When Ellie, a British-Iranian living in the United Kingdom, tried to call her mother in Tehran, a robotic female voice answered instead.

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Masyn Winn led off the game with a two-strike single to center and, after Ivan Herrera followed with a walk, he scored on ...

Twenty-five years ago, the Indiana Pacers faced another pivotal NBA Finals Game 4. It was the game where the legend of Kobe ...

Archer-Daniels-Midland , a major U.S. soybean crusher and biofuel producer, slashed its bids to buy the oilseed this week ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Artist Anish Kapoor said he is on the verge of giving his blessing to an official souvenir version of his 110-ton stainless steel sculpture, popularly known as ...

Tens of thousands come to Chicago next week for the Democratic National ... Try to spot the photos of Marx on the walls. Sign up for our special daily newsletter during the DNC in collaboration ...

The baseball workflow does not allow for much time to reflect on life and death, but Ausmus is taking a few minutes to talk about the close friend he lost the day before. Billy Bean was just 60 ...

New York City and Chicago ... known as the Bean. On the morning of July 3rd, the Empire State Building posted a tweet asking how to fit the Bean into its banner, only to follow up moments later ...

Whether you’re going to yell at "The Bean" with thousands of others or taking a selfie in front of it, make sure you don't miss the peculiar beauty of one of Chicago's best attractions. Just don ...

The Empire State Building opened on May 1, 1931, while the Chicago Bean didn’t show up until 2006. Officially titled “Cloud Gate,” the free-standing sculpture was designed by artist Anish ...