Water pressure mostly restored in Jackson, precautionary boil water notice still in effect
Ruy Barbosa Pinto/Getty Images (JACKSON, Miss.) — Water pressure has been restored to much of Jackson, Mississippi, but a precautionary boil water notice is still in effect as crews continue to look for leaks and make repairs
Buffalo residents rescue birds stuck in ice after historic winter storm
Alex McArthur/Seamus Gallivan (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — Buffalo residents helped free 16 birds stuck in ice along the waterfront of LaSalle Park after a deadly blizzard swept through the region over the weekend. Seamus Gallivan and Alex McArthur
Keystone Pipeline back up to speed after 600,000 gallon leak
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (CUSHING, Okla.) — A damaged section of the Keystone Pipeline was reopened Thursday after weeks of repairs and clean up following a leak of 600,000 gallons of crude oil into a Kansas creek, officials
How to stay calm and avoid anxiety amid flight cancellations, delays
IronHeart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — If you had plans to travel by air for Christmas or New Year’s, chances are you are among the tens of thousands of passengers whose flights have been canceled over the last
FBI posts reward after abortion-related vandalism to historic Ebenezer Baptist Church
FBI/Atlanta (ATLANTA) — The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information on 10 people wanted in connection with vandalizing the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church Heritage Sanctuary in Atlanta. The bureau’s Atlanta field office said a member
Biden signs $1.7T government spending bill, ensuring funding for most of 2023
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden Thursday signed the omnibus spending bill into law while on vacation, extending funding for the government into next year. Biden, on vacation in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin
House investigation finds FDA, drug firm Biogen ignored internal concerns for Alzheimer's drug
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — A congressional investigation into the Food and Drug Administration’s review process for an Alzheimer’s treatment found that the agency “deviated” from its standard procedures to approve the Aduhelm drug with inconsistent
Several new Illinois laws affect the education system
(The Center Square) – A host of new laws go into effect in 2023 that will affect education in Illinois. In the wake of school shootings across the country, there are measures to address trauma. One law
Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood dies at 81
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for LG SIGNATURE Vivienne Westwood, the fashion designer who made punk and new wave fashion mainstream, has died. She was 81. Westwood died Thursday “peacefully and surrounded by her family, in Clapham,
Southwest Airlines announces plan to return to ‘normal operations’ by Friday
Paul Hennessy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Southwest Airlines said it plans to return to “normal operations with minimal disruptions” Friday, after days of chaos that saw the company cancel thousands of its flights, leaving