Global health authorities warn against ‘blanket’ travel bans
PinkOmelet/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Global health authorities are urging against the use of “blanket” travel bans in response to the threat of new coronavirus variants, as some nations have rushed to shutter incoming travel from southern African countries
Microsoft shareholders vote to force company to better report sexual harassment data
HJBC/iStock (NEW YORK) — Microsoft Corp. shareholders voted on Tuesday to force the company to more transparently address sexual harassment claims via independent investigations and public reporting. The proposal, approved during the company’s annual shareholder meeting, was
Wife of famed music executive Clarence Avant killed in apparent Beverly Hills home invasion
Kali9/iStock (BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.) — The wife of a famed music executive was killed during a possible home invasion in Beverly Hills. Officers from the Beverly Hills Police Department responded to the 1100 block of Maytor Place
Dozens of states may restrict abortion almost immediately should Supreme Court uphold Mississippi ban
Marilyn Nieves/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday began to hear historic arguments over a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, asks the
Biden declines comment on report Trump tested positive for COVID days before debate
Oleg Albinsky/iStock (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday declined to comment on the claim former President Donald Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows makes in an upcoming book, according to the Guardian, that Trump had a
“It’s the moment I’ve waited for my entire life”: Michael B. Jordan takes the reins of his career, and ‘Creed III’
Randy Holmes/ABC via Getty Images (NOTE LANGUAGE) In Black Panther, Michael B. Jordan‘s battle-scarred alter-ego Erik Stevens/Killmonger famously faces off with Chadwick Boseman‘s T’Challa, saying, “I’ve lived my entire life, waiting for this moment!” In real life, Jordan is saying the
Awkwafina joining Nicolas Cage’s Dracula in upcoming monster movie ‘Renfield’
Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios Fresh off her role in the hit Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Awkwafina has reportedly taken a role in the monster movie Renfield, opposite Nicolas Cage, who will portray Dracula. Deadline, which broke the news
District 186 Teachers To Receive Stipends In Recognition Of Extra Pandemic Workload
Teachers and other staffers in District 186 will be receiving cash stipends in the months to come in recognition of the additional workload and challenges they faced since the start of the pandemic in the spring of
$94 million announced for airports around Illinois from ‘Rebuild’ tax increases
(The Center Square) – Airports across the state are set to share in $94 million thanks to tax and fee increases implemented several years ago. Lawmakers doubled the state’s gas tax and raised other fees related to
Illinois, Iowa officials unveil completed $1.2 billion bridge in Quad Cities
(The Center Square) – A $1.2 billion bridge years in the making connecting Illinois and Iowa in the Quad Cities is complete. Scott Marler, the director of the Iowa Department of Transportation, said the project over the