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Logansport teen found safe, parents arrested after Silver Alert issued for boy
The parents of a Logansport teen whose disappearance sparked a two-state search were taken into custody early Wednesday morning and the boy was found safe after a SWAT team served search and arrest warrants at their home, according to police. Daniel T. Muir, 40, is charged with a Level 6 felony count of obstruction of…
Photos: 2024 Navy Pier fireworks
People celebrate at the Chicago’s Navy Pier fireworks show on July 3, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) A family departs the Navy Pier fireworks show, July 3, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) People celebrate ahead of Independence Day by watching fireworks at Chicago’s Navy Pier on July 3, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Patriotic people hang out after…
Early closure at 31st Street Beach over holiday weekend after recent fatal shootings
Citing “ongoing and escalating” violence at 31st Street Beach in recent weeks, 4th Ward Ald. Lamont Robinson has successfully lobbied for the early closure of the beach over the holiday weekend. The beach will have a boosted police presence, new fencing and cameras. Bag checks and “heavily enforced” towing of illegally parked cars nearby has…
Marcus Willis, Wimbledon’s Everyman of yesteryear who played Roger Federer, returns in doubles
By HOWARD FENDRICH LONDON (AP) — Marcus Willis, the Everyman’s everyman who faced Roger Federer at Centre Court while ranked 772nd in 2016, was back at Wimbledon on Thursday, competing in men’s doubles and hoping he might get to have a bit of a reunion with the now-retired eight-time champion at the All England Club.…
US citizen Woodland convicted of drug-related charges by Moscow court. He’s sentenced to 12.5 years
MOSCOW (AP) — Robert Woodland, a Russia-born U.S. citizen, was convicted of drug-related charges by a Moscow court and sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison on Thursday, court officials and his lawyers said. He was found guilty of attempted trafficking of large amounts of illegal drugs as part of an organized group, according to…
Vatican chief of staff testifies in UK finance trial, points finger at deputy who escaped unscathed
By NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ chief of staff became one of the highest-ranking Holy See officials to testify in a foreign court Thursday, giving a British tribunal a detailed explanation of the negotiations at the heart of the Vatican’s so-called “trial of the century” and pointing a finger at his onetime deputy…
Louisiana’s concealed carry law takes effect on Independence Day; instruction still urged
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana has joined its neighboring states in allowing people to carry concealed weapons without a license. Only people convicted of certain felonies, along with everyone below the age of 18, are barred from carrying a weapon without a permit, under the law approved by lawmakers and Gov. Jeff Landry this year. Even…
Caesar salad, invented in Mexico by Italian immigrants, is still pleasing palates after 100 years
Caesar salad has something to celebrate: It’s turning 100. Italian immigrant Caesar Cardini is said to have invented the dish on July 4, 1924, at his restaurant, Caesar’s Place, in Tijuana, Mexico. It was a steamy night, and Cardini was struggling to feed an influx of Californians who had crossed the border to escape Prohibition.…
Emergency officials warn residents to plan ahead during hurricane season
BATON ROUGE – Officials suggests that residents should be prepared for storms all year round, especially if they live in a flood prone area. The Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness wants residents to be as prepared as possible for storms. “We are pushing as much information as we can to the public,” said…
Man fatally shot early Thursday in Southwest Baltimore, police say
A man was fatally shot in southwest Baltimore early Thursday, then driven to another location about a mile away, police said. The Baltimore Police Department said in a news release that officers called to the 2700 block of W. Franklin Street at 1:49 a.m. found a 26-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds. Paramedics later pronounced…