Michael Jackson’s father died from pancreatic cancer in June 2018 ...

On a cool, drizzly day in Oakland, California, the film director Boots Riley often seemed less like a person than like a ...

Michael Jackson came from a large family of entertainers. The late King of Pop was one of 10 children born to patriarch Joseph "Joe" Jackson and his wife, Katherine Jackson. Betwe ...

A community screening and benefit concert for "Nothing to See Here: Watts" at Peacock Theater on October 10, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. The first Crips appeared on the streets of South Central ...

“It’s Halloween, and somebody is going to die tonight.” Those were the chilling words of a Chicago gang member who made good on his threat by firing a hail of bullets into a car on Halloween night in ...

The leader of the Chicago street gang Four Corner Hustlers has been sentenced to life in prison for racketeering conspiracy charges involving multiple murders. Labar Spann, 47, was convicted in ...

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A new documentary explores California gang laws and the harm they’ve caused to San Diego and beyond. “California Story” has been seven years in the making. But community members have been living the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The demand for aviation technicians continues to rise across the region, but women represent less than 3% of the workforce. Getting aircraft in the sky requires a skilled workforce on ...

Actor Phil Donlon joins Rick Kogan to talk about Prime Video’s ‘Killing Grounds: The Gilgo Beach Murders’, a four-part documentary series that he is executive producing. Phil discusses the documentary ...

A Chicago gang leader has been sentenced to life in prison in a federal racketeering case. Prosecutors say he was responsible for multiple murders and decades of violence on the West Side. All ...