CPS cancels second day after CTU refuses to return to classes
(The Center Square) – Chicago Public Schools canceled classes for a second day Thursday after failing to reach an agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union, which says returning to the classroom is unsafe. The disruption of classes
Illinois Democrats advance judicial subcircuits during one-day session
(The Center Square) – Reminiscent of last year’s partisan redistricting process for statehouse and congressional seats, Illinois Democrats have advanced plans creating judicial subdistricts. Lawmakers were in session Wednesday. They canceled scheduled session days Tuesday and Thursday.
Jan. 6 artifacts collected at American History Museum point to organization, planning and violence
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The early collection of historical artifacts collected by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History documenting the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 , includes a flak jacket worn
Father of missing 7-year-old girl last seen 2 years ago arrested in connection to case
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images (MANCHESTER, N.H.) — The father of a missing New Hampshire girl who was last seen over two years ago has been arrested in connection to the case, police said. The Manchester Police Department
ABC dramas pause planned production over Omicron fears
ABC TV seems to be in repeats: That is, a repeat of 2020. TV Line is reporting the ABC dramas The Rookie, Grey’s Anatomy, and Station 19 have paused their planned upcoming post-holiday restart of production over concerns of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
US, Europe warn Sudan’s military as democratic transition unravels
Julien Behal/PA Images via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With Sudan’s fragile transition to democracy derailed, the United States and Europe have issued a stark warning to the Sudanese military against appointing a new government “without the involvement
On my 1st week covering Capitol Hill, the Jan. 6 attack happened: Reporter’s notebook
ABC (WASHINGTON) — It was hardly the first week any of us imagined: A violent mob storming the United States Capitol, chanting for the vice president to be hanged, leaving behind a trail of shattered glass, blood
On Jan. 6 anniversary, Homeland Security focused on domestic violent extremism
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Just days before the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack at the United States Capitol, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said domestic violent extremism remains one of “the greatest terrorism related threats”
Several HBCUs receive bomb threats on same day
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — At least seven historically Black colleges and universities received bomb threats Tuesday afternoon and evening, according to school officials. The threats forced campuses to lockdown or evacuate and local law enforcement was
Walmart, Kroger raise at-home COVID test prices after agreement with White House expires
Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Major retailers have increased the price of at-home COVID-19 tests now that an agreement with the White House to sell them at a fixed price has expired. In September,