Chicago

Thousands of protesters have swarmed into the US capital and cities across the world to march for gun control and ignite political activism among the young.

A Chicago woman who was in a café in Paris during the 2015 terrorist attacks is sueing Twitter, Facebook and Google, claiming that they had helped to expand the Islamic State group by giving it access to social media, the Associated Press reported.

The Chicago Sun Times newspaper reported that Mandy Palmucci has filed a lawsuit in Chicago last week.

Mayors of major American cities - mostly those who are members of the Democratic Party, said they did not want the big military parade that President Donald Trump had assigned to the Pentagon on their streets, the agencies said.

At the age of 77, after a brief stay at a Chicago hospital, actor John Mahoney died. His most famous role is in the popular sitcom Frasier.

Surging shale oil production in Texas and North Dakota is being felt on trading desks in Chicago, Houston and New York, where a brisk business in West Texas Intermediate crude futures is far outpacing contracts for London-based Brent crude.

One of the recognizable names in the last decade in the NBA and his wife, whose parents are Bulgarians, died in a California accident.

DeMarcus Cousins had a triple double in New Orleans’ 132-128 double overtime win over Chicago, becoming the first player since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to have 40 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in a game.

Chicago-born blues guitarist Phil Gates, a musician renowned for embodying the modern spirit of the genre, takes up a residency at the Half Note through Monday, January 22. Tickets cost 20-30 euros and shows start at 10.30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 9.30 p.m. on Sunday and Monday. Reservations can be made at the venue's website and by calling the Half Note.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends to Bulgarian citizens in the northeastern parts of the USA affected by the severe winter storm to be informed about the development of the meteorological environment.

There are  closed road sections and heavy snowfalls on the east coast of the United States.

Chicago forward Nikola Mirotic came off the bench to score 24 points and spark the visiting Bulls over Milwaukee 115-106 in an NBA matchup Dec. 26.