"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

How will Obama’s deferred action plan affect the economy?

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 02:14 PM PDT

People hold signs as they gather during a protest against Senate Bill 1070 in PhoenixAs many as 1.76 million young people could benefit from the Obama administration's deferred action program, which gives illegal immigrants who were brought to the country as children relief from deportation and a temporary work permit. But what will the influx of new legal workers mean for the U.S. economy and government coffers? Starting next [...]

Romney still isn’t talking about his VP pick

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 03:42 PM PDT

BOSTON—Mitt Romney is still offering no hints about who he'll pick as his running mate, but that hasn't stopped reporters from trying to get something, anything out of the presumptive Republican nominee about his potential vice president. In an interview with NBC's Chuck Todd, Romney was asked what he hopes his choice of running mate [...]

Obama: Not spoiler-in-chief of Olympic soccer

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 01:31 PM PDT

With the U.S. Women's soccer team leading Japan 2-0, President Barack Obama told a crowd of supporters in Colorado that the squad was "doing pretty good" — but made sure not to be spoiler-in-chief. Good thing, too, because a few minutes into his speech, Japan cut America's lead in half. (UPDATE: Team USA held on [...]

Mitt Romney did not crash a New Jersey wedding

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 11:47 AM PDT

BOSTON—Mitt Romney, wedding crasher? Not quite. On Wednesday, the Republican presidential candidate caused a media stir when his motorcade sped into the parking lot of Lake Terrace, a banquet hall in Lakewood, N.J., and appeared to disrupt an Orthodox Jewish wedding party posing for pictures outside the venue. Reporters traveling with Romney, including this one, [...]

Video: Cat escapes from dog with surprise leap onto surfboard

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 02:35 PM PDT

In this video, a house cat makes a daring escape from a dog chasing it through a backyard. At the beginning of the video, a male narrator appears to be taking video of his property when he catches the animal chase unfolding in real time. As the dog chases the cat down a flight of [...]

Doctors remove spider hiding in woman’s ear canal

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 12:50 PM PDT

A woman who went to China's Changsha Central Hospital complaining of itching in the left side of her head was told by doctors that the source of irritation was a spider that had been living inside her ear canal for five days. Doctors reportedly used a saline solution to flush out the spider in order [...]

Bears Game Day: Subplots abound

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 05:28 PM PDT

Fundamental themes and fascinating subplots captivated Chicago Bears followers as Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos visited a rainy Soldier Field for the teams' first preseason game Thursday night.

Quinn calls for Megabus investigation after accidents

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 04:00 PM PDT

Gov. Pat Quinn on Thursday requested a federal investigation of Megabus, its history and business and operating practices in the wake of two fatal accidents in Illinois involving the low-cost motorcoach company over the past week.

No timetable on Rep. Jackson's return to Congress

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 03:30 PM PDT

Ald. Sandi Jackson today declined to set a timetable for her husband's return to Congress.

Lawyers: Colo. shooting suspect is mentally ill

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 02:41 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)CENTENNIAL, Colo.--James Holmes, the 24-year-old charged in last month's deadly Aurora, Colo., theater shooting, is mentally ill, his lawyers disclosed during a court appearance that featured an unusual outburst on Thursday. Chief District Judge William Sylvester heard testimony from representatives of more than 20 news organizations asking for search warrants and other records related to [...]

Lawyers: Colo. shooting suspect is mentally ill

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 01:52 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)Attorneys for the suspect in the Colorado movie theater shootings say their client is mentally ill.

Underwater mortgages: 'I'm barely able to tread water'

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 12:48 PM PDT

Underwater mortgageClick image to see more photos. (Jan Dunsmore/Yahoo! News) Lisa Apolinski faced a rude awakening when she went to refinance her home in 2008. "The lender told me my home was worth $225,000. I asked him if he had the correct house," Apolinski told Yahoo News. The lender's reply? "You are underwater," he said, according to [...]

White House mum on reported Iran nukes warning

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 01:30 PM PDT

U.S. President Obama pauses while talking, on White House complex in WashingtonThe White House refused to comment Thursday on a bombshell Israeli media report that President Barack Obama recently received an updated intelligence assessment that Iran has made surprising strides towards being able to build a nuclear weapon. The Haaretz newspaper reported that Obama had received a new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE)—the consensus assessment of the [...]

Peterson choked wife, asked "Why don't you just die?" friend testifies

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 01:26 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 8, 2009 file photo, former Bolingbrook, Ill., police officer Drew Peterson leaves the Will County Courthouse in Joliet, Ill., after his arraignment on charges of first-degree murder in the 2004 death of his third wife Kathleen Savio. On Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, prosecutors resume their case against Peterson in the second week of his trial. They got off to a rocky start, enduring frequent tongue-lashings from the judge over testimony that he has deemed inadmissable. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)Today, a friend of Kathleen Savio, the third wife of former cop Drew Peterson, testified about conversations the two women had regarding Peterson.

Stuxnet-linked cyber weapon hits Lebanon

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 11:12 AM PDT

A new cyber weapon believed to be linked by code to the infamous Stuxnet worm has been discovered stealing banking information in Lebanon, according to Moscow-based cyber security firm Kaspersky Labs. The new malware, dubbed Gauss for an in-code reference to a German mathematician, is...

Small plane crash caught on video from inside cockpit

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 12:53 PM PDT

A single-engine plane crash in the Idaho wilderness in late June was captured on video from inside the cockpit, and the harrowing footage has made its way to YouTube. The plane—a 1947 Stinson 108 four-seater—took off from Bruce Meadows Airport in Stanley, Idaho, at about 2 p.m. June 30 with four passengers aboard: the owner [...]

Michael Jordan could lose $1.5M on W. Side gym

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 01:16 PM PDT

Attack Athletics, an elite West Side athletic training facility built by Tim Grover and backed by his most famous client, Michael Jordan, may be headed for foreclosure.

Divers discover near-intact, 2,000-year-old shipwreck

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 10:46 AM PDT

Divers Discover Near-Intact, 2,000-Year-Old ShipwreckAn ancient Roman merchant vessel has been discovered off the Italian coastline, reportedly in such good condition that much of the food it was carrying might still be intact in its storage jars.

Doctor charged with waterboarding his 11-year-old daughter

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 08:21 AM PDT

Waterboarding Charges Against Delaware Doctor Who Tortured Young DaughterHeld Face Under Faucet in At Least Four Incidents Over Two Years

Man orders high-definition TV, gets high-caliber gun instead

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 12:32 PM PDT

Dinner party conversation can be difficult, but for Seth Horvitz, the high-caliber assault rifle he mistakenly received through Amazon.com was the perfect centerpiece. Horvitz was immediately suspicious of the package that arrived on his doorstep Tuesday because its size and shape didn't appear to match...