"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

South Shore shooting wounds 3

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 05:16 PM PDT

Few details were available tonight following a shooting in the South Shore neighborhood that sent three people to hospitals, authorities said.

Lollapalooza evacuated because of thunderstorm

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 04:36 PM PDT

Lollapalooza Suspended Over Dangerous WeatherPolice evacuated tens of thousands of concertgoers from the Lollapalooza music festival on Saturday before a powerful thunderstorm swept into downtown Chicago and pelted the outdoor venue with rain.

Matt Grevers gets in on Michael Phelps' final gold

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 04:50 PM PDT

For Grevers, it's medal No. 6 — and expectations for another run in four years in Rio

Matt Grevers already knows the first story he will tell his grandkids about his swimming career.

Oklahoma crews battle expanding wildfires in torrid conditions

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 02:54 PM PDT

Smokes rises from wildfires in Cleveland County, south of Oklahoma CityFire crews toiled in triple-digit heat around drought-stricken Oklahoma on Saturday to contain at least 15 blazes that have destroyed more than 120 structures and left a small town smouldering. Authorities said they were investigating whether the fire that devastated the town of Luther was deliberately set. Governor Mary Fallin on Saturday toured Luther, where 56 structures were destroyed, and described it as "total devastation." She said she had met with families who had little time to save anything but photos and pets. ...

Romney: America is 'poised to take off economically'

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 05:20 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at Stepto's BBQ Shack in Evansville, Ind., Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Mitt Romney attacked what he calls "an extraordinary series of policy failures" from President Barack Obama, but said Saturday that America is "poised to take off economically."

New study ties global warming to recent year heat

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 03:48 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2011 file photo, Sailboats and a floating dock lie on the dry, cracked dirt in a harbor at Lake Hefner in Oklahoma City as drought continues to be a problem across the state. The relentless, weather-gone-crazy type of heat that has blistered the United States and other parts of the world in recent years is so rare and off-the-charts that it can't be anything but man-made global warming, a new statistical analysis from a top government scientist says.(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)An analysis by a top government scientist says the extreme heat and drought seen in the U.S., Europe and other regions in recent years must be global warming. Specifically the study by NASA scientist James Hansen blames climate change for last year's drought in Texas and Oklahoma, the 2010 heat wave in Russia and the 2003 European heat wave that led to tens of thousands of deaths.

Olympic roundup: Day 8

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 04:17 PM PDT

Jamie Gray had thought about her final Olympic shot in London a "bazillion" times since botching her last one in Beijing and narrowly missing out on a medal four years ago.

Vast international child porn network uncovered

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 07:45 AM PDT

These undated booking photos, taken by the national police in The Netherlands and provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, show Robert Mikelsons, who was sentenced in Amsterdam on May 21, 2012, to 18 years in prison for abusing dozens of babies and toddlers. A child pornography investigation, which began when a Massachusetts man sent a photo of a young Dutch boy to an undercover federal agent in Boston, led to the arrests of 43 men in seven countries, including Mikelsons, and helped identify more than 140 child victims. (AP Photo/Netherlands police via U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)The men came from different walks of life on two continents: a children's puppeteer in Florida, a hotel manager in Massachusetts, an emergency medical technician in Kansas, a day care worker in the Netherlands. In all, 43 men have been arrested over the past two years in a horrific, far-flung child porn network that unraveled like a sweater with a single loose thread.

Lollapalooza reopens after heavy storm takes stage

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 05:39 PM PDT

The festival ground reopened a little before 6 p.m. after severe storms swept through the area. "We regret having to suspend any show, but safety always comes first," said Shelby Meade, communications director for C3 Presents, the promoter behind Lollapalooza, in the release. The city announced it would close a half-hour later than scheduled to provide organizers flexibility in reconfiguring the schedule and allow more artists to perform.

Phelps, Grevers win gold again

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 05:40 PM PDT

"I have been able to become the best swimmer of all time"

Michael Phelps and Lake Forest's Matt Grevers capped the swimming portion of the London Olympics in style Saturday, winning the gold medal in the men's 400-meter medley relay. Phelps finished the Games -- which he has said will be his last -- with 22 career medals, 18 gold.

Lollapalooza Day 2: Chief Keef thrills, chills with set

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 12:24 PM PDT

Chief Keef kicked things off today at Lollapallooza. The South Side teen is riding a huge Internet hit, "I Don't Like," and a deal with the major label Interscope.

Philippines says slime from mine waste spill contained

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 11:45 AM PDT

Filipino miners make their way out after their work in the mine tunnel of Philex Mining Corp. in PadcalA waste spillage at the Philippines' largest gold mine has been contained after the slime threatened to contaminate one of the country's largest rivers, the government said Saturday.

Chick-fil-A 'kiss-in' draws peaceful protests

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 09:47 AM PDT

Ally Wells and Heather Michelle, participate during the nationwide "kiss-in" at a Chick-Fil-A restaurant in the CNN center in Atlanta.Scores of same-sex couples celebrated "National Same-Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A" by kissing each other outside some of the fast-food chain's 1,600 stores on Friday night in protest of Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy's controversial public comments against same-sex marriage.

Feds back NYC man's bid to reverse murder rap

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 11:56 AM PDT

This Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012 photo provided by attorney Peter Cross shows Cross, left, posing while on a visit with his client Eric Glisson at New York's Sing Sing prison. Glisson was convicted in the 1995 killing of a livery cab driver in New York City but a review of new evidence points to a wrongful murder conviction. (AP Photo/Peter Cross)Earlier this year, a man locked up more than 15 years for murder wrote federal prosecutors in Manhattan telling them what he'd said all along and what authorities hear from inmates all the time: that he was wrongly convicted.

Could tougher voting laws squelch the youth vote?

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 10:14 AM PDT

In this Tuesday, July 31, 2012, photo, Aubrey Marks, left, helps a University of Central Florida student to register to vote in Orlando, Fla. While most college campuses are relatively quiet, students at the University of Central Florida have taken it upon themselves to register their peers during the summer. Gone are the days when young voters weren't taken seriously. In 2008, they helped propel Barack Obama into the Oval Office, supporting him by a 2-1 margin. But that higher profile also has landed them in the middle of the debate over some state laws that regulate voter registration and how people identify themselves at the polls. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Gone are the days when young voters weren't taken seriously. In 2008, they helped propel Barack Obama into the Oval Office, supporting him by a 2-1 margin.

Southwest says computer glitch caused ticket woes

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 04:53 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2012, file photo, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 waits to take off at Chicago's Midway Airport as another lands. The government can require airlines to show consumers a total ticket price that includes taxes and fees in print and online ads, the U.S. Court of Appeals said Tuesday, July 24, 2012, rejecting an industry challenge to a series of consumer protection regulations. The Department of Transportation, which issued the regulations last year, has the authority to regulate Southwest Airlines' attempt to thank its Facebook friends with a half-price ticket sale backfired when customers were inadvertently billed multiple times for a single flight — they're not feeling the "luv."

One rescued in Mexico mine explosion, others still missing

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 11:58 AM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - One miner has been rescued following a coal mine collapse in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila Friday morning, and five more remain trapped, the mine operator said. The explosion was triggered when a large amount of methane gas ignited, causing 100 metric tons (1.1023 tons) of coal to collapse, mine owner Altos Hornos de Mexico (AHMSA) said in a statement. Nearly 300 miners evacuated the mine without incident, the company said. Coahuila's public safety secretary, Jorge Luis Moran, told Milenio television that rescue workers were trying to locate the missing miners. ...

Officials seek to preserve historic S.C. lighthouse

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 08:56 AM PDT

In this Tuesday, July 31, 2012 photo, Charleston Light, the last major lighthouse built in the United States, is seen on Sullivans Island, S.C. The National Park Service is considering alternatives in a draft management plan to refurbish the lighthouse and provide public access. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)The last major lighthouse built in the United States is showing its age at 50, but the National Park Service is reviewing a management plan to maintain the beacon that still shines 27 miles out into the Atlantic Ocean on clear nights.

Bolt struts into Games, Pistorius makes Olympic history

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 11:40 AM PDT

The world's fastest man, Usain Bolt, made his grand entrance at the Olympics, cantering to victory in a qualifying race amid roars from a capacity crowd. Earlier on the eighth full day of competition, South African "blade runner" Oscar Pistorius made history as the first double amputee to compete at the Olympics.

Late senator’s FBI files reveal uproar over CIA leak

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 08:19 AM PDT

FILE - This Tuesday Nov. 7, 2006 file photo shows the late U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., as he speaks upon winning his ninth term, in Charleston, W.Va. Byrd created a stir in the mid-1960s within the nation's intelligence community when he obtained secret FBI reports leaked by the CIA. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner, File)U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd obtained secret FBI documents about the civil rights movement that were leaked by the CIA and triggered an angry confrontation between the two agencies in the 1960s, according to newly released FBI records.