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Grand jury gets case of July 4 shooting suspect's father 01/26/2023 03:18pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Illinois prosecutors told a judge Thursday that they are presenting evidence to a grand jury for a possible indictment against the father of the man charged with fatally shooting seven people at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago. Robert Crimo Jr., 58, was arrested in Decem Review: Cannes breakout ���Close��� tells of innocence and grief 01/26/2023 02:44pm • ��� Close ��� is a crushing story of grief told with grace by Belgian director Lukas Dhont. At its heart is a friendship, loving and deep, between two 13-year-old boys, Leo (Eden Dambrine) and Remi (Gustav De Waele), in the countryside. It is summertime when we meet them, playing and dreaming and o Monterey Park, an Asian cultural hub, shaken by shooting 01/26/2023 01:07pm • MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) ��� For decades, Monterey Park has been a haven for Asian immigrants seeking to maintain a strong cultural identity ��� and a culinary heaven worth visiting for anybody near Los Angeles craving authentic Asian cuisine. Signs across the vibrant suburb are written in English Trump's return to Facebook could be major fundraising boost 01/26/2023 12:05pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The decision by Facebook's parent company to soon reinstate Donald Trump's account comes at a critical moment for the former president as he tries to build campaign momentum for a return to the White House. Reclaiming his social media megaphone could open an important new stream of A fridge too far? Living sustainably in NYC by unplugging 01/26/2023 11:32am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� There are those for whom recycling and composting are not nearly enough, who have reduced their annual waste to almost zero, ditched their clothes dryer or given up flying, and are ready to take the next step in exploring the frontiers of sustainable living. For Manhattanite Josh S Rybakina, Sabalenka to meet in Australian Open women's final 01/26/2023 10:27am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� What all seemed so different, so daunting, even, about trying to win a Grand Slam title to Elena Rybakina a little more than six months ago is now coming rather naturally. And if she can win one more match, she will add a championship at the Australian Open to the one s Germany: Victims of fatal train attack identified as 2 teens 01/26/2023 09:23am • BERLIN (AP) ��� A 33-year-old man arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing two teenagers and injuring five other passengers on a train in northern Germany had been released from pretrial detention a week ago and had previous criminal convictions, investigating officials said Thursday. The man, w Fewer Americans file for jobless claims last week 01/26/2023 08:54am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market remains tight, even as the Federal Reserve has tried to cool the economy and inflation by raising interest rates. Applications for jobless aid in the U.S. for the week ending Jan. 21 fell by 6,000 last Church helps mining community evolve in dark, warming Arctic 01/26/2023 08:30am • LONGYEARBYEN, Norway (AP) ��� The warm glow of Svalbard Kirke���s lights gleams on the snow-covered mountain slope from where the church stands like a beacon over this remote Norwegian Arctic village, cloaked in the polar night���s constant darkness. A century after it was founded to minister to the Youth program founder hurt in shooting 'has biggest heart' 01/26/2023 07:14am • Will Keeps was a 15-year-old member of a Chicago gang when he witnessed rival members kill his friend. He escaped the streets and moved to Iowa to help other young people from troubled backgrounds. Now, Keeps is hospitalized and in serious condition following just the sort of violence he has devoted Germany's drugs czar wants alcohol, tobacco ads restricted 01/26/2023 06:32am • BERLIN (AP) ��� The German government's top anti-drugs official called Thursday for tough restrictions on advertising of alcohol, tobacco and sports betting in the country. Burkhard Blienert said about 150,000 people die in Germany each year as a result of alcohol and tobacco use, and an estimated o Auto thefts, carjackings in major U.S. cities spike, new report finds 01/26/2023 05:01am • Motor vehicle thefts across 30 major cities have increased by 59% from 2019 to 2022, spiking amid the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new analysis of crime trends released Thursday by the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ). The data also showed motor vehicle theft more than doubled 'Unimaginable:' 2 children dead, infant hospitalized 01/25/2023 11:18pm • DUXBURY, Mass. (AP) ��� A 32-year-old mother in Massachusetts is expected to be charged in the killing of her two children and the injuring of her infant son, Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz said Wednesday. Authorities arrived at a house in Duxbury on Tuesday night after receiving reports th Donald Trump to be allowed back on Facebook after 2-year ban 01/25/2023 11:06pm • Facebook parent Meta said Wednesday it will restore former President Donald Trump 's personal account in the coming weeks, ending a two-year suspension it imposed in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection. The company said in a blog post it is adding ���new guardrails��� to ensure there are no ���repea Report: What led to 'confusion' during response at Montgomery Co. high school shooting 01/25/2023 11:04pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, public schools admitted that there was a breakdown in communication during the response to a shooting inside Magruder High School last year. The admission comes in a newly released addendum to its after-action report, which came after additional interviews with school