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'Bernie' Sahlins, co-founder of Second City, dies at 90

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 05:19 PM PDT

Bernard "Bernie" Sahlins, the co-founder and former owner of Second City and a crucial and essential innovator in the field of American comedy, died peacefully Sunday at his home, his wife Jane Nicholl Sahlins said. He was 90.

Man charged with trying to sell stolen car on craigslist

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 04:47 PM PDT

An Evanston man was ordered held in lieu of $100,000 bail Sunday after he allegedly sold a stolen car, stole it back from the buyer and then tried to sell it again to undercover police officers, all in the space of a few days.

Family tweets indicate Kim Kardashian gives birth

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 05:10 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2012 file photo, television personality Kim Kardashian poses for photographers at the red carpet during the 40th anniversary of Cosmopolitan magazine in Spanish in Mexico City. Kardashian reportedly gave birth to a baby girl in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — It looks to be a baby girl for Kim Kardashian and her rapper boyfriend Kanye West. Or does it?

Rose wins US Open, more heartache for Mickelson

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 05:12 PM PDT

Justin Rose, of England, reacts after a putt on the 18th hole during the fourth round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Merion Golf Club, Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Ardmore, Pa. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — A steady hand gave Justin Rose the shiny U.S. Open Trophy. A wild ride gave Phil Mickelson yet another silver medal.

Rose breaks 43-year England drought, wins US Open

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 04:53 PM PDT

Justin Rose, of England, reacts after a putt on the 18th hole during the fourth round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Merion Golf Club, Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Ardmore, Pa. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — Fly the Cross of St. George next to those red wicker baskets. The U.S. Open has an English champion for the first time in 43 years.

Justin Rose wins U.S. Open

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 05:12 PM PDT

With pars on the final two holes today, Justin Rose did just enough to win the U.S. Open Championship.

Steady rain falls as crews work against Colo. fire

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 03:57 PM PDT

Lara Stern, right, prays with her daughter, Alana, 8, and husband Samuel Stern Sunday, June 16, 2013 during a community prayer and praise worship service at First Baptist Church on Black Forest Road northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo. The Stern family and at least ten other families at the church lost their homes to the Black Forest fire. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Mark Reis)COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — With evacuees anxious to return, firefighters worked Sunday to dig up and extinguish hot spots to protect homes spared by the most destructive wildfire in Colorado's history.

Putin says Super Bowl ring was gift

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 04:31 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 25, 2005, file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a diamond-encrusted 2005 Super Bowl ring belonging to New England Patriots NFL football team owner Robert Kraft during a meeting of American business executives at the 18th century Konstantin Palace outside St. Petersburg, Russia. When Putin arrived in London on Sunday, June 16, 2013, his spokesman was asked about a New York Post story quoting Kraft saying Putin pocketed his Super Bowl ring in 2005. Putin said he's happy to buy New England Patriots' owner Robert Kraft another ring, but it's absurd to suggest he stole the Super Bowl one. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)LONDON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is denying insinuations that he stole New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft's Super Bowl ring that's on display in the Kremlin, but says he's ready to buy him another ring as a gift.

On the street in Little Village: 1 dead, 4 wounded

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 03:42 PM PDT

Overnight, the Chicago Tribune's Pete Nickeas and Anthony Souffle were in the Little Village neighborhood where five people were shot, including one fatally.

IRS supervisor in DC scrutinized tea party cases

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 05:09 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Internal Revenue Service supervisor in Washington says she was personally involved in scrutinizing some of the earliest applications from tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status, including some requests that languished for more than a year without action.

U.S. Open live updates

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 03:43 PM PDT

At a U.S. Open bedeviled by inclement weather, the rain and wind once again became factors on Sunday afternoon.

Residents anxious to return to Colorado fire zone

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 02:11 PM PDT

In this Tuesday, June 12, 2013 photo, released Saturday, June 15, 2013, by the U.S. Air Force, an American flag hangs in front of a burning structure in the Black Forest, a thickly wooded rural region north of Colorado Springs, Colo. Authorities reported early Saturday that 473 houses had been incinerated. That compares with a report of a little over 400 just a few hours earlier. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Master Sgt. Christopher DeWitt)COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — With evacuees anxious to return, firefighters worked Sunday to dig up and extinguish hot spots to protect homes spared by the most destructive wildfire in Colorado's history.

Leaders chase history during 4th round at US Open

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 03:14 PM PDT

Phil Mickelson rubs his head before putting on the ninth hole during the fourth round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Merion Golf Club, Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Ardmore, Pa. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — Phil Mickelson made eagle from the rough at the 10th hole and Justin Rose was sinking long birdie putts as the two took turns atop the leaderboard on the back nine Sunday in the final round of the U.S. Open.

Egypt seen to give nod toward jihadis on Syria

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 01:39 PM PDT

In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi waves as he arrives at a rally called for by hardline Islamists loyal to the Egyptian president to show solidarity with the people of Syria, in a stadium in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, June 15, 2013. Egypt's Islamist president announced Saturday that he was cutting off diplomatic relations with Syria and closing Damascus' embassy in Cairo, decisions made amid growing calls from hard-line Sunni clerics in Egypt and elsewhere to launch a "holy war" against Syria's embattled regime. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)CAIRO (AP) — Under Hosni Mubarak's rule, Egypt's authorities took a tough line on Egyptians coming home after waging "jihad" in places like Afghanistan, Chechnya or the Balkans, fearing they would bring back extremist ideology, combat experience and a thirst for regime change. In most cases, they were imprisoned and tortured.

Turkey unrest goes on despite end to park protest

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 01:44 PM PDT

Police chase protesters as Turkish riot police spray water cannon at demonstrators who remained defiant after authorities evicted activists from an Istanbul park, making clear they are taking a hardline against attempts to rekindle protests that have shaken the country, in city's main Kizilay Square in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, June 16, 2013.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)ISTANBUL (AP) — Riot police firing tear gas and water cannons repelled thousands of anti-government protesters attempting to converge on Istanbul's central Taksim Square on Sunday, unbowed even as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan defended his crackdown at a rally of his supporters.

AP PHOTOS: Police end 2 weeks of Turkey protests

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 03:31 PM PDT

FILE- In this Saturday, June 15, 2013 file photo, fireworks fired by protesters explode during clashes with Turkish riot police in Istanbul, Turkey. Riot police stormed the park after protesters ignored government appeals and a warning from Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the two-week standoff that has fanned nationwide demonstrations to end. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)The park that was the center of defiance against the rule of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been cleared by riot police after more than two weeks of protests. As thousands of demonstrators try to regroup in Taksim Square, smaller skirmishes between police and protesters have broken out in other parts of Istanbul.

Beauty queens vie for Miss USA crown in Las Vegas

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 08:11 AM PDT

In this photo provided by the Miss Universe Organization, Donald Trump, co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization, poses for a photo with the competitors during rehearsal for the upcoming Miss USA Competition at PH Live in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Miss Universe Organization)LAS VEGAS (AP) — A group of 51 beauty queens from every U.S. state and the District of Columbia are preparing to smile and strut their way toward the 62nd Miss USA title.

Jason Leffler: A father's journey cut short by tragedy

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 10:35 AM PDT

Father's Day for Charlie Dean Leffler will be wrapped up in forced smiles, compassionate hugs and faces in shadows wiping away tears.

Residents anxious to return to Colo. fire zone

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 12:35 PM PDT

In this Tuesday, June 12, 2013 photo, released Saturday, June 15, 2013, by the U.S. Air Force, an American flag hangs in front of a burning structure in the Black Forest, a thickly wooded rural region north of Colorado Springs, Colo. Authorities reported early Saturday that 473 houses had been incinerated. That compares with a report of a little over 400 just a few hours earlier. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Master Sgt. Christopher DeWitt)COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Residents are anxious to return to the scene of Colorado's most destructive wildfire but authorities say it's still not safe.

Series of attacks kill 51 people across Iraq

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 12:37 PM PDT

An Iraqi man and Iraqi security force members inspect the site of a car bomb attack in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 16, 2013. Most of the car bombs hit Shiite-majority areas and were the cause of most of the casualties. The blasts hit half a dozen cities and towns in the south and center of the country. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)BAGHDAD (AP) — A blistering string of apparently coordinated bombings and a shooting across Iraq killed at least 51 and wounded dozens Sunday, spreading fear throughout the county in a wave of violence that is raising the prospect of a return to widespread sectarian killing a decade after a U.S.-led invasion.