On Dec. 29, a National Guardsman in Colorado became the first known case in the United States of a contagious ...
Mask? No Mask? New Rules Leave Americans Recalibrating, Hour by Hour
CHICAGO — For Americans whose bare faces had scarcely been seen in public for a year, there were suddenly options. ...
Obama education secretary decries violence Palestinian children facing from Gaza strikes
Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan decried the violence Palestinian children in Gaza are facing on Twitter Saturday. Duncan, who served as ...
Britain Changing Protocols to Combat Virus Variant
Here’s what you need to know:A vaccination center in London in April. The British authorities are considering reintroducing local lockdowns ...
Average police officer salaries across US range from $19K to $131K, depending on location, statistics show
American police or sheriff’s patrol officers make anywhere from just under $19,000 up to $131,000, with salaries varying significantly by ...
COVID restrictions: What states have eased rules following updated CDC guidance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised its guidance on masks, allowing states to ease or outright remove ...
Covid-19: C.D.C. Guidance Prompts Caution in Some States
Here’s what you need to know:University of Missouri students ordering in a restaurant last week. Masks will no longer be ...
Illinois police officer’s commitment to community outshines national scrutiny: ‘I’ve become a father figure’
Since 1981, Brian Smith has taught various personal safety and martial arts courses on the south side of Chicago, both ...
Crime experts fear summer 2021 violence could be worse than last year as shooting, murder uptick starts early
Police should brace for a potentially more violent summer than last year as crime trends show the bloodshed in some ...
Cat leaps from window of burning building in Chicago — and sticks the landing
A cat landed safely and survived after jumping out of an upper-story window of a burning building in Chicago Thursday, ...
Covid Live Updates: C.D.C. Guidance Prompts Caution in Some States
Here’s what you need to know:A spokeswoman for Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey said on Thursday that he and ...
Military dad surprises sons at school after year-long pandemic deployment
Two Illinois brothers got a heartwarming surprise when they found their military father waiting for them outside their elementary school ...