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A search has been called off for a missing 6-year-old girl and her father. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announcing early Friday morning that the pair have found safe. Officers said they responded Thursday night to Baymeadows Road East near Interstate 295 after Jazlynn Marie Kilgore, 6, and her father, 40-year-old Xavier Kilgore, were reported missing. […]

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Friday. Sony is making a $250 million “strategic investment” in Epic Games, the company behind “Fortnite,” the two announced on Thursday. That $250 million buys Sony a 1.4% stake in Epic Games, which puts Epic’s current valuation at just shy of $18 billion. […]

A woman was killed and a man wounded in a shooting July 10, 2020, in Roseland. | Sun-Times file photo The man got into an argument with two people at a gas station who followed him in a gray SUV and opened fire, police said. A man and woman were shot Friday in Roseland on […]

Top US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said the “striking” transmission efficiency of the coronavirus has created the “perfect storm.” “Not to be hyperbolic about it — it really is the perfect storm and [an] infectious disease and public health person’s worst nightmare,” Fauci said at an event hosted by the news website The […]

REDWOOD CITY — San Mateo County residents can get tested for COVID-19 for free at the following sites next week: July 13: San Mateo County Event Center, 1346 Saratoga Drive, San Mateo July 14-15: Jefferson Union High School District Office, 699 Serramonte Blvd., Daly City July 16-17: 2160 Euclid Ave., East Palo Alto The sites […]

Four Chinese officials were sanctioned by the United States over the abuse of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang.  Xinjiang Public Security Bureau as an entity also faced sanctions.  Chen Quanguo, a leading member of the powerful Politburo was one of the four officials to received sanctions.  China has been accused of torturing and abusing the Turkic […]

Patrons arrive at Ravinia’s main gate for a summer evening concert. | Sun-Times file Haydon brings more than two decades of cultural arts management/programming experience to his new post. The Ravinia Festival in Highland Park has hired Jeffrey P. Haydon as president and CEO, it was announced early Friday morning. Haydon will replace Welz Kauffman, […]

A man was shot dead July 9, 2020, in Hermosa. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times file The 23-year-old was traveling in the 1800 block of North Keeler Avenue when someone opened fire, striking him in the head, police said. A man was killed in a shooting Thursday in Hermosa, police said. He was driving about 9:53 p.m. […]

At Thursday’s briefing, Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany invokes names of youth victims of gun violence, including children from Chicago. | Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images At Thursday’s briefing, Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany invokes the names of youth victims of gun violence, including children from Chicago. President Donald Trump on Thursday, suggesting again he may sidestep […]

Arturo Garza | Chicago Police Department Arturo Garza was last seen Wednesday in the 4500 block of West Lawrence Avenue, police said. A 15-year-old boy was reported missing from the Northwest Side near Mayfair. Arturo Garza was last seen Wednesday and is missing from the 4500 block of West Lawrence Avenue, Chicago police said. He […]

Johnny Depp is back in the witness box for a third day Thursday at the trial of his libel suit against a tabloid newspaper that called him a “wife-beater.” Depp is suing News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun, and the paper’s executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an April 2018 article that said he’d physically […]

The global pandemic has exposed the world to new threats and vulnerabilities, but also many new opportunities. In the new Samsung interview series “The Next Wave with Young Sohn – Where Digital Media meets Innovative Tech,” Samsung President and Chief Strategy Officer Young Sohn unpacks the brave new world of technology and business with some […]

-EDITOR’S NOTE — Tennis history is filled with wonderful rivalries, and so many are remembered because of matchups in Wimbledon finals. The Associated Press is republishing stories about a handful of such matches while the canceled grass-court Grand Slam tournament was supposed to be played. One memorable head-to-head rivalry is Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal, […]

-EDITOR’S NOTE — Tennis history is filled with wonderful rivalries, and so many are remembered because of matchups in Wimbledon finals. The Associated Press is republishing stories about a handful of such matches while the canceled grass-court Grand Slam tournament was supposed to be played. One memorable head-to-head rivalry is Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal, […]

Chris Kenna is CEO and founder of Brand Advance, an advertising company that advises brands on appealing to a more diverse consumer base. In light of the Black Lives Matter movement, companies are re-evaluating their approach to inclusion and diversity. A Mckinsey & Co report suggests diversified firms outperform their competitors by 36%, however the […]

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a tall woman and am frequently asked my height by men and women alike. While I find it mildly annoying, I can shrug it off easily enough. (I’ve never understood why asking someone’s weight or age is considered rude, but asking about height is fair game.) Judith Martin But how […]

DEAR ABBY: My longtime friend “Bonnie” and I have been reconnecting during COVID, mostly via text and video chatting. Jeanne Phillips She’s recently moved back to my area (she’s in the military), so we spent a weekend together helping her move in. It was exhausting and stressful, and her drinking concerned me. I know drinking […]

DEAR ABBY: My longtime friend “Bonnie” and I have been reconnecting during COVID, mostly via text and video chatting. Jeanne Phillips  She’s recently moved back to my area (she’s in the military), so we spent a weekend together helping her move in. It was exhausting and stressful, and her drinking concerned me. I know drinking […]

A man was charged with the fatal stabbing of a 96-year-old woman July 7, 2020, in Gresham. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times file photo The stabbing left 96-year-old Myrtis Jackson dead and a 73-year-old woman seriously injured. A man is facing felony charges after allegedly stabbing a 96-year-old woman to death and seriously wounding a 73-year-old woman […]