"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Obama warns ‘Romney Hood’ will take from poor, give to rich

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 04:18 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign fundraiser in Stamford, Conn., Monday, Aug., 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)President Barack Obama told cheering supporters at a fundraiser in Connecticut on Monday that Mitt Romney's tax plan would raise taxes on middle-class Americans to pay for a tax cut benefiting the very rich: "It's like Robin Hood in reverse. It's Romney Hood." His remarks drew laughter and applause. Obama pointed to a recent study [...]

Bank may lose NY license over ties to Iran

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 04:52 PM PDT

A staff member walks inside a priority banking service area of a Standard Chartered bank in Hong KongIn a rare move, New York's top bank regulator threatened to strip the state banking license of Standard Chartered Plc, saying it was a "rogue institution" that hid $250 billion in transactions tied to Iran, in violation of U.S. law. ...

Train derails; rail cars full of alcohol burst into flames

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 02:27 PM PDT

A train traveling through Montana derailed on Sunday, and eight of its cars carrying alcohol burst into flames. The Billings Gazette reports that no one was injured in the derailment and subsequent fire, which spread to eight of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) train's 15 derailed rail cars. Fourteen of those cars are said [...]

Apple Senior VP: Steve Jobs considered building an iCar

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:58 PM PDT

Apple has made some pretty revolutionary new products over the last decade. It absolutely owned the MP3 player market with the release of the iPod. Then, it dominated of the phone market with its incredibly popular iPhone. Soon after, Apple … Continue reading →

Wendella tour boat hits dock near Michigan Avenue bridge

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 05:21 PM PDT

A Wendella Boat Tour vessel slammed full speed into a concrete dock this evening on the Chicago River, causing at least nine injuries. "People were falling everywhere," one passenger said.

Rower carries on after attack on lake: 'I'm feeling good'

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 01:07 PM PDT

Rower Jenn Gibbons carries on after attack on Lake Michigan

A Pilsen woman is back in the water and continuing her trip around Lake Michigan after a terrifying attack on her boat in the early morning hours of July 22.

The battle over Ohio early voting

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 10:32 AM PDT

Obama, Romney Hold High Noon Duel Over JobsMitt Romney and his staff are accusing President Barack Obama of threatening the ability of military personnel to vote early in Ohio following the administration's decision to sue the state over new early voting laws. The Democratic lawsuit aims to restore early voting rights for all Ohio voters, but Republicans are crying foul. "We disagree [...]

‘Mohawk Guy’ becomes star of NASA mars landing

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 10:35 AM PDT

'Mohawk Guy' Becomes Mars Rover StarLast night NASA landed a rover named Curiosity on Mars. The $2.5 billion mission was a success, but the unlikely star of the landing's live-stream wasn't the rover but a NASA flight director with an unusual haircut. During the webcast viewers noticed a guy with a black, red, and yellow Mohawk and stars colored into [...]

Poll: More Obama voters than McCain voters are switching parties

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:43 AM PDT

Obama looks at reporters as he returns from birthday visit at Camp David, to the White House in WashingtonPresident Barack Obama is having more difficulty keeping 2008 supporters on his side than Mitt Romney is having holding onto John McCain voters, according to a new Gallup poll. A survey of registered voters conducted July 23-29 found that 92 percent of Americans who voted for McCain in 2008 plan to vote for Romney this [...]

Sikh temple shooting: Domestic terrorism or hate crime?

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 01:17 PM PDT

A distraught women is helped to a car outside of the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, WisconsinThe FBI is treating a mass shooting on Sunday at a Milwaukee-area Sikh Temple as a possible act of domestic terrorism, officials announced in a press conference Monday. Wade Michael Page, a 40-year-old Army veteran and suspected white supremacist, is believed to be the gunman and was killed at the scene of the crime. Domestic [...]

White House: No new gun laws push after Wisconsin rampage

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:35 AM PDT

Jay Carney speaks about the situation in Syria during a briefing at the White House in WashingtonThe White House on Monday all but ruled out the possibility that President Barack Obama would make a push for new gun control laws in the aftermath of the shooting rampage in Oak Creek, Wis. Press secretary Jay Carney noted that Obama had called for better enforcement of existing laws in the wake of the [...]

White House: Harry Reid ‘speaks for himself’ on Romney’s taxes

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:54 PM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks to reporters just after Senate Democrats passed their version of a yearlong tax cut extension bill by a near party-line 51-48 vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 25, 2012. At right is Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)The White House declined to criticize Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid over his unsubstantiated charge that Mitt Romney may not have paid taxes at all for a decade. "I would simply say that you all probably know Sen. Reid well and, you know, he speaks for himself," press secretary Jay Carney told reporters at [...]

Painting found in Scottish farmhouse could be worth $150 million

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:38 AM PDT

Fiona McLaren, 59, had kept an old painting in her Scottish farmhouse for decades. She reportedly didn't think much of the painting, which had been given to her as a gift by her father. But after she finally decided to have the painting appraised, some experts are speculating that it may in fact be a [...]

Found: Lost camera reunited with owner after three years

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 10:13 AM PDT

A bagel shop, a purple door, and a street sign helped reconnect a lost camera with its owner after three long years. John Noerr uncovered a water-logged Canon XT digital camera in a creek in upstate New York near his parents' home. The art educator from Poultney, Vt., realized that the memory card of the [...]

Illinois couple shows off Star Wars-themed nursery

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:56 AM PDT

If you're in the market for some nursery décor inspiration, we have a great one for you. Two "Star Wars" fanatics from Grayslake, Illinois, outfitted their son Rocky's nursery in an homage to their favorite sci-fi trilogy. (Wait -- why isn't he named Luke? Just asking.) Setting the scene is a throw pillow with these [...]

Police seek another 'person of interest' in Sikh temple shooting

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 05:14 AM PDT

Amardeep Kaleka, son of the president of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, center, comforts members of the temple, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in Oak Creek, Wis., where a gunman killed six people a day earlier, before being shot and killed himself by police. Satwant Kaleka, 65, founder and president of the temple, died in the shooting. He was among four priests who died. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)Former soldier Wade Michael Page was identified today as the lone gunman who killed six people at a Sikh religious center in Oak Creek, Wisc., but police said they are also seeking a "person of interest" who was seen at the site of the massacre shortly after the shooting stopped.

Clinton trip disrupted by pesky intruders

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:54 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Clinton speaks at the U.S.-South Africa Business Partnership Summit in JohannesburgThe Internet and blogosphere has been buzzing with the news that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton came under attack by bees in  Malawi during her African tour. According to reports, Clinton and her staff were literally chased on the tarmac of the Lilongwe International airport...

Jared Loughner expected to plead guilty in Tucson shootings

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:50 AM PDT

Prosecutors Expect Jared Loughner to Be Found Unfit for TrialA year and a half after the Arizona shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded 13, including then-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, the suspected shooter is reportedly set to enter a plea bargain.

Mars rover's precise landing

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:45 AM PDT

The robotic explorer Curiosity's daring plunge through the pink skies of Mars was more than perfect. It landed with spectacular style, NASA said today.

Suspected Sikh temple shooter was discharged from Army

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 09:17 AM PDT

Wade Michael Page was administratively discharged from the Army in 1998 after being demoted in rank, according to his military service record.