Riverdale, area emergency services run hazard drill

RIVERDALE | Emergency service crews from the south suburbs — including Flossmoor and South Holland — played out a chemical spill scenario as part of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Plan on Thursday at the Indiana Harbor Belt rail yard.

Elected officials discuss 2013 State Legislative Session

GARY │ A wrap-up of the 2013 state legislative session and how it will affect Gary was provided on Thursday by elected representatives at Ivy Tech Community College.

Southern Cal increases lead in NCAA women's golf

Annie Park shot a 2-under 70 in windy conditions Thursday to take the individual lead and help Southern California increase its lead to 17 strokes with one round left in the NCAA Women's Golf Championships.

West Bank and romance prominent in 'Omar'

FILE - This Jan. 31, 2006 file photo shows Hany Abu-Assad, director of the Oscar nominated Palestinian film "Paradise Now," posing for a photo at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif. Abu-Assad is also director of “Omar,” one of the more buzzed-about films at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.…

West Bank and romance prominent in 'Omar'

FILE - This Jan. 31, 2006 file photo shows Hany Abu-Assad, director of the Oscar nominated Palestinian film "Paradise Now," posing for a photo at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif. Abu-Assad is also director of “Omar,” one of the more buzzed-about films at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.…

West Bank and romance prominent in 'Omar'

One of the more buzzed-about films at the Cannes Film Festival, "Omar," is set in the West Bank, and the Palestinian conflict is a key part of the plot.

Defense releases photos, texts of Trayvon Martin

Data released Thursday by the defense from slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin's cellphone includes texts with a friend about fighting, smoking pot and being forced to move out of his mother's house because of trouble at school, as well as photos of gun and what looks to be a potted mariju…

Travis Snider

Pittsburgh's Travis Snider dives safely into third with an RBI-triple during the second inning of the Pirates' 4-2 win over the Cubs on Thursday in Pittsburgh.

Edwin Jackson

Cubs starting pitcher Edwin Jackson delivers during the third inning of the Pirates' 4-2 victory Thursday in Pittsburgh. Cubs starting pitcher Edwin Jackson warms up before the first inning of the Pirates' 4-2 victory Thursday in Pittsburgh.

Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race

New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner discusses his policies with a passerby while greeting commuters during a campaign event outside a Harlem subway station, Thursday, May 23, 2013 in New York. Weiner, who ran for mayor in 2005 and nearly did in 2009, is getting into the race to succ…

Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race

New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner rides the subway to a radio appearance on the first day of his campaign, Thursday, May 23, 2013 in New York. Weiner, who ran for mayor in 2005 and nearly did in 2009, is getting into the race to succeed three-term Mayor Michael Bloomberg about two…

Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race

New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner laughs with a police officer while greeting commuters during a campaign event outside a Harlem subway station, Thursday, May 23, 2013 in New York. Weiner, who ran for mayor in 2005 and nearly did in 2009, is getting into the race to succeed three-…

Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race

New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner poses for a photo with straphangers as he rides the subway to a radio appearance on the first day of his campaign, Thursday, May 23, 2013 in New York. Weiner, who ran for mayor in 2005 and nearly did in 2009, is getting into the race to succeed th…

Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race

New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner speaks to reporters during a campaign event, Thursday, May 23, 2013 in New York. Weiner, who ran for mayor in 2005 and nearly did in 2009, is getting into the race to succeed three-term Mayor Michael Bloomberg about two years after a series of taw…

Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race

New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner speaks to reporters as he rides the subway to a radio appearance on the first day of his campaign, Thursday, May 23, 2013 in New York. Weiner, who ran for mayor in 2005 and nearly did in 2009, is getting into the race to succeed three-term Mayor M…

Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race

New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner discusses his policies with a passerby while greeting commuters during a campaign event outside a Harlem subway station, Thursday, May 23, 2013 in New York. Weiner, who ran for mayor in 2005 and nearly did in 2009, is getting into the race to succ…

Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race

In his first campaign event, New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner greets commuters outside a Harlem subway station, Thursday, May 23, 2013 in New York. Weiner, who ran for mayor in 2005 and nearly did in 2009, is getting into the race to succeed three-term Mayor Michael Bloomberg abo…

Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race

New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner speaks to reporters during a campaign event, Thursday, May 23, 2013 in New York. Weiner, who ran for mayor in 2005 and nearly did in 2009, is getting into the race to succeed three-term Mayor Michael Bloomberg about two years after a series of taw…

Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race

In his first campaign event, New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner greets commuters outside a Harlem subway station, Thursday, May 23, 2013 in New York. Weiner, who ran for mayor in 2005 and nearly did in 2009, is getting into the race to succeed three-term Mayor Michael Bloomberg abo…

Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race

FILE - In this June 16, 2011 file photo, Anthony Weiner speaks at a news conference in New York. The Democratic ex-congressman who resigned over raunchy tweets said late Tuesday, May 21, 2013, that he's in the New York City mayoral race. Although the field is crowded for September's primary,…

Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race

Anthony Weiner set out to reintroduce himself to voters Thursday as he embarked on a mayoral bid after leaving Congress in a sexting scandal. He found a much more supportive reception in his first campaign stop than he did from the state's top Democrat, who bluntly criticized his candidacy a…

Pa. woman convicted in fiance's wedding day death

An eastern Pennsylvania woman who fatally stabbed her fiance on their wedding day _ and then apparently could not comprehend that he had died _ was convicted of first-degree murder on Thursday.

Study: No higher cancer rate at Conn. Pratt plant

An 11-year study of the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in the state ended Thursday with university researchers saying they found no statistically significant elevations in the rate of cancer among workers.

87-year-old woman loses to Trump in civil case

FILE - In this May 14, 2013 file photo, Donald Trump arrives at federal court in Chicago to testify at a civil trial where he is accused of cheating an 87-year-old Jacqueline Goldberg in a condo deal. On Thursday, May 23, 2013, jurors sided with Trump and against Goldberg. Goldberg claimed t…

87-year-old woman loses to Trump in civil case

Jacqueline Goldberg departs federal court after a federal jury returned with a finding in Donald Trump's favor in her civil case alleging that the real estate mogul cheated her in a skyscraper condo deal, Thursday, May 23, 2013 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)