UPDATE: House Democrats have plan to re-open government
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are introducing a package of bills Monday that would re-open the federal government without approving money for President Donald Trump’s border wall.
Month: December 2018
Scrutiny, criticism of ICE come with immigration enforcement
RICHMOND, Va. — The officers suit up in the pre-dawn darkness, wrapping on body armor, snapping in guns, pulling on black sweat shirts that read POLICE and ICE.
Elizabeth Warren makes big move toward 2020 presidential run
WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday took the first major step toward launching a widely anticipated campaign for the presidency, hoping her reputation as a populist fighter can help her navigate a Democratic field that could include nearly two…
UPDATED: Revelers say hello to 2019, goodbye to an unsettling year
Revelers around the globe are bidding a weary farewell Monday to an unsettling year filled with challenges to many of the world’s most basic institutions, including politics, trade, alliances and religion.
UPDATE: Intern killed by lion had a passion for working with animals
BURLINGTON, N.C. — An intern was cleaning an animal enclosure at a North Carolina wildlife center when a lion escaped from a nearby pen and attacked her, killing the young woman and sending visitors out of the zoo, authorities said.
Meet your resolutions without meat in 2019
With the glow of Christmas barely behind us, we look forward to the new year and the customary New Year’s resolutions: reduce social media, reduce weight and, this year, reduce animal food consumption.
Christmas ornament stolen on father’s tombstone
What a disgrace I found at Oak Hill Cemetary in Hammond on Christmas Day.
GUEST COMMENTARY: America’s future relies on restoring civil discourse
As we close out another contentious year in our nation’s history, we face troubling divisions in our politics, increases in hate crimes and growing disdain for those with views different than our own. Civility is under attack, and we need…
GUEST COMMENTARY: Throttling social media thwarts free speech
If 2018 had an adage, it would go something like: one man’s cute cat video is another man’s Nazi propaganda video (minus the gender references, of course).
UPDATE: East Chicago police seek tips about 14-year-old girl missing for two weeks
EAST CHICAGO — Police are searching for a 14-year-old girl who has been missing for more than two weeks.