"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Zimmerman's TV interview may be used against him in trial

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 02:01 PM PDT

George Zimmerman Prosecution May Use TV Interview as EvidenceGeorge Zimmerman's television interview in which he said had few regrets about the night he killed teenager Trayvon Martin has been entered as possible evidence in his upcoming murder trial.

New planet, smaller than Earth, found orbiting distant star

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 05:19 PM PDT

New Planet Found, Smaller Than Earth, Orbiting Distant StarThirty-three light-years away, in the constellation Leo the lion, astronomers say they have found a world considerably smaller than Earth, orbiting a dim red-dwarf star.

First military base same-sex wedding held

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 02:21 PM PDT

First Military Base Same-Sex Wedding HeldTwo men became the first same-sex couple to marry on a military base when they held their wedding ceremony last month at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. Tech Sgt. Erwynn Umali and his partner, Will Behrens, married June 23 on the base where Umali,...

Sunscreen clothes: Do they work?

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 05:21 PM PDT

Sunscreen Clothes: Do They Work?It's America's hottest of summers, but do you really need more than sunscreen and a hat to protect yourself from the rays?

Military: Troops can wear uniforms in gay pride parade

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 04:52 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 16, 2011 file photo, two women, both active duty sailors in the Navy who gave their names as Nikki, left, and Lisa, kiss as they march in the Gay Pride Parade in San Diego. The Defense Department on Thursday, July 19, 2012 announced it is allowing service members to march in uniform in a gay pride parade for the first time in U.S. history. The department said it was making the exception for Saturday's San Diego Gay Pride Parade because organizers had encouraged military personnel to march in their uniform and the event was getting national attention. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)The Defense Department on Thursday announced it is allowing service members to march in uniform in a gay pride parade for the first time in U.S. history.

Mom arrested for hacking school computers to change grades

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 05:19 PM PDT

Mom Arrested For Hacking School Computers to Change Kids' GradesA Pennsylvania mom faces six felony charges for allegedly hacking into her children's school computer to change their grades and read school officials' emails.

Could a missing word doom a key part of Obamacare?

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 02:28 PM PDT

Political Polarization 'Dangerous,' Psychologist SaysStates could dodge a key part of the health care reform law because of a little-noticed mistake in the lengthy bill, according to a white paper by conservative health care experts Michael Cannon and Jonathan Adler. A missing word in the law's definition of a health insurance exchange could prevent the federal government from [...]

Microsoft posts first quarterly loss as a public company

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 04:23 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2009 file photo, a man walks on the Microsoft headquarters campus in Redmond, Wash. Microsoft Corp. said on Monday, July 2, 2012, that it will take $6.2 billion charge for the declining value of online ad division. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)Microsoft Corp reported its first quarterly loss as a public company on Thursday as it took a previously announced hit for writing down the value of its ailing online unit, but held up better than expected in the face of stagnant computer sales.

Water-only café opens to flood of criticism in New York City

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 01:09 PM PDT

A water-only café serving filtered New York City tap water is facing a wave of criticism for its overpriced, artisanal H20. Molecule, which recently opened in Manhattan's East Village, charges $2.50 per 16-ounce glass of water treated with its custom-built, $25,000 purifier. It's "a cocktail bar for water enthusiasts," the Wall Street Journal said in [...]

Businessman buys Texas town, renames it ‘Bikinis’

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 01:15 PM PDT

If you like ordering burgers and beer from women dressed in bikinis, there's now a town just for you. Literally. Self-described "breastaurateur" Doug Guller has purchased an unincorporated ghost town in Texas and renamed it "Bikinis" after his Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill franchise. "Bikinis, TX will be a world class destination and I am [...]

Video: Five volunteers withstand a 1957 nuclear bomb test

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 02:20 PM PDT

Though we know a lot about how dangerous nuclear radiation is today, back in the earliest days of the Atomic Age, people were simply oblivious to the cancer risks. Ignorance is really the only excuse for this July 1957 footage … Continue reading →

Aspiring 'Papas' turn out for Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 03:24 PM PDT

About 125 bearded men from across the world have descended on Key West, Florida, this week for the annual Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest. The contest is focused on Hemingway's "Papa" phase during the later years of his life when he lived in Key West. The contest is broken up into two preliminary rounds, held on [...]

Buddhist monk charged with raping girl, 15

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 04:02 PM PDT

More than a decade after he allegedly raped and impregnated a 15-year-old girl at a Southwest Side temple, a Buddhist monk was charged with the crime.

House committee recommends expelling indicted lawmaker

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 02:01 PM PDT

A state legislative committe voted 11-1 today to recommend that the full Illinois House expel Rep. Derrick Smith over federal charges that he took a $7,000 bribe.

Hidden cost of 'free' voter IDs

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 09:48 AM PDT

Texas voter ID lawEven when making required photo identification free to eligible voters, the process still poses significant burdens to many poor voters, according to a new study from the Brennan Center for Justice, a voting rights advocacy organization. Ten states have laws in effect for 2012 with restrictive voter ID requirements, according to the center and other [...]

Obama backs moment of silence at Olympics

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 11:17 AM PDT

Swiss flags are visible through the Olympic rings the Athletes' Village at the Olympic Park in LondonPresident Barack Obama strongly supports holding a minute-long moment of silence at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in tribute to 11 Israeli athletes and coaches killed by Palestinian extremists [...]

Romney: Obama’s ‘you didn’t build that’ comment ‘wasn’t a gaffe’

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 12:29 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, talks about jobs during a campaign stop at Middlesex Truck and Coach on Thursday, July 19, 2012, in Roxbury, Mass. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)ROXBURY, Mass.—For the third day in a row, Mitt Romney attacked President Obama's "you didn't build that" comment, arguing the president's words weren't an accident but rather a reflection of his hostility toward private business. "It wasn't a gaffe. It was his ideology," Romney argued Thursday at a last-minute campaign stop at Middlesex Truck and [...]

Rubio tweet: Obama sounds like a ‘left-wing 3rd world leader’

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 11:53 AM PDT

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks at the NALEO (National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials) conference, Friday, June 22, 2012, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Taking to Twitter, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio shared his thoughts on President Barack Obama's campaign speech in Jacksonville, Fla., on Thursday: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has said he is vetting Rubio for vice president.

'Media manipulator' admits 'experiment' with the press

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 11:58 AM PDT

A self-described "media manipulator" who served as an "expert" source for a slew of news outlets admitted he made it all up to prove that the media "will literally print anything." He also did it to promote a book. Ryan Holiday, a 25-year-old marketing director for American Apparel, revealed his "experiment" in an interview with [...]

New York City storm floods social media

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 10:37 AM PDT

The storm that hit New York City yesterday brought with it a torrential downpour, large hailstones, and earth-shattering thunder and lightning. The unusual summer storm caused trees to fall, delayed planes all over the East Coast, and left commuters and tourists scrambling [...]