(CHICAGO) — Preliminary numbers indicate that homicides in Chicago fell by about 100 last year compared to 2017, though the total again eclipses the number of homicides in Los Angeles and New York combined, according to data released Tuesday. Police in Chicago, the nation’s third largest city, report that 561 homicides were committed between Jan. […]
New top story from Time: Congress Leaders Invited to White House for Border Briefing
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump invited congressional leaders from each chamber to a White House briefing on border security on Wednesday as the partial government shutdown wore on over funding for a border wall, with Trump tweeting: “Let’s make a deal?” The briefing would happen the day before the Democrats take control of the House, […]
New top story from Time: Garbage Takes a Toll on National Parks Amid the Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Human feces, overflowing garbage, illegal off-roading and other damaging behavior in fragile areas were beginning to overwhelm some of the West’s iconic national parks on Monday, as a partial government shutdown left the areas open to visitors but with little staff on duty.”It’s a free-for-all,” Dakota Snider, 24, who lives and works […]
New top story from Time: President Trump Knocks Down Kelly’s Attempt to Soften Border Wall: Concrete Wall ‘Was NEVER ABANDONED’
(WASHINGTON) — Despite public equivocations by three confidants, President Donald Trump is insisting he wants to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. “An all concrete Wall was NEVER ABANDONED,” tweeted Trump, whose demand for congressional funding to construct one has caused a budgetary standoff. “Some areas will be all concrete but the experts at […]
New top story from Time: ‘To Be Honest, It’s Not a Wall.’ John Kelly Says Trump Backed Away From Border Wall Plan Months Ago
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump long ago backed away from his campaign pledge to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, his outgoing chief of staff said, as the president’s demand for “border security” funding triggered a partial government shutdown with no end in sight. John Kelly, who will leave his post Wednesday after a […]
New top story from Time: Aquaman Swims Into Weekend Box Office Win. Mary Poppins Returns Comes in Second
(LOS ANGELES) — “Aquaman” is still leading the pack at the box office, but other films like “Mary Poppins Returns” and “The Mule” are enjoying post-Christmas bumps too. Warner Bros. on Sunday says “Aquaman” has added an estimated $51.6 million in North American ticket sales over the weekend to take first place again. Down just […]