Month: July 2019
Thunderstorms in forecast, excessive heat warning in effect for next 3 days, National Weather Service says
A three-day, excessive heat warning issued Wednesday morning by the National Weather Service is now underway in Northwest Indiana for Thursday through Saturday.
Trump blasts 4 congresswomen; crowd roars, ‘Send her back!’
GREENVILLE, N.C. — Going after four Democratic congresswomen one by one, a combative President Donald Trump turned his campaign rally into an extended dissection of the liberal views of the women of color, deriding them for what he painted as…
Man shouting ‘You die’ kills 33 at Japan anime studio
TOKYO — A man screaming “You die!” burst into an animation studio in Kyoto, doused it with a flammable liquid and set it on fire Thursday, killing 33 people in an attack that shocked anime fans across Japan and beyond.
Man gunned down in Calumet City homicide, police say
CALUMET CITY — Police are investigating the death of a 57-year-old man found with a gunshot wound to the torso Tuesday morning.
GUEST COMMENTARY: U.S.-U.K. “special relationship” is strained
You can hardly imagine the embarrassment of the Brits over one of the all-time tempests in diplomatic teacups. It was one thing for the highly proper British ambassador to Washington, Sir Kim Darroch, to send a memo back to the…
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The balance of power is now divided between a Democratic House and a Republican Senate. Obamacare will likely continue for now in limbo, maimed but not dead. Obamacare’s flaws were left to languish by a Congress determined to see its…
California city votes to ban gendered words as 'manhole' becomes 'maintenance hole'
Legislators in Berkeley, California, voted Tuesday to ban some gender-specific words in its city code and replace them with gender-neutral options.
Indianapolis Indians allow fans to bring bottled water to games during heat wave
Fans can bring in bottled water measuring 20 ounces or less to games this weekend. Coolers will still be limited to the outfield lawn.