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‘Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback’ review: An aging pop star comes roaring back, if only for a moment

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:33:53 GMT

Nina Metz | Chicago Tribune (TNS)The music and persona of Elvis Presley were potent influences on 20th-century pop culture and that’s reason enough to be curious about his place in history. But I am particularly interested in comeback stories and the career span of a pop star. You can only be the face of youth culture for so long before changing tastes push you to the side. What then?The music industry is unforgiving of these inevitable growing pains. Sometimes performers find a compelling middle ground between nostalgia act and fading away altogether. Most aren’t so lucky. Most don’t have the talent and charisma of Presley, either. Oh, what could have been.The Paramount+ documentary “Reinventing Elvis: The ‘68 Comeback” offers a hint as to how Presley might have navigated his career if things had panned out differently — namely, if he had extricated himself from his domineering manager Colonel Tom Parker, who was intent on keeping the money train rolling at the expense of anything ...

Gunfire that injured two at Chicago White Sox game late Friday likely originated inside ballpark, police leaders say

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:33:53 GMT

A shooting incident that wounded two people at a Chicago White Sox game over the weekend most likely involved a gun going off inside Guaranteed Rate Field, the interim Chicago Police superintendent said Monday.Two women suffered gunshot wounds as they sat in the left field bleachers of Guaranteed Rate Field during the Friday night game between the White Sox and Oakland A’s. Officials have so far said little about where the bullets came from, or if someone brought a gun into the stadium, but interim CPD superintendent Fred Waller on Monday said investigators have nearly ruled out the possibility that the shots came from outside the ballpark.“We’re dispelling a lot of things,” Waller said during a brief press availability after a CPD graduation and promotion ceremony at Navy Pier. “(A shot) coming from outside is something we’ve almost completely dispelled. We’re still looking at every avenue. It’s still under investigation. Something fr...

Quick Fix: Barbecued Pork Pasta Salad perfect for Labor Day (or anytime)

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:33:53 GMT

Linda Gassenheimer | Tribune News Service (TNS)Thinking of the holiday weekend coming up or for any weeknight meal, here’s a pasta salad that can be made in advance and served at room temperature. The pork for this salad is cooked on the grill.The variety of flavors and textures of the barbecued pork, crisp, fresh vegetables and tangy dressing make a tasty combination in this easy salad meal.Helpful Hints:— You can use any short cut pasta.— You can also cook pork under a broiler or in a skillet. Use the times given and check with a meat thermometer.Countdown:— Preheat grill.— Prepare ingredients.— Place water for pasta on to boil.— Place pork on grill.— While pork grills, make sauce, microwave beans and boil pasta.— Assemble the salad.Shopping List:To buy: 3/4 pound pork tenderloin, 1 can vegetable oil spray, 1 package fusilli pasta, 1 bottle reduced fat mayonnaise, 1 bottle prepared horseradish, 1 bottle no-sugar-added barbecue sauce, 1 lemon, 1/4 pound green beans, 1 bunch scallio...

Charlie Stanton: My advice to Jerry Reinsdorf: If you want to sell the White Sox, reach out to Barack Obama

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:33:53 GMT

Well, it finally happened.After a devastating April losing streak, a fraught trade deadline revealing the team’s toxic culture, a literal punch to the face in Cleveland, lots more losing and a Crain’s Chicago Business report, White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf shocked the world. He fired top lieutenants Ken Williams and Rick Hahn.With a paltry three World Series wins over 117 years, it’s safe to say the arc of the White Sox universe is long, but it bends toward mediocrity. This season, the arc bends toward unwatchable. Williams and Hahn deserve credit for the magical World Series run. But they have always been symptoms of a larger problem. The root of the Sox rot is Reinsdorf, who has always prioritized profit margins and personal relationships over building a sustainable winner. Hiring Tony La Russa (the second time) showed his truest colors.Reinsdorf still has time to be the hero of this sad story. He has one option: Sell the team. Looking for a buyer, he should con...

Boston police make at least five arrests during St. Anthony’s Feast Saturday

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:33:53 GMT

Boston police arrested at least five Saturday for underage drinking at the St. Anthony’s Feast in the North End, including one who “ran” into a cop in an attempt to prevent the arrest of another juvenile.The arrests came a week after police arrested one person at a separate festival and wrote at least 20 different reports based on underage drinking in the Italian district. Community members have urged police to step up enforcement after years of complaints of teenagers disrupting celebrations in the North End. Organizers even increased security at the St. Anthony’s Feast.In multiple police reports provided to the Herald Monday, Boston police described two incidents in which juveniles were caught underage drinking and then started to run away from police. Police said they temporarily shut down the festival in the evening because of disruptive juvenile activity.Two police officers saw a group of juveniles on N. Washington Street drinking High Noons, a hard seltzer, and “trying to conc...

Feds mull stopgap plan for formula shortage before overhauling approval process: docs

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:33:53 GMT

OTTAWA — The federal government is looking for ways to bring more infant formula products to Canada while it overhauls regulations to prevent future shortages, an internal memo shows. Many parents still struggle to find the right formula for their babies at a reasonable price, after last year’s temporary shutdown of a U.S.-based manufacturing plant caused a major shortage of shipments to Canada.The bare shelves illustrated just how fragile Canada’s supply chain is when it comes to vital infant formula, which Canada does not produce domestically. The government is expected to reveal its long-term plans to deal with the problem this fall as part of an overhaul of outdated rules that govern how Canada approves infant formula products.Those changes could take years, though, so the government is considering a stopgap that would see the health minister exempt products from certain requirements.“This would allow harmonization with other jurisdictions before the comprehens...

Six St. Louis inmates face charges stemming from abduction of jail guard

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:33:53 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Six inmates at the downtown St. Louis jail are facing charges related to the abduction last week of a 73-year-old jail guard.Charging documents released Monday by the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office offered insight into how the guard was taken hostage around 6 a.m. on Aug. 22. He was freed by a police SWAT team more than two hours later and treated at a hospital for minor injuries.Two inmates jailed on first-degree murder charges, Eric Williams and Anthony Newberry, were outside their cells helping the guard deliver breakfast trays to other inmates, charging documents stated. Williams allegedly began punching the guard, knocking him to the ground. The document said Newberry joined in the attack and the men pulled the guard to a shower area.Newberry allegedly took the guard’s cell keys and began unlocking “all the cells in the pod,” charging documents stated. Dozens of inmates left their cells.Inmates Paul Mondaine and Earnest Lyons moved the guard to...

An off-duty Oklahoma officer fired a shot that wounded a man at a high school football game

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:33:53 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An off-duty Oklahoma police officer fired a shot that critically wounded a man during a shooting at a high school football game that left a teenager dead, authorities said Monday.The officer did not shoot the teenager, according to Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson III, whose agency is investigating the officer’s shooting.The teen was killed in a shooting that followed an argument between two males during the third quarter of Friday night’s game between Del City High School and Choctaw High School, said Choctaw police Chief Kelly Marshall, whose department is leading the investigation into the death. She did not know what the argument was about or whether the 42-year-old man who was shot by police was involved in the dispute.The Del City officer “perceived some sort of threat,” said Johnson, adding that could not comment further on what the officer perceived because of the ongoing investigation.No arrests have been made in the teen’s death, but a pers...

Suspicious package investigation closes The Great Hall at Union Station

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:33:53 GMT

Toronto police say they’ve closed The Great Hall at Union Station as they investigate a suspicious package.TTC service is not impacted at this point.Police were called to the station at around 2:38 p.m., and the Emergency Disposal Unit was called in.Police say one person is in custody, but it’s not yet clear if they are facing charges or what the package contains.GO Transit is advising customers to use the doors to the York and Bay concourses to access Union Station.POLICE INVESTIGATION:Union Station2:38 pm– police o/s investigating a suspicious package– area is being kept clear– 1 person in custody– EDU (Emergency Disposal Unit) is on the way– TTC is not affected at this time– will update when more info is available#GO2007761^sc— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) August 28, 2023More to come

Libya’s foreign minister suspended, flees country after meeting with Israel’s chief diplomat

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:33:53 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s foreign minister on Monday was suspended and fled the country, a day after Israel revealed that its chief diplomat met with her last week — news that prompted scattered street protests in the chaos-stricken North African nation.Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, who heads one of Libya’s rival governments, said he suspended Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush and referred her for an investigation over the meeting, which was the first ever between top diplomats of Libya and Israel. Dbeibah did not clarify on what grounds Mangoush would be investigated. However, it is illegal to normalize ties with Israel under a 1957 law in Libya, which has long been hostile toward Israel. Mangoush fled to Turkey following the Israeli announcement of the meeting, according to a Libyan Foreign Ministry official.Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and Mangoush met in Rome last week. It was a small breakthrough for Israel’s government, whose hard-line policies toward the Pale...