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Buyers line up for iPad 2 >> Video

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:13 PM PST

They could have placed an online order early Friday morning. They could have waited until next week.

Buyers line up for iPad 2 >> Video

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:23 PM PST

NFL talks collapse; work stoppage near certain

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 03:50 PM PST

Death sentence commuted, Dugan drops appeal

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 02:01 PM PST

His death sentence now commuted, Brian Dugan has instructed an attorney to drop an appeal of his conviction for the rape and murder of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico of Naperville in 1983.

Rahm Emanuel: School fixes will take time

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 01:35 PM PST

Obama hosts Hawks >> Video

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 12:07 PM PST

Defense questions credibility of key witness against Yang

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 09:32 AM PST

A self-proclaimed psychic -- a key prosecution witness in the murder trial of Marni Yang -- told jurors today she was recruited in 1976 to work in Army Intelligence for a program called "Gondola Wish.''

Time to Spring Ahead: Daylight Saving Time (The Newsroom)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 12:27 PM PST

The Newsroom - Daylight saving time is coming, and with it, longer, more light-filled days. Below, your Buzz round up of questions on the time change. When is it? We spring ahead the second Sunday in March. This year the time change starts …

Metra to resume work on North Side bridges

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 12:09 PM PST

Metra officials said today that Union Pacific North line riders should not expect any schedule changes when work begins this spring on a project to replace century-old bridges on Chicago's North Side.

AWOL Dems to return to Wis. Capitol for rally

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 11:03 AM PST

Doctors: Giffords may attend husband's shuttle launch

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 11:53 AM PST

By Deborah Quinn Hensel

Metra to open new White Sox rail stop

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 09:33 AM PST

White Sox fans will have a new way to get to their ballpark starting this spring, commuter rail agency Metra announced this morning at its board meeting.

Yang tape at trial: 'I just started emptying my clip'

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 10:35 PM PST

'I took the first shot. I remember screaming because at that point I realize we are now at the point of no return. … I just started emptying my clip.'

Dressed in a baggy hooded sweatshirt and wearing a wig and dark face paint, Marni Yang waited in the hallway outside Rhoni Reuter's condominium, clutching a 9 mm Beretta, a close friend of Yang's testified Thursday.

Japan earthquake and tsunami: How to help (The Newsroom)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 08:48 AM PST

Waves of tsunami hit residences after a powerful earthquake in Natori, Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011. The largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coast Friday. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING ALLOWED IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCEThe Newsroom - Japan was hit by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded on Friday. The magnitude-8.9 quake spawned a deadly tsunami that slammed into the nation's east coast, leaving a huge swath of devastation in its wake. Hundreds of people are …

Wis. gov. signs collective bargaining bill

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 09:25 AM PST

Gov. Scott Walker will sign a bill today taking away most collective bargaining for state employees on Friday.

Cops: Man hit 80-year-old >> Security video

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 07:33 AM PST

A convicted felon is accused of punching an 80-year-old man in the face, knocking off his glasses, as the elderly man waited outside a restroom in a grocery store on the Northwest Side, police say.

Charlie Sheen bringing his act to Chicago

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 07:51 AM PST

Charlie Sheen has apparently set his sights on Chicago for a brief "Violent Torpedo of Truth" tour next month.

The Fast Fix: How Tim Pawlenty can win (The Newsroom)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 05:45 AM PST

The Newsroom - Tim Pawlenty's biggest strength in the race for the 2012 GOP nomination may be his lack of weaknesses. To watch more episodes of "The Fast Fix", click here. Get The Fix in your e-mail inbox! Click here to sign-up for …

Foes blast ComEd rate hike plan

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 07:52 PM PST

Opponents fear impact on low-income households

Commonwealth Edison faced a tough room Thursday in its proposal for a $326 million rate hike that would add $5 a month to an average customer's electricity bill.

Police conduct search at Charlie Sheen's house

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 09:01 AM PST

LAPD officers are reportedly looking for weapons.

SHERMAN OAKS (KTLA) -- Los Angeles police officers conducted a search at Charlie Sheen's Sherman Oaks home Thursday night looking for weapons, according to officials.