COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A senior official in Sri Lanka accused of barging into prisons and abusing political prisoners just as the island nation’s government was downplaying concerns about worsening
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‘I’m that roach you can’t kill’: San Pedro’s Robert Sarmiento will bug and thrill you
At 5 feet 7 and 150 pounds, 17-year-old senior Robert Sarmiento of San Pedro is the feistiest, most exciting football player in the City Section. Sometimes he gets thrown around
How GameStop stocks made ordinary Americans go for broke
Jeremy was a 22-year-old college senior who took his $6,000 textbook money and turned it into $109,977. Kim was a single mom and psychiatric nurse hoping to pay for her
Apple fires manager for alleged leaks after she claimed harassment
Apple has reportedly fired Ashley Gjøvik, a senior engineering program manager, for allegedly leaking private company information. Gjøvik, who’s been at the company since 2015, told The Verge that she
Afghanistan’s acting PM calls on those who worked alongside US to return
Mohammad Hasan Akhund, the senior Taliban leader named acting prime minister in Afghanistan, urged Afghans who worked with the U.S. and had fled to return to the country and assured
Senior Russian Minister Dies During Drill
MOSCOW — A senior government official died on Wednesday when he dove off a cliff trying to save a prominent film director who had fallen into the water during a
New Orleans: Seniors left in dark, hot facilities after Ida
Officials in New Orleans are thoroughly inspecting senior living apartments in the city in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida after finding people living in buildings without working generators, trapping residents
State admits errors in pot shop lottery process, will now hold another one
Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times file photo Toi Hutchinson, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s senior adviser on cannabis control, said Friday “clerical oversight” led to some groups having less chances than they deserved in
10 ‘senior tax freeze’ homeowners will have to pay $273,000 more this year in the wake of Sun-Times investigation
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi at first blamed the miscalculations involving the senior freeze property assessments on computer errors. Now, shifting the blame from computers to Kaegi’s predecessors, his office
Stephen Breyer gave an important hint about his future on the Supreme Court
The most senior member of the Supreme Court, Justice Stephen Breyer, may be more willing than anticipated to consider a retirement before President Joe Biden leaves office. In the latest
Will Trump’s ‘executive privilege’ claim work or just delay insurrection probe?
CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig shows how former President Donald Trump’s claims of executive privilege could play out in relation to the House special commission on the January 6
For Some College Students, Remote Learning Is a Game Changer
Last semester, Sophia Martino, a senior at the University of Missouri who has spinal muscular atrophy and uses a wheelchair, chose to attend two lab-based classes in person. In May,
Taliban says Afghanistan will be guided by Sharia law, ‘no democratic system at all’
A senior Taliban commander on Wednesday laid out the broad strokes of how Afghanistan will be governed after the stunning fall of Kabul, saying there will be an Islamic government
UCLA receiver Delon Hurt suspended after he was charged with sexual battery
UCLA senior wide receiver Delon Hurt has been suspended from the team pending the outcome of a sexual battery case in which he faces two felony charges from an alleged
Biden State Dept. official deletes tweet warning Afghan women ‘stand to lose everything’ as Taliban surges
A senior Biden administration State Department official quickly deleted a tweet she posted warning that Afghan women “stand to lose everything” as the Taliban surges toward Kabul. Deputy Assistant Secretary
Megachurch Co-Founder Is Charged in Child Sexual Abuse Case
Brian Houston, co-founder and senior pastor of the global megachurch Hillsong, was charged by the Australian police on Thursday with concealing child sexual abuse carried out by his father in
Valerie Jarrett seeks donations for Obama Presidential Center amid birthday bash controversy
Valerie Jarrett, the former senior adviser to President Obama, faced mockery online Tuesday after appealing to her Twitter followers to cut a $6 or $60 check for the Obama Presidential
Jared Kushner to leave politics, launch investment firm – sources
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, who accompanied an Israeli delegation, speaks during a visit to Rabat, Morocco December 22, 2020. Picture taken December 22,
In Stinging Rebuke, China Tells U.S. Diplomat That Its Rise Can’t Be Stopped
A senior Chinese diplomat on Monday bluntly warned the visiting American deputy secretary of state, Wendy R. Sherman, that the Biden administration’s strategy of pursuing both confrontation and cooperation with
Inside the making of the newest CNN Films Shorts
Ahead of the premiere of two CNN Films Shorts, CNN Senior National Correspondent Sara Sidner hosts Mark Bone, director of 58 Hours: The Baby Jessica Story and Yu Gu and
Another senior Goldman Sachs executive is leaving — and colleagues are vexed
Yet another senior executive is leaving Goldman Sachs — and, of course, his co-workers are once again putting the exit under a microscope. Michael Swell, head of global fixed-income portfolio
Netflix fired three execs for secretly griping about top brass on Slack
Netflix has reportedly fired three senior marketing executives — about half its staff at that level — after they were caught secretly griping about upper management on Slack. What exactly
Mass exodus? Last Cook County mass vaccination sites closing next week
Dr. Kiran Joshi, co-lead and senior medical officer for the Cook County Department of Public Health, speaks during a news conference to announce the opening of the Matteson mass vaccination
$10 Million Reward Offered for Information on Ransomware Attacks
A senior administration official said the exploitation of virtual currency — like Bitcoin and others — fuels criminals mounting ransomware attacks by making it easier to launder their funds. Proponents
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer says he has not decided when to retire
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is the senior liberal-leaning member of the court, and at least for now he intends to keep it that way. The 82-years-old jurist has said
U.S. Is Sending FBI and Homeland Security Officials to Haiti Following Assassination
Following the Wednesday assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, the U.S. is sending senior federal law enforcement officials to the island nation, which has requested American troops to help maintain
US to send delegation to Haiti, including senior FBI officials, Psaki says
The United States will send senior FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials to Haiti to assist in the aftermath of the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, the White
China says will take necessary steps to protect its firms after U.S. blacklist report
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Chinese flags are seen before a meeting between senior defence officials from both countries at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 9, 2018.
Former Ravenswood Hospital refurbished for senior tenants
Ravenswood Senior Living is a new approach to housing for low-income seniors that brings independent living and assisted-care under one roof. | Brian Rich/Sun-Times In partnership with the Chicago Housing
San Francisco DA official says crime surge fears linked to racism
A senior official in the San Francisco District Attorney’s office linked fears of a crime surge to racism in a tweet that raised eyebrows Sunday evening. Kate Chatfield, a senior