Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s main airport as a civilian Airbus 320 with hundreds of passengers on board was landing and a U.N. delegation was waiting to leave, the U.N.’s top humanitarian official in Yemen said Friday.
Day: December 27, 2024
Calumet College’s Heritage Room receives BP gift
Calumet College of St. Joseph announced Dec. 20 it received a gift of $200,000 from BP America for educational programming at its Heritage Room, being developed atop the 7th floor of the Smidt building, its main academic and administrative site.
Man charged with murder of two people in Geneva
A man has been charged with killing two people in a domestic violence case in Geneva.
Coroner: Valparaiso woman died of hypothermia; no foul play suspected
No foul play appears to have occurred in the death of a missing Valparaiso woman who was found dead near the Little Calumet River in Lake Station on Thursday, according to the Lake County Coroner.
Judge signals that contempt hearing for Rudy Giuliani over his assets might not go well for him
A federal judge is signaling that Rudy Giuliani’s contempt hearing next Friday might not end so well for the former New York City mayor and onetime personal lawyer for President-elect Donald Trump as two Georgia election poll workers try to collect a $148 million defamation award they won against him.
Naperville North QB Jacob Bell seizes new opportunity, commits to College Football Playoff participant Indiana
Bell committed to Ball State over the summer and then threw for 3,075 yards and 38 TDs.
Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office
President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue.
Greg Gumbel, a Chicago native who spent more than 50 years in sports broadcasting, dies from cancer at 78
Greg Gumbel, a Chicago native who spent more than 50 years in sports broadcasting, has died from cancer, according to a statement from family released Friday. He was 78.
NHL Winter Classic will use Wrigley Field rooftops and other Chicago Cubs traditions for the New Year’s Eve game
The Wrigley Field conversion from baseball ballpark to hockey rink is taking shape for the NHL Winter Classic between the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen tells Congress US could hit debt limit in mid-January
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling, as early as January 14, in a letter sent to congressional leaders Friday afternoon.