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Edwin Cardona, a Dallas resident from Venezuela, was inside an ICE facility in Dallas when gunfire erupted Wednesday morning. With his 6-year-old son at this side, he saw flashes of light. His ...

Nicole Charky-Chami is a senior editor based in Los Angeles, writing and producing breaking news. She teaches journalism courses for UCLA Extension and previously taught at Loyola Marymount University ...

Police shut down Grand Avenue at Jackson Street in Waukegan to investigate after a 36-year-old woman was fatally struck by a hit-and-run vehicle while reportedly crossing the street Sunday evening. | ...

Seattle’s tech scene got the national treatment this past weekend as the Wall Street Journal detailed the fallout from layoffs in a city heavily dependent on Microsoft and Amazon. The story opens with ...

NOW. FIREFIGHTERS FILL THE FRENCH QUARTER TODAY CALLED IN TO FIGHT FLAMES AT A POPULAR BOURBON STREET HOTEL, WHERE EVEN SOME GUESTS HAD TO BE EVACUATED. THIS ALL UNFOLDED AT THE ROYAL SONESTA, AND ...

Chargers running back Najee Harris had to be carted to the locker room after suffering what the team is calling an ankle injury during Sunday’s game against the Broncos. The non-contact injury, which ...

Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning had to be held back by a referee after scoring a touchdown in a wild scene during Saturday night’s game against Sam Houston State. The rockstar version of Arch ...

In a Havana park, in broad daylight, a young man walks erratically, shuffling his feet with a vacant stare, like a zombie. It’s the effect of “el químico,” the synthetic drug that has set off alarms ...