"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Cardinal George says he plans to keep working

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 05:32 PM PDT

Cardinal Francis George says he will continue to stick to his public schedule as much as possible despite doctors' discovery of cancerous cells in his kidney and liver.

9 people injured in shooting believed to be hit by stray police gunfire

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 05:36 PM PDT

In this photo made with a cell phone, officials examine the body of gunman Jeffrey Johnson, who was killed by police gunfire after he fatally shot Steven Ercolino, an executive at his former company, outside the Empire State Building, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York. At least nine bystanders were hit by gunfire in the confrontation. (AP Photo/Lee Weinstein)The nine people believed injured by stray police gunfire outside the Empire State Building were not the first to learn how dangerous a crowded street can be in a gunfight.

Samsung guilty of infringing on some Apple patents

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 04:19 PM PDT

An employee poses as he holds Apple's iPhone 4s and Samsung's Galaxy S III at a store in SeoulA jury has ruled for Apple in its huge smartphone patent infringement case involving Samsung and ordered Samsung to pay $1.5 billion.

Jury orders Samsung to pay Apple $1.05B

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 04:07 PM PDT

A federal jury has sided with Apple over rival Samsung in a massive patent infringement trial between the two tech heavyweights and has awarded Apple more than $1 billion in damages.

Samsung loses high-stakes patent trial against Apple

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 04:37 PM PDT

An employee poses as he holds Apple's iPhone 4s and Samsung's Galaxy S III at a store in SeoulA U.S. jury on Friday handed Apple Inc. a sweeping victory in its legal war with Samsung, ruling that the Korean company had copied critical features of the hugely popular iPhone and iPad and awarding the U.S. company $1.051 billion in damages. The verdict could lead to an outright ban on sales of key Samsung products and will likely solidify Apple's dominance of the exploding mobile computing market. ...

Samsung infringed on some Apple patents, jury finds

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 03:51 PM PDT

A U.S. jury said on Friday that Samsung Electronics Co. had infringed some of Apple Inc.'s patents.

Bears exhibition game 3: First quarter: Bears 0, Giants 0

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 05:42 PM PDT

There's nothing quite like a formidable third-game preseason opponent to gauge an NFL  team's training camp preparation.

James Holmes allegedly told classmate he wanted to kill people

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 01:22 PM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, July 23, 2012 file photo, James Holmes, accused of killing 12 people in Friday's shooting rampage in an Aurora, Colo., movie theater, appears in Arapahoe County District Court with defense attorney Tamara Brady in Centennial, Colo. Colorado prosecutors are filing formal charges Monday July 30, 2012, against Holmes, the former neuroscience student accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 others at an Aurora movie theater. (AP Photo/Denver Post, RJ Sangosti, Pool, File)James Holmes, the suspect in the Aurora, Colo., movie theater massacre, told a classmate in March that he wanted to kill people, according to court records released Friday.

Sponsors stand by Armstrong, despite doping accusations

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 01:16 PM PDT

FILE - This July 28, 2002 file photo shows Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, center, flanked by best sprinter Robbie McEwen, of Australia, right, and best climber Laurent Jalabert, of France, after the 20th and final stage of the Tour de France cycling in Paris. The superstar cyclist, whose stirring victories after his comeback from cancer helped him transcend sports, chose not to pursue arbitration in the drug case brought against him by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. That was his last option in his bitter fight with USADA and his decision set the stage for the titles to be stripped and his name to be all but wiped from the record books of the sport he once ruled. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)Lance Armstrong could lose millions in winnings and endorsements fees if he is stripped of his racing titles, but so far his major sponsors say they have no intention of dropping Armstrong, largely because of his work with the Livestrong Foundation.

Confidential document lays out Assange police tactics

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 12:50 PM PDT

A document is held by an unidentified British police officer, which outlines that A confidential document photographed by Britain's Press Association news agency lays out Scotland Yard's simple strategy for dealing with Julian Assange should he ever try to leave Ecuador's Embassy in London.

Navy vet shot by deputy in own backyard—family seeks answers

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 12:37 PM PDT

The brother of a Navy veteran shot by a deputy in her own backyard wants the sheriff's department to admit its mistake and take responsibility for the incident. Jennifer Orey, 36, was shot Sunday in a surprise encounter with two sheriff's deputies who were searching for a man reportedly in the area wearing a ski [...]

Drug firm to settle over alleged nursing home kickbacks

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 10:45 AM PDT

Court documents show the giant pharmaceutical firm Omnicare Inc. has agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit involving millions of dollars in alleged kickbacks to one of Illinois' most prominent nursing home families.

Suri Cruise reportedly to get $400K a year from dad

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 12:01 PM PDT

Actor Tom Cruise carries his daughter Suri past a group of photographers as they make their way from a hotelLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Katie Holmes walked away without a payment or alimony in her divorce with Tom Cruise, but the couple's six-year-old daughter, Suri, stands to receive $400,000 annually in child support until she turns 18, celebrity website TMZ.com reported on Friday. Citing sources familiar with court documents filed by the former couple, whose divorce was finalized earlier this week, TMZ said the "TomKat" pre-nuptial agreement blocked Holmes from receiving any portion of the 50-year-old actor's $250 million fortune. ...

Peterson trial: Savio divorce attorney expected to testify

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 11:32 AM PDT

The divorce between Drew Peterson and his third wife, Kathleen Savio, whom he's accused of killing, came up in court today as the prosecution and defense haggled over divorce documents and Savio's divorce attorney was expected to take the witness stand.

Prosecutors: Aurora suspect James Holmes made threat in March

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 01:05 PM PDT

El presunto autor de la matanza del 20 de julio de 2012 en un cine en Colorado comparece en un tribunal en la localidad de Centennial. En la imagen del lunes 23 de julio, James Holmes es acompañado de la abogada defensora Tamara Brady. Una psiquiatra que atendió a Holmes dijo que había solicitado a la policía de la Universidad de Colorado que verificara los antecedentes del mismo, según el canal televisivo KMGH-TV de Denver. (Foto AP/Denver Post, RJ Sangosti)Newly filed court records allege that the man accused of opening fire on an Aurora movie theater told a classmate he wanted to kill people four months before the shooting.

Photos: Greenpeace activists storm Russian oil rig

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 10:24 AM PDT

Photos: Greenpeace activists storm Russian oil rigGreenpeace activists are in a boat in front of energy giant Gazprom's Arctic oil platform Prirazlomnaya in the Pechora Sea on Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. Greenpeace activists have stormed a floating oil rig in Russia's Pechora Sea, hundreds of miles (kilometers) from the nearest port, to protest oil drilling in the Arctic, the environmental organization said Friday. (AP Photo/Denis Sinyakov, Greenpeace)

Lance Armstrong banned from cycling for life, career vacated

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 12:11 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 6, 2010, file photo, Lance Armstrong grimaces prior to the start of the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Wanze, Belgium. Armstrong said on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, that he is finished fighting charges from the United States Anti-Doping Agency that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his unprecedented cycling career, a decision that could put his string of seven Tour de France titles in jeopardy. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency erased 14 years of Lance Armstrong's career Friday — including his record seven Tour de France titles — and banned him for life from the sport that made him a hero to millions of cancer survivors after concluding he used banned substances.

No one asked to see my birth certificate, Romney jokes

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 09:54 AM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shakes hands during a campaign event at Watson Truck and Supply, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, in Hobbs, N.M. (AP Photo/Hobbs News-Sun, Todd Bailey)Mitt Romney made a joke about the so-called "birther" conspiracies that question whether President Barack Obama is an American citizen, telling a crowd in his home state of Michigan that no one has ever questioned his birthplace.

Photos: See the issues voters want addressed at the RNC

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 09:00 AM PDT

Photos: See the issues voters want addressed at the RNCWhen President Obama assumed office, I was a manager earning $100,000 a year. Today, I am awaiting a call to see if I have been hired for a part-time position which would net me $15 to $18 an hour. I am cautiously optimistic about the GOP convention. It isn't because I believe Republicans can actually create jobs. On the contrary -- I believe governments only build barriers to a strong business environment. Yet I will listen closely to each speaker and absorb the Republican plan regarding how they will stimulate an environment conclusive to hiring, particularly in the small business sector. For me and my family, it's all about one thing -- jobs. -- Robert Watkins, Lancaster, Pa., days unemployed: 518

2 US gov't employees said hurt in Mexico shooting

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 01:33 PM PDT

An armored U.S. Embassy vehicle is checked by military personal after it was attacked by unknown assailants on the highway leading to the city of Cuernavaca, near Tres Marias, Mexico, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. Two U.S. government employees were shot and wounded in an attack on their vehicle south of Mexico City on Friday, a law enforcement official said. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)The Mexican Navy says federal police shot at a vehicle carrying two U.S. government employees after the vehicle came under attack from unidentified gunmen.