A gun rights group has asked the Supreme Court to take up its challenge to Illinois’ semiautomatic rifle ban‚ which defines them as any firearm that can carry more than 10 rounds. The Second Amendment Foundation says the state’s law‚ passed in the wake of the high court’s 2022 decision in New York State Rifle...

Chicago’s Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson recently touted his efforts to bestow $18 million exclusively to “black and brown” businesses to feed the thousands of illegal border crossers the city is housing. Johnson’s administration partnered with the Greater Chicago Food Depository‚ BJ’s Market‚ and other nonprofits by diverting the huge sum to minority-owned businesses‚ according to WFLD-TV. During a press conference on the partnership‚ the “sanctuary city” mayor celebrated the program‚...

Pearl Jam is coming back to Wrigley Field this summer. The Cubs announced Tuesday morning on X that the iconic rock band is playing two dates at Wrigley‚ Aug. 29 and 31‚ as part of its “Dark Matter” World Tour 2024. Tickets for both shows will be sold through an exclusive Verified Fan sale. To register for access to tickets‚ visit Cubs.com/PearlJam. Registration ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday‚ Feb. 18. “Dark Matter‚” Pearl Jam’s 12th album and first since 2020’s “Gigaton‚” will be released on...

The mayor of Chicago has defended infusing "predominately Black and Latino owned" businesses with millions of dollars to help feed illegal immigrants who have recently arrived there. He claims the race-based move represents "the soul" of the city. Last week‚ Mayor Brandon Johnson issued a press release touting a new partnership between his office and "black and brown businesses" to help provide food for 10‚000 or so "asylum-seeking new arrivals" — illegal immigrants who have been sent to the...

It was the kind of race the party had no excuse to lose -- and in the end‚ the Democrat won with relative comfort. The win in the House seat in New York made famous for the duplicity of its ousted former representative reveals an under-the-radar truth: For all the worries of Democratic wipe-outs in the era of an unpopular and elderly president‚ the party seems to keep winning when voters actually vote. It's an electoral winning streak that carried the party through the 2018 midterms‚ the 2020...

MEMPHIS‚ Tenn. (AP) — The city of Memphis on Wednesday released additional documents tied to the January 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by five police officers‚ a brutal attack captured on video that sparked outrage and intensified calls for police reform. The latest documents include personnel files for Memphis police and fire department employees who were fired after the beating. They also include internal police investigation files. A state judge ordered the release of the documents in...

Three police officers were shot in southeast Washington‚ D.C. Wednesday morning by a suspect who remains barricaded‚ police said. The first call reporting an officer in need of assistance came through at 8:06 a.m.‚ a spokesperson for the DC Metropolitan Police told The Post. Authorities were executing an arresting warrant at a home when the suspect opened fire‚ sources told NBC 4. Shortly before 10 a.m.‚ the subject remained barricaded in the residence and continued to shoot at police‚ the...

The advance may help users feel a greater sense of human connection through touch Source: In a First‚ a Prosthetic Limb Can Sense Temperature Like a Living Hand Very cool. (No pun intended.)