Nation Jul 04 Shooting at 4th of July parade in Chicago suburb Highland Park leaves 6 dead, two dozen hospitalized A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, killed at least six people and wounding at least 30.
Nation Jul 04 WATCH: President Biden delivers July 4th remarks in the wake of another mass shooting A shooting that left at least six people dead at an Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb rattled Monday's celebrations across the U.S. and further rocked a country already awash in turmoil.
Science Mar 16 Physicist Eugene Parker, namesake of NASA probe, dies at 94 A physicist who theorized the existence of solar wind and became the first person to witness the launch of a spacecraft bearing his name has died.
Nation Mar 11 Actor Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail for lying about staged hate attack Cook County Judge James Linn sentenced Smollett to 30 months of felony probation, with five months served in the county jail.
Politics Mar 10 Prosecutor seeks incarceration, restitution for Jussie Smollett A special prosecutor is seeking incarceration for Jussie Smollett for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack that Smollett staged himself.
Nation Feb 04 Storm expected to glaze Pennsylvania, New England in ice Ice threatened to wreak havoc on travel and electric service in the Northeast before the storm heads out to sea late Friday and Saturday.
Nation Feb 03 As winter storm moves across U.S., affecting millions of Americans, ice a concern A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path is spreading rain, freezing rain and heavy snow further across the country.
Education Jan 12 Chicago teachers accept COVID deal, bringing kids back to school Wednesday's vote will keep kids in classrooms after five days of cancelled classes due to a standoff with the city over remote learning and virus testing.
Education Jan 08 Chicago mayor, teachers still at odds over COVID protocols Negotiations resumed Saturday to resolve a standoff between Chicago school officials and the city's teachers union over COVID-19 precautions that canceled three days of classes, but the public war-of-words between union leaders and Chicago's mayor showed little sign of easing.
Health Dec 29 New COVID-19 cases in U.S. soar to highest levels on record More than a year after the vaccine was rolled out, new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to their highest level on record at over 265,000 per day on average.