Iraqi officials say that at least three people were killed and 13 others wounded in a roadside bombing in a mainly Shiite area in Baghdad.
The attack comes just over a week before U.S. troops are to withdraw from urban areas in Iraq. Officials have warned they expect militants to step up attacks around the June 30 …
The 50th anniversary of the Danish Jews' rescue will becelebrated June 15-18 in Chicago with programs sponsored by theThanks to Scandinavia scholarship fund and Anshe Emet Synagogue.
Danish Chief Rabbi Bent Melchior will be a featured speaker atthe commemorations, which include a daylong symposium at North ParkCollege; a concert at Grace Lutheran Church in River Forest; anevening program at Anshe Emet, and a Daley Center reception. Therewill be a photo exhibit on the rescue at the Daley Center.
"This will be an opportunity not only to honor the brave effortsof the Danish people, but also to open a dialogue on the altruisticpersonality," says Rabbi Michael …
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic's 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5 victory over Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final was the longest men's Grand Slam final in terms of duration, the ATP said Sunday.
— the time of 5 hours, 53 minutes included a 10-minute delay while the roof on Rod Laver Arena was closed due to rain. That time was included because the match was not officially suspended.
— the previous longest men's Grand Slam final was 4:54 when Mats Wilander defeated Ivan Lendl in …
The mother of a Florida girl who was killed and found in a Georgia landfill supports the death penalty for the man charged in her daughter's death.
Prosecutor's have not indicated whether they will seek the death penalty, but Diena Thompson said Friday she would support the decision for capital punishment.
Authorities have charged 24-year-old Jarred Mitchell Harrell in the sexual assault and killing of 7-year-old Somer Thompson. Somer was reported missing Oct. 19 and her body was found two days later in a Georgia landfill about 50 miles from her north Florida home.
Harrell has been in custody since he was …
Where can you get a decent cup of coffee around here? Morally decent, that is.
Such was my most recent spiritual quest: to buy a steaming cup ofcoffee from a beverage purveyor that gets its beans from farmers whomake a living wage.
The quest seemed simple. But lo, I say to thee, it was fraughtwith peril.
Perhaps peril is a bit strong. Fraught with . . . with . . .impatience, flagrant disregard for parking ordinances, excessivecarbon dioxide production -- and some minor scalding.
How is a cup of coffee a spiritual quest, you say?
It is according to this Roman Catholic theologian in Boston I knowwho published a book recently about what he calls …
Rufus Hunt, board member of the Friends of Meigs Field, last week unveiled his video -- which will air on cable television -- that shows the potential of a resurrected Meigs Field that will boost the city's economy and once again be the training ground of young pilots. Hunt's video also revealed how the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) can give the Chicago Park District $40 million "the day they decide to resurrect that airport...." Hunt said during a luncheon held at Maggio's Restaurant, 516 N. Clark Ave., where he showed his 30-minute film, entitled A vision for Miegs Field and Northerly Island -- a video Hunt says proves how and why the airport should be reopened.
Mayor Daley, …
Olympic bronze medalist Bershawn Jackson of the United States won the 400-meter hurdles Tuesday at the Super Track and Field meet.
Jackson got off to a slow start but recovered to surge ahead of Kenji Narisako of Japan down the stretch in 49.33 seconds. Narisako finished in 49.68.
American Miriam Barnes won the women's 400 in 53.18. Damu Cherry of the U.S. took the 100 hurdles in 13.07, …
