"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Immigration plan runs into more trouble

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 10:57 AM PDT

Itzel Guillen, left, sorts out some of the documents she needs to apply for a work permit along with Lucero Maganda, right, at her home Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, in San Diego. Guillen and Maganda are among those hoping for the right to work legally in America without being deported. The Obama Administration's Two days after Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer declared her state won't confer driver's licenses and other state benefits to newly-documented immigrants under Obama's "deferred action" immigration policy, Nebraska, too, put its foot down.

Panetta prods Karzai on Afghan insider killings

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 05:08 PM PDT

Lance Cpl. Greg Buckley Jr.'s father Greg, foreground, and mother Marina are escorted from St. Agnes Cathedral after his funeral Mass, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012, in Rockville Center, N.Y.. Buckley Jr. was barely 21 years old when he was killed in an attack by a policeman in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Defense Secretary Leon Panetta called Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday to discuss the rising number of "insider" attacks in which Afghan security forces have turned their guns on American and other coalition troops.

Texas mall shooting results in one dead, two injured

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 04:36 PM PDT

SAN ANTONIO, Tex (Reuters) - One man was killed and two wounded early Saturday in a shooting at a shopping mall in the west Texas town of Odessa, police say. Police say officers went to the Music City Mall on a report that people were refusing to leave a sports bar inside, which was then followed by reports of shots fired. Detectives say Pablo Jimenez, 23, was rushed to the hospital but died of his wounds. A 19-year-old man and a 21-year-old man were hospitalized. "This was a fight that began at the bar at closing time," said Odessa Police Lieutenant Pete Marquez. ...

Bears Game Day: Cutler, Marshall connect

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 05:25 PM PDT

The Cutler-to-Brandon Marshall era with the Bears started with a bang. On the Bears first offensive play from scrimmage, Cutler found Marshall for a 41-yard pass down the right sideline to the Redskins' 41-yard line.

Obama: Ryan's tax plan great for Romney

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 02:47 PM PDT

President Barack Obama campaigns Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012, in Windham, N.H., at Windham High School. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)By ALEX MARINO, MATTHEW LAROTONDA and DEVIN DWYER WINDHAM, N.H. — President Obama today ratcheted up attacks on Mitt Romney over his personal tax rate, accusing the presumptive GOP nominee of choosing a running mate whose budget plan would reduce his tax burden to less...

India: Text message threats, rumors came from Pakistan

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 01:18 PM PDT

People from India's northeastern states sit inside train bound for Assam state at the railway station in KolkataNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Most of the threatening mobile phone text messages and website images that spread panic among migrants from cities in the south and west of India last week originated in Pakistan, India's interior ministry said on Saturday. Thousands of students and workers from India's northeast fled Mumbai, Bangalore and other cities, fearing retaliation for recent violence against Muslims in Assam, one of the states in their far-flung corner of the country. ...

Idaho evacuations ordered; Wash. residents go home

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 03:44 PM PDT

Fire burns above Hidden Valley Ranch where fire crews worked to halt progression of the Taylor Brige Fire on Thursday, August 16, 2012, near Cle Elum, Wash. The Taylor Bridge Fire has forced hundreds to evacuate and has burned dozens of homes near Cle Elum, Wash. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; SEATTLE TIMES OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT; TV OUTThunderstorms and lightning threatened fire officials' plans to contain a large blaze in central Washington state as hundreds of Washington and California residents returned home to find out whether their homes were spared.

Syria denies Assad's deputy tried to defect

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 03:44 PM PDT

A Free Syrian Army fighter runs for cover as a Syrian Army tank shell hits a building across a street during clashes in central AleppoBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria dismissed reports that President Bashar al-Assad's deputy had defected and its forces pursued an offensive against rebels, bombarding parts of Aleppo in the north and attacking an insurgent-held town in the oil-producing east. Vice-President Farouq al-Shara "never thought for a moment about leaving the country", said a statement from his office broadcast on state television on Saturday in response to reports that the veteran Baath Party loyalist had tried to defect to Jordan. ...

Mine violence hits at South Africa's political problem

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 02:08 PM PDT

Striking miners hold weapons as they wait to be addressed by former African National Congress Youth League President Julius Malema outside a South African mine in RustenburgMARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - The bloody protest by South African miners that ended in a hail of police gunfire and 34 deaths this week could also wound the ruling ANC and its main labor ally, laying bare workers' anger over enduring inequalities in Africa's biggest economy. Thursday's shooting, bringing back memories of apartheid-era violence, underlined that after 18 years in power the African National Congress and its union partner have not been able to heal the fissures of income disparity, poverty and joblessness scarring the country. ...

South Africa seeks answers after mine killings

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 01:07 PM PDT

South African miners listen to former African National Congress' Youth League leader Julius MalemaFamilies of workers missing from a mine where 34 people were shot dead in the worst police violence since apartheid on Saturday struggled to discover the fate of their loved ones as the nation sought answers.

How much 'bounce' did Ryan give Romney in polls?

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 06:03 AM PDT

Obama Ryan campaigning SaturdayIt's been a week since Mitt Romney made what virtually all pundits called a "bold choice," picking Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate. That scene at the battleship USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, Va., thrilled Republicans yet to fully embrace Mr. Romney and energized Democrats eager to take on this notably conservative figure who'd become a major congressional foe as chairman of the House Budget Committee.

Egypt president to visit Iran, a first in decades

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 02:17 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, July 13, 2012 file photo, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi speaks to reporters during a joint news conference with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, unseen, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian presidential official said Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012 that President Mohammed Morsi will attend a summit of non-aligned nations in Iran end of the month, in first such visit in decades.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi will attend a summit in Iran later this month, a presidential official said on Saturday, the first such trip for an Egyptian leader since relations with Tehran deteriorated decades ago.

Syria war tipping Mideast balance toward Sunnis

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:08 PM PDT

Hezbollah supporters carry pictures, of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, disappeared Imam Moussa al-Sadr, center, and Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, left, during a rally to mark the occasion of Jerusalem Day in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Aug 17, 2012. Nasrallah warned Israel that any aggression against Lebanon would be extremely costly and said Hezbollah can transform the lives of millions of Zionists in all of Israel to hell. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)Not long ago, Arabs everywhere listened when the leader of Hezbollah spoke. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah's prominence, bolstered by his Lebanese guerrilla force's battles against Israel, was a sign of the rising regional influence of Shiite Muslims and overwhelmingly Shiite Iran. Now, his speeches don't necessarily make front pages even in Lebanon.

Paul Ryan introduces his mom to the nation

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 08:19 AM PDT

Republican vice-presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., center left, and his mother Betty Ryan Douglas wave to supporters at a campaign rally in The Villages, Fla., Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan wrapped his first solo tour as Mitt Romney's running mate at the famous retirement community here Saturday, taking his message of Medicare reform to seniors in a crucial swing state. Standing between two signs that read "Protect and Strengthen Medicare," Ryan made the most personal case for [...]

Cantaloupes blamed for salmonella outbreak

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 06:18 AM PDT

Cantaloupes Blamed for 141 Salmonella Cases, Including Two DeathsMultistate Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Bad Cantaloupes

Hempfest organizers question marijuana legalization initiative

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 07:54 AM PDT

Seattle Hempfest Organizers Question Marijuana Legalization InitiativeSeattle Hempfest-Goers Torn Over Ballot Initiative

3 dead in separate killings on South, West sides

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:38 PM PDT

Three men were found dead late this morning after separate shootings and one possible stabbing on the South and West Sides.

Medicare in focus as Ryan, mom appear in Florida

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 10:14 AM PDT

Republican vice-presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., center left, and his mother Betty Ryan Douglas wave to supporters at a campaign rally in The Villages, Fla., Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)Paul Ryan, a champion of changing Medicare, spoke as a passionate defender Saturday, promising seniors that he and Mitt Romney would save it, and he introduced his mother to voters to drive home the point that the health program "was there for our family" and "we have to keep that guarantee."

Romney steps up fundraisers ahead of convention

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 11:04 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 20, 2012, file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann wave as they leave at an election night rally in Schaumburg, Ill., after winning the Illinois Primary. Long before Romney became the millionaire candidate from Massachusetts, he was his father' son, weeding the garden in the upscale suburb of Detroit where he grew up. He hated the chore. But he idolized the man who made him do it _ George Romney, the outspoken, no-nonsense, auto executive turned politician. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)Mitt Romney hasn't held a public rally since Tuesday, when he concluded his four-day battleground state bus tour in Ohio. But the presumptive Republican nominee has still been busy traveling the country in search of campaign cash. Since Wednesday, Romney has headlined at least a half a dozen fundraisers taking him through North Carolina, [...]

Bears' Peppers defends academic record after transcript release

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 04:51 PM PDT

Chicago Bears defensive end Julius Peppers, who became aware of his college transcript being posted on theUniversity of North Carolina's website late Sunday night, dismissed any claims linking him to academic fraud.