CÚCUTA, Colombia—Amid the coca-leaf farms in the undulating borderlands of Colombia and Venezuela, neither country’s government wields power. Instead, a criminal gang acts as a de facto state that ...

Video shows people ransacking and setting off an explosive inside a car in the Gresham neighborhood over the weekend. Chicago police said they responded to a call on Sunday at about 3:31 a.m. 1600 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man died in a fiery crash on the city's Southwest Side on Saturday, Chicago police said. The crash happened at about 11:50 p.m. in the 4400-Block of S. Pulaski Road, according to ...

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In 1989, Melvin Gibbs rehearsed in a band led by Senegalese drummers. Mr. Gibbs, a bassist, had already earned a reputation as a singular player whose dazzling technique and breadth of influences ...

One police officer was killed in the line of duty and another was critically injured in a shooting at a Chicago hospital by a suspect who was brought in to the emergency department, officials said.

The date was June 15, 2015, when the Chicago Blackhawks put an exclamation point on their modern dynasty. Hall of Famer Duncan Keith broke a scoreless tie when the rebound of his own shot got behind ...

South Sider Arionne Nettles didn't realize she had an accent "until I went to school in the South and people thought I talked funny." A person’s accent can influence the way they are perceived. When ...

The New Black Wall Street Market, a 125,000-square-foot indoor market of Black-owned shops, artists and restaurants in Stonecrest, is closing at the end of the month. Onethia Flowers, the general ...

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The Chicago Department of Public Health announced a new street psychiatry pilot program and expanded mental health safety net thanks to an investment of over $16 million. The city's Mental Health ...

A 65-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run while crossing the street in Chicago's Belmont Cragin neighborhood, according to the Chicago Police Department, with officials still searching for the ...