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Aldi plans to hire more than 13,000 store and warehouse associates as it prepares for the upcoming holiday season, the company said.
Aldi plans to hire more than 13,000 store and warehouse associates as it prepares for the upcoming holiday season, the company said.
The Chicago area saw one of the largest consumer price index changes from two months ago.
Despite banning tents in city spaces last year, people still sleep on sidewalks and beaches, according to reports.
The pair were charged with unauthorized entry to a closed emergency area and their vehicle was towed after they abandoned it, police said.
The opossums were released back into the wild but the would-be thieves weren't so lucky, according to police.
Over $50,000 worth of air conditioning units were stolen from new home construction sites across the region and resold, police said.
Over $50,000 worth of air conditioning units were stolen from new home construction sites across the region and resold, police said.
Over $50,000 worth of air conditioning units were stolen from new home construction sites across the region and resold, police said.
An image circulating on social media “led people to believe a school shooting was going to occur,” police said.
Among the ranking's top 50 schools, California had 17, more than any other state, according to the Journal.
The rapper is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting the now-inmate at a Detroit party in 1997, reports said.
“I don’t even know if this is safe,” the man presenting the fiery cake says at the start of a video posted on YouTube by ABC News.
Two people, one from California, ran the Terrorgram Collective on Telegram, promoting white supremacist accelerationism, authorities said.
The gunman shot into the ceiling of the restaurant then continued to fire outside, critically injuring an apparent stranger.
The investigation remained active Sunday, police said.
The person showed an AR-15-style rifle authorities identified as a toy, then fled to the roof of his Frankfort Square home, police said.
The pedestrian was taken to a hospital with leg and back injuries, police said.
The injury was in the upper portion of the victim's body, according to police.
The social media threat was made by a student at the school, police said.
