"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

U.S. scrambles to limit Korea hostilities

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:00 PM PST

Washington and allies begin trying to round up support for a U.N. Security Council statement that would condemn North Korea's shelling of South Korea's Yeonpyeong island. The U.S. hopes to enlist China's aid.

As Seoul threatened retaliation for North Korea's deadly shelling of a South Korean island, U.S. officials scrambled Tuesday to avert any catastrophic escalation of hostilities after one of the most serious confrontations on the Korean peninsula in decades.

Cicero boy, 15, shot dead steps from his home

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:52 PM PST

Officials change accounts of Notre Dame investigation

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:39 PM PST

Texas priest charged with seeking hit man to kill accuser

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:00 PM PST

Authorities in Texas say the priest, who is being sued by the boy's family, offered the job to a neighbor for $5,000.

A Roman Catholic priest has been arrested on charges that he solicited a hit man to kill a teenager who had accused him of sexual abuse.

Man charged with animal cruelty a second time

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 02:39 PM PST

Planes, trains and automobiles: Thanksgiving travel resource guide (The Newsroom)

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 02:01 PM PST

The Newsroom - Planning to be at Grandma's house for the Thanksgiving feast? That shouldn't be a problem, except for the hoards of other travelers, foul weather, heightened security -- you get the idea. Already, the forecast is in, and the outlook for รข€¦

Sandoval withdraws Metra job application, rips board

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:50 PM PST

Obama touts economic recovery in Ind.

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 12:42 PM PST

President Barack Obama, on his first domestic trip since the midterm elections, spoke to workers today at a Chrysler plant in Kokomo, Ind. The White House describes the community as one "that is turning the corner," thanks in part to the stimulus program as well as the administration's efforts to rescue the auto industry.

Fed lowers outlook for economy through 2011

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 11:41 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials have become more pessimistic in their economic outlook through next year and have lowered their forecast for growth.

Bomb squad gives all-clear at Boston's Logan Airport

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 11:56 AM PST

BOSTON (AP) — A bomb squad has issued the all-clear after examining two suspicious bags found in a cargo area at Boston's Logan International Airport.

N. Korea shells S. Korean island, 2 dead

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:37 PM PST

INCHEON, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire Tuesday after the North shelled an island near their disputed sea border, killing at least two South Korean marines, setting dozens of buildings ablaze and sending civilians fleeing for shelter.

Barrington schools ban some social media contacts

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 10:23 PM PST

New pill is hailed as major AIDS-prevention breakthrough

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:00 AM PST

The result is hailed as the first major AIDS-prevention breakthrough. Research was conducted on 2,500 high-risk gay men, but experts believe further study will show effectiveness in other groups.

In a finding that is being widely hailed as the first major prevention breakthrough in the AIDS era, researchers have shown that taking a single daily pill containing two HIV drugs can reduce risk of contracting the virus by an average of 44% — and by more than 70% if the subjects take most of their pills.

Officials: Jawbone does not belong to Natalee Holloway

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:24 PM PST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The prosecutor's office in Aruba says a jawbone with a tooth recently found on a beach does not belong to missing Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway.

Casino giant Harrah's changes name to Caesars

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 06:31 AM PST

General buries his son, honors others

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:13 AM PST

Amid a military tradition honed by the agony of warfare, Marine 1st Lt. Robert Michael Kelly was honored and buried Monday at Arlington National Cemetery in the section reserved for those who have fallen in Iraq and Afghanistan.

North Korea fires on South Korean island; 2 dead

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:19 AM PST

Two people are killed and 19 others are hurt as artillery rounds strike the island. South Korean troops return fire and the country goes on high alert.

North Korea on Tuesday fired dozens of artillery rounds onto a populated South Korean island, killing two and injuring 19 others after Pyongyang claimed that Seoul was readying for "an invasion," officials said.

Chicago man killed aiding purse-snatching victim

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 12:17 PM PST

South Korea scrambles jets after North fires on island

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 11:19 PM PST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea shot dozens of rounds of artillery onto a populated South Korean island near the countries' disputed western border Tuesday, and South Korean troops returned fire, military officials said.

Emanuel's tenant, Burris running

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 10:15 PM PST

Senator's supporters file to get him on ballot as 1 of 20 hoping to succeed Daley

Rob Halpin, the man who refused to leave Rahm Emanuel's home when Emanuel returned from Washington, filed to run for Chicago mayor. A group trying to draft U.S. Roland Burris filed on his behalf, but he hasn't decided if he'll enter the race.