Former first lady of South Korea sentenced to 20 months in prison
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The wife of South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to…
Government hurtles toward a shutdown after fatal shooting
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during the Senate Democrats’ news conference in the U.S. Capitol on…
China’s top general under investigation in latest military purge
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese military’s top general is being investigated for suspected serious violations of discipline and…
Alleged Mexican crime boss ‘El Botox’ is arrested in killing of lime growers’ leader
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities said Thursday that they arrested an alleged organized crime figure in the…
Powell to attend Supreme Court on Trump bid to fire Lisa Cook
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during the Hoover Institution’s George P. Shultz Memorial Lecture Series…
City’s coldest day at minus 26 degrees
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 10, according to the Tribune’s…
Filipino Catholics express outrage over corruption scandal during massive religious procession
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Catholics joined an annual procession of a…
Indictment against Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro, wife unsealed
A federal indictment charging Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, his wife and four other people with narco-terrorism conspiracy and…
Feds charge longtime Ald. Edward Burke with extortion
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 3, according to the Tribune’s…
Bulgaria joins euro currency union on New Year’s Day
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — On New Year’s Day, Bulgaria becomes the 21st country to join the euro currency…