The largest Starbucks in the world, the Reserve Roastery Chicago, opens on Magnificent Mile in Chicago on Nov. 15.
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Airbnb bans ‘party houses’ after 5 die in Halloween party shooting at home rental
CEO Brian Chesky said Airbnb Inc. is banning “party houses” after five people were killed in a shooting at a Halloween party in Orinda, California.
Donald Trump is visiting Chicago, a city he’s called a war zone. But what’s really true about guns there?
Donald Trump will make his first presidential visit to Chicago on Oct. 28, a city he often ridicules for how its leaders handle gun violence.
2 people shot before wedding guests tackle gunman at New Hampshire church, police say
A large police presence gathered outside a church in Pelham, New Hampshire, amid reports of a shooting Saturday morning.
Columbus Day: Celebrating cultural heritage, or the colonization of Native Americans?
A growing number of cities, states and universities are replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day, also known as Native Americans Day.
100,000 displaced, death toll rises, hospital closes as Turkish forces push into Kurdish-held Syria
Since Turkish forces launched a military offensive into Kurdish-controlled parts of Syria, border towns have been subject to heavy shelling.
‘Our lives are a ping-pong game’: Hundreds in Chicago demonstrate amid landmark immigration bill
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in downtown Chicago to voice concerns over an immigration bill, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act.
4 homeless men were beaten to death in Manhattan while they were sleeping, police say
Four homeless men were attacked and killed while they were sleeping in New York City early Saturday morning, police say.
Journalist says CBP agent refused to return passport until he admitted to writing ‘propaganda’
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection official withheld journalist Ben Watson’s passport until he admitted to writing ‘propaganda.’
Jury finds Chicago gang member guilty in the murder of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee
A jury found gang member Drwight Boone-Doty guilty Thursday in the murder of Tyshawn Lee, a 9-year-old boy was shot and killed.