Brazilian soccer team’s plane crashes in Colombia; 75 dead
By LUIS BENAVIDES and JOSHUA GOODMAN A chartered plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team to the biggest match of its history crashed into a Colombian hillside and broke into pieces,…
Men’s sports
Cubs win 1st Series title since 1908, beat Indians in Game 7
By RONALD BLUM Kris Bryant started to smile even before he fielded the ball. And with his throw to first for the final out, the agonizing wait ’til next year…
50 years later, Black Panthers look back at party’s founding
By JANIE HAR The Black Panthers emerged from this gritty Northern California city 50 years ago, declaring to a nation in turmoil a new party dedicated to defending African-Americans against…
New laws and rulings could cause Election Day confusion
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY With more than 120 million Americans expected to cast ballots for president this fall, the nation’s voting process seems more convoluted than ever and rife with…
Lead crisis in housing project was actually no surprise
By SARA BURNETT and JASON KEYSER When the mayor in this industrial town ordered the evacuation of a 40-year-old public-housing complex this summer because of severe lead contamination, many people…
Execution drop makes some think death penalty is fading away
By MARK SHERMAN Is the death penalty in America gradually dying? There have been just two executions since May 1 and the total for 2016 probably will hit a 25-year…
2 Chicago men charged in shooting of NBA star Wade’s cousin
Two brothers have been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of the cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade as she was walking to register her children for school,…
No exit: Safety failures turned Baghdad bombing into inferno
By HAMZA HENDAWI and SINAN SALAHEDDIN Dozens of men were watching a soccer match at the “Smile” cafe when the blast hit in the street below. Within minutes, a fire…