A woman, 49, was shot and killed outside of a home in the city's West Pullman Neighborhood on the South Side, Chicago police said. Police said this happened Friday night at around 9:33 p.m. in the 11800-blk of S. Indiana. man and a 38-year-old man with a Concealed Carry License were sitting on a porch when someone drove by in a dark colored SUV and opened fire, police said. The CCL holder fired back as the male suspect sped away, police said. The woman sustained a gunshot wound to the face and arm. First responders rushed her to Roseland hospital where she died, CPD said. The CCL holder was not hit. Street Pastor Donovan Price responded to the scene. He said he hopes this is not a sign of what's to come this weekend. "Hopefully this won't be the start of a violent Labor Day weekend," said Donovan. "People are out trying to enjoy themselves and unfortunately gunshots erupted and a young lady is dead." Police said a gun was recovered at the scene.
A federal appeals court revived Sarah Palin's libel case against The New York Times on Wednesday ... read more
Ford Motor is the latest company to walk back some of its commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The automaker has taken "a fresh look" at its DEI policies and practices over the past year to take in to account the evolving "external and legal environment related to political and social issues," according to an internal communication that was shared with global Ford employees and posted on X on Wednesday by an anti-DEI activist. Ford confirmed the letter was authentic and said it had no additional comment on the matter. read more
The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept on hold the latest multibillion-dollar plan from the Biden administration that would have lowered payments for millions of borrowers, while lawsuits make their way through lower courts. read more
Oakland City Council candidate Charlene Wang had her donation bag stolen on Sunday during her campaign kick off event. Wang and her staff say an unhoused woman grabbed it and walked away. "I very much tried to have a de-escalatory conversation with her to convince her to hand over the bag," Wang said. "Offer her a warm meal at the grocery store, even give her money in exchange for the bag but that did not work out." Video shows Wang and her staff trying to get the bag back. However, the unhoused woman got angry and refused to give it back. The donation bag had around $1,000.
Yet, you folks can't quit Twitter(X). I'm sure Musk appreciates all the X followers, conversations, retweets, etc.