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Two investment firms said Tuesday they have acquired a controlling interest in the St. Regis Chicago hotel, which opened this week and is testing the local market’s demand for ultra high-end lodging. Gencom and GD Holdings said they acquired the hotel in a joint venture, their first investment in Chicago. The 192-room hotel occupies lower … Read more

Democrats aren’t buying the findings of a years-long, independent investigation that found the FBI lacked “actual evidence” to justify its probe into whether former President Donald Trump colluded with the Russians to win the 2016 election. The report by special counsel John Durham, Democrats on Capitol Hill said Tuesday, is “a huge nothing-burger,” and “flat … Read more

A Los Angeles Police Department volunteer is on the mend and recovering in the hospital after he was attacked by a swarm of bees in Encino Monday. The unidentified volunteer was stung multiple times as he tried to help with traffic control in a residential neighborhood that was actively being terrorized by a swarm of … Read more

Welcome to the Ravens’ free-agency tracker, which will be updated throughout the offseason. As of the start of the NFL’s new league year on March 15 at 4 p.m., teams can officially announce signings and trades. Here’s a rundown of who the Ravens have agreed to sign, who they’ve lost and who’s still on the … Read more

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Planned Parenthood of Montana on Tuesday asked a state judge to temporarily block a law that bans the abortion method most commonly used after 15 weeks of gestation, arguing it is unconstitutional. The organization filed the complaint over the law to ban dilation and evacuation abortions just hours after Republican Gov. … Read more

Real Estate State sees the first drop in the median purchase price for a single-family home since 2018. We need another month to see whether the trend will continue. Adobe Stock In “The Shawshank Redemption,” escaped convict Andy Dufresne writes his recently paroled best bud Red that “hope is a good thing, maybe the best … Read more

At the age of 81, Martha Stewart has become the oldest Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition cover model in history. To those who know Stewart only through the lens of mile-high apple pies and Shaker baskets, the decision might have come as a surprise. But to those of us who have been following the lifestyle queen’s seemingly seasonless “Hot Girl Summer,” … Read more

Ralph Lee, a creator of giant crustaceans, lizards, skeletons and sorceresses, as well as one enduring New York tradition, the Village Halloween Parade, died on Friday at his home in Manhattan. He was 87. His wife, Casey Compton, confirmed the death. She said his health had been declining for several months. Mr. Lee was an … Read more