In a June 9, 2012 photo, on Chicago’s West side, […]
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says the city has logged its 500th homicide of the year. McCarthy issued a statement Friday calling the milestone a "tragic number that is reflective of the gang violence and proliferation of illegal guns that have plagued some of our neighborhoods." The police department went back and forth
A doctor talks with patients at a hospital Wednesday, J […]
Confused about the federal budget struggle? So are doctors, hospital administrators and other medical professionals who serve the 100 million Americans covered by Medicare and Medicaid. Rarely has the government sent so many conflicting signals in so short a time about the bottom line for the health care industry. Cuts are coming, says
A crowd cheers at 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, a […]
Arriving in a limo, Donna Galluzzo and Lisa Gorney had all the trappings of a traditional wedding: Rings, flowers, wedding vows, an entourage and a friend to officiate. With tears in their eyes, they were among the first gay couples to exchange wedding vows early Saturday morning after Maine's same-sex marriage law went into effect at
A young evacuee is screened at a shelter for leaked rad […]
Eight US sailors who helped deliver relief supplies to Japanese citizens following the tsunami and Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown in Japan in 2011 are suing the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) for allegedly misleading the public about how much radiation was present in the area, the Marine Corps Times reported. The sailors, who served on
Lake Rd. residents are evacuated from the neighborhood […]
A New York woman was arrested Friday in connection with the fatal shootings of two volunteer firefighters on Christmas Eve. According to the Associated Press, US Attorney William Hochul said Dawn Nguyen of Rochester faces federal charges of knowingly making a false statement. She was also charged by the state earlier Friday for filing a
In this Dec. 4, 2012, file photo, Jim Mitchell selects […]
In addition to the "fiscal cliff," now Americans have to watch out for the so-called "dairy cliff." According to CBS News, milk prices could double if Congress does not pass the new farm bill by January 1. More from GlobalPost: Milk consumption drops off massively in the US NPR explainedthe bill contains something called the Dairy Product
