Union League Club selling its prized Monet painting to fund $10 million renovation
The storied Union League Club of Chicago is selling its two most valuable paintings to raise money for a planned $10 million renovation of its nearly century-old Loop building. The artwork includes a prized painting by French...
Read More46C summer days and ‘supercell’ storms are Britain’s future – and now is our last chance to prepare | Bill McGuire
Neither the Tories nor Labour seem bothered by the climate mayhem that awaits us, but to save lives they must actIt’s the August bank holiday in 2050 and the UK is sweltering under the worst heatwave on record. Temperatures...
Read MoreLatin AMAs 2024: Toda la lista de nominados
Peso Pluma y Feid dominan la lista con 12 menciones, seguidos de Bad Bunny, Grupo Frontera, Karol G, Shakira, Eslabón Armado y Fuerza Regida Click here to see original...
Read MoreIan Eagle takes over for Jim Nantz as the NCAA Tournament’s lead voice
Even though Ian Eagle is stepping into a new role as the lead announcer for CBS and TNT Sports’ coverage of the men’s NCAA Tournament, plenty of things will make it familiar. One of Eagle’s partners is Bill Raftery, the analyst...
Read MoreOak Forest’s Melanie Andrysiak says her hair has gone from colorful to normal. However? ‘I still try to have fun.’
These days, Oak Forest’s Melanie Andrysiak doesn’t quite reflect her nickname. She no longer colors her hair flaming pink or bright red. When “Melmo” entered the pitching circle on opening day this spring against Mother McAuley,...
Read MoreNew York City mayor Eric Adams faces sexual assault lawsuit
Woman alleges Adams, then a police officer, demanded sexual favor in 1993 but mayor says incident ‘absolutely did not happen’Mayor Eric Adams of New York City has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting a woman in 1993...
Read MorePhotos: Voters head to the polls for the 2024 Illinois primary election
Campaign flyers are seen during a “Humboldt Park March to the Polls” campaign event on March 9, 2024, in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune) After voting, Lawrence Weisler and his 6-year-old child James Weisler walks past...
Read MoreShould Sonia Sotomayor Retire?
Josh Barro takes to The Atlantic to argue “Sonia Sotomayor Should Retire Now.” He bases his appeal on counterfactuals: On Election Day in 2006, Justice Antonin Scalia was 70 years old and had been serving on the Supreme Court...
Read MoreMorning Digest: Will Trump’s picks flourish or flop? Join us for our primary liveblog to find out!
The Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, and Stephen Wolf, with additional contributions from the Daily Kos Elections team. Subscribe to The Downballot, our weekly podcast Embedded Content Leading Off ● Primary...
Read MoreHow Anti-Immigrant Anger Has Divided a Small Irish Town
A continuing protest in the town of Roscrea symbolizes a surge in hostility toward migrants in Ireland that is fueled by a housing crisis and far-right influencers.
Read MoreMarch Madness as we know it could be on the way out amid seismic changes in college sports
Tracking the changes upending college sports can be as frenetic as keeping up during the first week of March Madness.
Read MoreUN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023
The U.N. weather agency is sounding a “red alert” about global warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea ice.
Read MorePolitics drove the retractions of needed studies on abortion safety
When it comes to abortion, what Americans don’t know can hurt them. The abortion industry relies on the public’s lack of knowledge about abortion to make misleading claims — for instance, that abortion drugs are “safer than...
Read More2nd Photo by Princess Kate Is Flagged as Edited Amid Scrutiny of U.K. Royals
Getty Images said a photo taken by Catherine, Princess of Wales, of Queen Elizabeth II had been “digitally enhanced,” adding to scrutiny over royal communications with the public.
Read MoreWATCH: North Korea’s Kim Jong Un watches ‘super-large’ launcher drills
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a live-fire drill of nuclear-capable “super-large” multiple rocket launchers designed to target South Korea’s capital.
Read MoreWATCH: ‘Godzilla’ hits Tokyo streets to promote traffic safety
Godzilla stomped through the streets of Tokyo, thrilling onlookers as the monster took part in an event to promote traffic safety.
Read MoreIs TikTok different in China? Here’s what to know
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Read MoreKey races to watch in today’s Ohio, Illinois and California primaries
In the latest round of primaries Tuesday, several key down-ballot races will be decided in states including Ohio, California and Illinois. Click here to see original...
Read MoreUnion League Club selling its prized Monet painting to fund $10 million renovation
The storied Union League Club of Chicago is selling its two most valuable paintings to raise money for a planned $10 million renovation of its nearly century-old Loop building. The artwork includes a prized painting by French...
Read MoreBody Cam Captures Moments Before Florida Police Deadly Shooting
The event resulted in the fatal shooting of a man Click here to see original...
Read MoreIan Eagle takes over for Jim Nantz as the NCAA Tournament’s lead voice
Even though Ian Eagle is stepping into a new role as the lead announcer for CBS and TNT Sports’ coverage of the men’s NCAA Tournament, plenty of things will make it familiar. One of Eagle’s partners is Bill Raftery, the analyst...
Read MoreOak Forest’s Melanie Andrysiak says her hair has gone from colorful to normal. However? ‘I still try to have fun.’
These days, Oak Forest’s Melanie Andrysiak doesn’t quite reflect her nickname. She no longer colors her hair flaming pink or bright red. When “Melmo” entered the pitching circle on opening day this spring against Mother McAuley,...
Read MorePhotos: Voters head to the polls for the 2024 Illinois primary election
Campaign flyers are seen during a “Humboldt Park March to the Polls” campaign event on March 9, 2024, in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune) After voting, Lawrence Weisler and his 6-year-old child James Weisler walks past...
Read MoreAfghan refugee convicted of murder in New Mexico killing of Muslim man
An Afghan refugee was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder in one of three fatal shootings that shook Albuquerque’s Muslim community during the summer of 2022.Muhammad Syed faces life in prison for killing...
Read MoreHong Kong lawmakers rush through ‘draconian’ bill that imposes life sentences for ‘traitors’ and ‘public enemies’ after top mainland China officials pressured the city-state to fast-track the changes to protect ‘core national interests’
Lawmakers in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong today passed the domestic national security bill at a special meeting held today, just 11 days after it Click here to see original...
Read MorePutin to travel to China for talks with Xi in ‘first overseas trip’ of presidential term – after Beijing said that the two countries will be ‘strategic cooperative partners in the new era’
The Chinese President congratulated his counterpart on his re-election, saying it ‘fully reflects the support of the Russian people’, despite it coming amid a brutal suppression Click here to see original...
Read MoreScammer who scattered victim’s body in San Francisco Bay and stole $3.9 million gets prison term
A California woman was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for scamming nearly $4 million from vulnerable wealthy people, including one man whose body she crushed and dropped piece by piece in a bay to hide her theft of his...
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