Aubrey Plaza’s screenwriter-director husband Jeff Baena, who frequently collaborated with the actress, has died in an apparent suicide. He was 47.
Aubrey Plaza’s husband, director Jeff Baena, dead by apparent suicide
Day: January 4, 2025
What’s the role of local police in feds’ mass deportations?
Suburban law enforcement agencies say their hands are tied when it comes to immigration and deportations.
Congress is notified by the Biden administration of a planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel
The State Department has informed Congress of a planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel, U.S. officials say, as the American ally presses forward with its war against Hamas in Gaza.
House Speaker Mike Johnson held onto his job, but there are signs of trouble ahead
The tumult of the day laid bare that Mike Johnson retains only tenuous support from hard-line conservatives who gave him their votes for now, but stand ready to dispatch him just as they did Kevin McCarthy if their demands aren’t met.
Tesla data helped police after Las Vegas truck explosion, but experts have wider privacy concerns
Privacy data experts say the deep dive by Elon Musk’s company was impressive, but also shines a spotlight on a difficult question as vehicles become less like cars and more like computers on wheels.
‘Prepared for the worst’: Suburban immigrants brace for mass deportations
Latino families in the suburbs are worried about mass deportations once President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.
Hillary Clinton, George Soros and Denzel Washington will receive the highest US civilian honor
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Democratic philanthropist George Soros and actor-director Denzel Washington will be awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor on Saturday in a White House ceremony.
What to know as snow, freezing rain and bitter cold heads through much of the US
A major winter storm forecast to produce heavy snow, significant ice and frigid temperatures was set to begin in the central U.S. on Saturday and move east over the next several days, according to the National Weather Service.
How Congress will certify Donald Trump’s Electoral College victory on Jan. 6
The congressional joint session to count electoral votes on Monday is expected to be much less eventful than the certification four years ago that was interrupted by a violent mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump who tried to stop the count and overturn the results.
$10M lottery ticket sold in South Elgin
A winning Illinois Lottery ticket worth $10 million was purchased at the Speedway gas station at 1775 N. La Fox St. in South Elgin, the lottery said Saturday.