted for during Oval...
Shortly after President Donald Trump fired his FBI director in May, he summoned to the Oval Office the bureau's acting director for a get-to-know-you meeting. The two men exchanged pleasantries, but...
View ArticleBulls shut out of NBA All-Star Game; Warriors, Wolves, Wizards each get 2...
For the first time since 2009, the Bulls are without an All-Star. The NBA announced reserves Tuesday for the game, with the rebuiling Bulls shut out from the roster. Meanwhile, Stephen Curry will be...
View ArticleAurora man shot 3 times 'just waited to die'
Anthony Townsend, of Aurora, didn't think he would live after being shot in the face three times. "Who survives gunshot wounds to the head?" Townsend said Tuesday, testifying at the trial of the man...
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