Lara Weber

Two Texas prisoners who have never met were married by proxy Tuesday in a San Antonio courtroom and can now look forward to their honeymoon--in 2036 at the earliest. The...

Small sport-utility vehicles performed poorly overall in the first side-impact crash tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Only two received the highest rating, and most were rated "poor."...

Boats in Chicago harbors will be checked randomly this summer to ensure they have sealed their septic tanks to prevent the dumping of waste into Lake Michigan. Owners of the...

Canada will change its law to allow homosexual marriage, joining Belgium and The Netherlands as the only countries where same-sex couples can legally wed, Prime Minister Jean Chretien said Tuesday....

3. Racial profiling banned for feds Routine racial and ethnic profiling will be banned at all 70 federal agencies with law enforcement powers under a Justice Department directive. Guidelines issued...

Age: 32 Neighborhood: Lakeview/Roscoe Village Job: Natural Areas Manager, Chicago Park District Why is your job cool? Since my husband and I don't have a yard, it's great to have...

A majority of people around the world view President Bush unfavorably and think the United States was wrong to invade Iraq, according to a BBC poll published Monday. The poll,...

A Chicago man was awarded $475,000 in damages Monday from the Chicago Cubs for a lawsuit stemming from a melee that erupted in the Wrigley Field stands in May 2000....

A teacher and wrestling coach was sentenced to home confinement and probation for tossing the mother of the bride over a couch at a Countryside wedding brawl that ended in...

2. Bishop arrested in deadly hit-and-run The Roman Catholic bishop of Phoenix was arrested Monday in a deadly hit-and-run accident after police traced a license plate number to his car...