All 50 Chicago aldermen take pay raise, Mayor Brandon Johnson skips it
CHICAGO — As Chicago’s 50 aldermen scramble to balance the city’s budget, they will have one new cost to pay for: ... Read More
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Trump un-cancels weekend rallies just hours after scrapping them
President Donald Trump abruptly reversed course Friday said he would address weekend campaign rallies backing Republican congressional candidates in red states just hours after scrapping them amid grim midterm polls.
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Review: At the Hollywood Bowl, Aerosmith argues for a future
LOS ANGELES — Turns out retirement didn't quite take for Steven Tyler and the rest of Aerosmith.
Three years after calling it quits due to a vocal injury Tyler sustained just a few dates into a farewell tour, the ...Read more
Trump officials spotlight Minnesota fraud cases involving millions of dollars
MINNEAPOLIS — Four people have been charged in federal Medicaid fraud cases involving tens of millions of dollars in allegedly fraudulent claims for services intended to help Minnesotans with disabilities.
The cases ...Read more
Virginia Beach election board votes to deny DOJ election monitors
NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia Beach’s Electoral Board voted unanimously Friday to deny all neutral observers access inside of polling locations.
The three-person board had received requests from both the U.S. Department of ...Read more
Jenny McCarthy says she is living in a tent after mold poisoning
NEW YORK — Jenny McCarthy has opened up about her “absolutely fricking insane” health journey, revealing to fans she is currently living in a tent as way to detox after mold poisoning.
The “Masked Singer” judge ...Read more
Union challenges Trump administration threat of 'prison time' for California election workers
The Trump administration’s threats of “prison time” for California election workers who process ballots cast by people it says may not be U.S. citizens were illegal and should be halted, a union representing the ...Read more
6 sentenced in Cuban smuggling ring that charged up to $40,000 per person
MIAMI — For Cubans looking for a way to reach the United States, the offers appeared on social media: help arranging flights, obtaining travel authorizations and filing immigration paperwork. Photos of travelers at ...Read more
Big Oil scores $56 billion windfall on spiking fuel prices
Big Oil reaped more than $50 billion in windfall profits as conflicts in the Persian Gulf and Russia roiled energy markets and drove refining results to record highs.
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp., Chevron Corp., BP Plc, ...Read more
Appreciation: Patrick Stewart's 70-year career stretched far beyond 'Star Trek' and 'X-Men'
LOS ANGELES — Unless you're writing for a major national magazine or shooting video for Architectural Digest, it's rare for a reporter to be invited into a celebrity subject's home. More likely, it'll be some neutral ...Read more
California's first sea turtle eggs could hatch any day now. Biologists prepare for the 'frenzy'
LONG BEACH, Calif. — For the first sea turtle eggs ever laid on California beaches, hatching day — hopefully — draws near.
At the Aquarium of the Pacific, 204 olive ridley eggs lay packed between layers of sand in ...Read more
Man accused of engineering border tunnel found in Otay Mesa indicted in San Diego
SAN DIEGO — A man is facing federal charges in San Diego for allegedly designing and building a sophisticated cross-border tunnel found in Otay Mesa for the Jalisco Nueva Generación cartel, U.S. officials said.
On ...Read more
Election groups, Democrats dig in on midterm prep
WASHINGTON — Amid concerns about President Donald Trump interfering in the midterm elections, a number of groups have stepped up their preparations, including setting up poll observers and preparing a range of legal ...Read more
NTSB releases new details of deadly Yosemite National Park firefighter helicopter crash
LOS ANGELES — The firefighting helicopter that crashed in Yosemite National Park last month had problems with its water bucket during an earlier flight, according to a preliminary National Transportation Safety Board ...Read more
'Days of Our Lives' actor Robert Kelker-Kelly's official cause of death revealed
LOS ANGELES — Missouri officials have determined the official cause of death for "Days of Our Lives" actor Robert Kelker-Kelly, who died this month at age 62.
Kelker-Kelly died of arteriosclerotic heart disease, the St....Read more
How Jimmy Eat World will celebrate 25 years of 'Bleed American' at Hollywood Bowl
ANAHEIM, Calif. — By the middle of 2000, Jimmy Eat World was adrift. Capitol Records had dropped them from the label after a pair of albums. The band had left its management. They were on their own.
Then, in October ...Read more
For Californians drowning in healthcare costs, governor's race offers few answers
When Ashley Porter began slurring her speech one October day four years ago, doctors suspected a stroke. A spinal tap, an MRI, dozens of blood draws, another MRI, and a night spent at the hospital were followed, finally, ...Read more
Lionel Laurent: Binance says everything is OK. It really isn't
The digital-asset industry has just suffered the biggest heist in its brief history with the $6.3 billion hacking of Binance, the No. 1 crypto platform. Yet the messaging from the top is that things are going to be A-OK.
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Half of Americans' spending goes to housing and food, most in 15 years
Housing and food made up nearly half of U.S. households’ spending in 2025, the most in 15 years amid rising rents, homeowner costs and beef prices.
On average, American families spent $1,988 more on the two categories ...Read more
Kalshi, Polymarket piled on media deals ahead of the midterms
Prediction markets have become a growing source of revenue for media companies just ahead of the midterm elections, but not everyone thinks the proliferation of gambling odds in political reporting is a good thing.
A ...Read more
Senate, House GOP set leadership elections
WASHINGTON — Republicans in both the Senate and House will hold their leadership contests on Nov. 10, just a week after a high-stakes Election Day that will determine whether they keep their majorities.
The top ...Read more
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