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26+ min ago (523+ words) El hombre afgano acusado de disparar contra dos miembros de la Guardia Nacional a pocas cuadras de la Casa Blanca hab'a estado desmoron'ndose durante a'os, incapaz de mantener un trabajo y alternando entre largos per'odos de aislamiento sin luz y repentinos viajes de semanas a trav's del pa's. El comportamiento de Rahmanullah Lakanwal se deterior" tan dr'sticamente que un defensor de la comunidad se comunic" con una organizaci"n de refugiados para pedir ayuda, temiendo que estuviera volvi'ndose suicida. La especialista de la Guardia Nacional de Virginia Occidental, Sarah Beckstrom, de 20 a'os, muri" en el ataque, y el sargento primero Andrew Wolfe, de 24 a'os, result" gravemente herido. Lakanwal, de 29 a'os, ha sido acusado de homicidio en primer grado. En Afganist'n, Lakanwal sirvi" en una unidad especial del Ej'rcito afgano respaldada por la CIA, conocida como una de las Unidades Cero....

1+ hour, 13+ min ago (214+ words) November 30, 2025 / 10:04 AM CST / CBS Chicago Chicago's overnight winter parking ban goes into effect on several major city thoroughfares early Monday morning. Every year, the ban goes into effect at 3 a.m. Dec. 1, and remains in effect through April 1. Under the ban, parking is banned between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m. seven days a week on 107 miles of the city's main streets. City officials want to ensure snow plows, CTA buses, and emergency vehicles can move during inclement weather." Drivers can visit the same website or call 311 to find out if their vehicle was towed due to the ban." " Contrary to what some have claimed on social media in the past, the ban does not affect all major Chicago streets " in fact, it does not affect many overall. But signs are posted where the ban is in effect, and drivers are nonetheless caught off guard every year....

1+ hour, 16+ min ago (1694+ words) Anna Vargas, shown in her room at a Glenview nursing home this month, had a private guardian for a time after being hospitalized in 2023. She is now under the care of the Cook County public guardian. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) During a wellness check in February 2023, a Cook County sheriff's deputy discovered 92-year-old Anna Vargas lying face down on the floor near the body of her son, who had diabetes and died of natural causes. Vargas, still breathing, was rushed to nearby Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in suburban Park Ridge. A physician diagnosed Vargas with severe cognitive impairment due to dementia and concluded she was incapable of making her own decisions. With no other family to help the nonagenarian navigate what would come next, the hospital filed a petition asking a judge to appoint a guardian to handle her affairs....

1+ hour, 16+ min ago (476+ words) When we list the things we have to be thankful for " family, friends, home, traditions, community, hope, nature " let's include trees. "Trees give us so much," said Spencer Campbell, Plant Clinic manager at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle. Some of what they have to give is easy to see on a walk in the woods or through the neighborhood: The beauty of their blooms in spring, their serene green shade in summer, their lacy bare branches in winter. Many of our holiday flavors are gifts of trees. Apples are obvious, but trees also give us cinnamon from tree bark; cloves from tree buds; nutmeg from tree fruits; and nuts, including walnuts, almonds and pecans. And that's only what we can see and taste. "Science has proven that there's also a lot more value to trees that's not so obvious," Campbell…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago (1135+ words) In looking back on this year, I find that there's a great deal to be thankful for. I'm thankful for the journey of finding out where I truly belong in terms of my job and of serving a greater good. I'm thankful for those who have been a part of my life journey, sharing and just as importantly listening to where I have been and where the adventure has taken me. I'm thankful for my faith and my faith community: The serving and being a part of its life have brought so much. They are an example of what each of us can do. I'm thankful for the "No Kings" rally, which was strongly run, in Evanston in October. The White House commented that we hate America. We love America " for what it can be. I am proud to be…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago (1145+ words) With some members criticizing the transparency of the selection process, the Kane County Board has again deferred making a selection for its vacant District 2 seat, shooting down board Chair Corinne Pierog's latest pick for the position on Tuesday. Kane County's District 2 board seat has been vacant since early October, when board member Dale Berman died at the age of 91. Berman was a longtime resident of North Aurora and a four-term village president, and had been serving on the county board since 2021. Since last month, Pierog and the board have been considering who will fill the vacancy, but some members on Tuesday expressed concern about how the process has been handled thus far. In October, the county board declared the seat's vacancy, and began seeking applications for the post. A candidate for the seat has to be at least 18 years old,…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago (386+ words) Holiday cards are processed on the busiest mailing day of the year for the U.S. Postal Service in 2015, in Miami. (Joe Raedle/Getty) We've all come to dread checking the mail. And not just when property taxes are due. Most of the year, the only post we get is bills, which are depressing, or advertisements, headed straight for the trash. Our mailboxes, once filled with interest and promise, have become a breeding ground for junk. Cards with pictures of smiling faces show up in bright-colored envelopes, and lucky households gather a collection that can adorn entire doorframes " or refrigerators or fireplace mantels" with cheerful galleries, offering warmth every time you walk by. Sure, there are the overlong letters that accompany some cards, replete with mass-produced rundowns " often highly embellished " of a child's impressive achievements or that trip overseas that was absolutely…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago (38+ words) Every year, the ban goes into effect at 3 a.m. Dec. 1, and remains in effect through April 1. Chicago winter parking ban starts Monday Chicago winter parking ban starts Monday Chicago winter parking ban starts Monday...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (455+ words) Marchas denominadas "Unidos contra el fascismo" se organizaron en cuatro ciudades importantes, incluida la capital, Zagreb. La multitud core" "todos somos antifascistas!" y se comprometi" a contrarrestar lo que describi" como un intento de grupos de derecha de sembrar miedo y silenciar a los opositores. Los manifestantes tambi'n exigieron que las autoridades frenen a los grupos de ultraderecha y su uso frecuente de s'mbolos profascistas relacionados con el Estado t'tere pronazi de Croacia durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, que operaba campos de concentraci"n donde decenas de miles de serbios 'tnicos, jud'os, roman'es y croatas antifascistas fueron ejecutados. "Todo lo que ha estado sucediendo a nuestro alrededor es muy peligroso", afirm" la periodista Maja Sever a los participantes en la protesta en Zagreb. "Ustedes han demostrado que no se quedar'n callados, sino que lucharemos por una sociedad democr'tica". Grupos de…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago (927+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. " Bill Belichick stood at the microphone in a crowded room of reporters. North Carolina's season had just ended with a lopsided loss to a fierce nearby rival to cap a four-win season. And the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach wasn't in much of a mood to talk about it. A little more than four minutes' worth, in fact. "Look, the season's just ended a few minutes ago, OK?" Belichick said after the 42-19 loss at N.C. State on Saturday night. "So now we're going to move into the offseason. That's what we're going to do." UNC started the year with buzz and a national spotlight, teeming with optimism " or maybe merely hope " that the NFL icon could elevate the program into something more as a first-time college coach. By season's end, Belichick had fielded a team that had more losses by…...