Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration will explore the possibility of privatizing Midway Airport but will take a shorter-term,...
Dec
21
Criminal charges filed in deadly Indianapolis home explosion
Label: World
INDIANAPOLIS — Prosecutors say criminal charges have been filed in the massive house explosion last month that killed an Indianapolis couple and decimated their neighborhood.
Marion...
Moroccan road film subverts Hollywood stereotypes
Label: LifestyleDUBAI (Reuters) – When director John Slattery first visited Morocco, the familiarity was jarring – and as removed from the images of an exotic Orient conjured up by Hollywood as possible.That dichotomy between the representation and the reality of Morocco drives Slattery‘s charming paean to a country he clearly loves and makes “Casablanca, Mon Amour” a thoughtful rejoinder to U.S. popular culture.Two...
Emanuel explores Midway privatization
Label: Business Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration will explore the possibility of privatizing Midway Airport but will take a shorter-term,...
Dec
20
Snow, high winds expected as storm takes aim at Chicago
Label: WorldChicago's morning weather forecast. (WGN - Chicago) A winter storm warning has been issued for the Chicago metropolitan area, and the National Weather Service says...
Thousands mourn U.S.-Mexican singer Jenni Rivera
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Thousands of mourners on Wednesday packed a Los Angeles theater to pay their final respects to Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera more than a week after her death in a plane crash.Rivera, 43, best known for her work in the Mexican folk Nortena and Banda genres, died after the small jet she was traveling in crashed in northern Mexico on December 9.Rivera’s family, dressed...
Female Vaccination Workers, Essential in Pakistan, Become Prey
Label: HealthLAHORE, Pakistan — The front-line heroes of Pakistan’s war on polio are its volunteers: young women who tread fearlessly from door to door, in slums and highland villages, administering precious drops of vaccine to children in places where their immunization campaign is often viewed with suspicion. Now, those workers have become quarry. After militants stalked and killed eight of them over...
Intercontinental to pay $8.2B for NYSE
Label: Business The IntercontinentalExchange has agreed to buy rival exchange NYSE Euronext for $8.2 billion, as it moves to create one of the...
Dec
19
Snow, high winds -- but maybe a white Christmas, too
Label: WorldA snow storm is headed for the Chicago area and WGN's Tom Skilling tells you what you can expect. (Posted Dec. 19th, 2012) A winter storm whipped by high winds is expected...
“Best Funeral Ever” premiere delayed after Newtown school shootings
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Fans of death-centric reality TV will have to wait a little longer to dig into TLC‘s “Best Funeral Ever.”TLC has pushed back the premiere of the special to January 6 at 10/9c in light of the school shootings in Newtown, Conn. last week.“Best Funeral Ever” was initially scheduled to premiere on December 26 at 8/7c.“Best Funeral Ever” centers around the Golden Gate Funeral...
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