The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has launched a new sanctions enforcement action, dubbed “Economic Fury,” against a network accused of exporting Iranian-origin liquid petroleum gas to buyers across South and East Asia. Announced in Washington this evening by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the action targets individuals, companies...
CHICAGO: Meteorologists forecast scattered to potentially strong thunderstorms across Chicagoland tonight and into the weekend, citing slight to marginal severe risk in western and southwestern counties and parts of northwest Indiana. Forecasters reported highs near 80 today and noted increased humidity with dew points in the upper 60s creating muggy...
Hammond, Indiana: The Chicago Bears' board voted Thursday to advance a stadium development project in Hammond, with the organization issuing a statement Friday saying the exact site will be selected later. The move follows a yearslong consideration of alternatives and comes after Illinois lawmakers adjourned this spring without passing legislation...
A peer-reviewed study published in Science on June 4, 2026, finds that wildfire smoke has reversed roughly a decade of air-quality gains across the continental United States. Using high-resolution grid modeling, University of Iowa researchers show that surface ozone levels have risen over the past ten years as carbon monoxide...
New York, United States – U.S. stocks rallied sharply on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumping nearly 900 points as investors reacted to growing optimism over a potential peace deal between the United States and Iran. The surge marked one of the largest single-day point gains for the...
COLUMBUS — Oakwood High School athletes won multiple events at the OHSAA state track meet this week, securing the Division III girls team championship on June 6 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Oakwood’s 4×800 relay set a Division III state record on June 5, and individual wins contributed to the...
Los Angeles, California – Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Ildemaro Vargas and Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy were hospitalized after a violent collision at first base during their game in Los Angeles on June 5, 2026. The incident occurred on a defensive play at first, prompting an immediate halt to the...
United States-based cryptocurrency markets fell sharply on Friday, June 5, 2026, as a broad-based selloff hit major digital assets and smaller tokens alike. Ether dropped more than 8% to US$1,625, its lowest level since April 2025, underscoring the depth of the retreat in one of the sector’s bellwether coins. Bitcoin,...
FAIRFAX, Va. A Virginia man, Brendan Banfield, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in Fairfax for the killings of his wife, Christine Banfield, and Joseph Ryan, whom prosecutors say was lured to the couple's home on Feb. 24, 2023. Court reporting this week states jurors convicted Banfield of murder and...
Lansing, Michigan. A Honolulu resident, Ronald Saville, allegedly emailed the Michigan State Police on May 9 saying he planned to enter the state capitol with an AR-15, open fire and kill 'as many people as possible,' and he separately emailed Gov. Gretchen Whitmer with a threat that prosecutors say included...
