Government and rebel officials reported a significant development in the conflict. Rebel forces have gained control of key islands, which gives them greater influence over a major shipping route. This shift in power allows them to pose a threat to certain oil shipments.
The capture of these islands follows a series of advances by the rebels. Further details about the situation are available from the source.
The escalation of the conflict has significant implications for global oil supplies, but specific outcomes are not yet clear.
Drivers on the far Northwest Side will see some changes to their commute because of a new ramp closure. The Interstate 10 east entrance ramp south of the Loop 1604 interchange permanently closed at 5 a.m. Monday as construction continues on the Loop 1604 North Expansion Project. ...
Bob Mackie, the fashion designer whose visually provocative Hollywood style defined glamour for the 1970s — including putting Carol Burnett in some of her kookiest getups and Cher in her raciest ones — died Monday. He was 87. “He lived his 87 years to the fullest, fulfilling his ...
The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees is planning to propose adding President Donald Trump’s name to the facility’s exterior in recognition of his saving the building from its “precarious fiscal position,” according to a new court filing in a suit aimed at blocking the addition of...
