Mar 11 Actor Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail for lying about staged hate attack By Don Babwin, Kathleen Foody, Associated Press Cook County Judge James Linn sentenced Smollett to 30 months of felony probation, with five months served in the county jail. Continue reading
Mar 10 Prosecutor seeks incarceration, restitution for Jussie Smollett By Don Babwin, Kathleen Foody, Associated Press A special prosecutor is seeking incarceration for Jussie Smollett for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack that Smollett staged himself. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: Major League Baseball, players union reach tentative deal to end lockout In our news wrap Thursday, Major League Baseball players voted to end a lockout that threatened the 2022 season, inflation at the consumer level has hits a 40-year high, the Senate pressed to finish a bill funding the government through… Continue watching
Mar 10 MLB players approve contract, salvaging 162-game season By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Players have voted to accept Major League Baseball's latest offer for a new labor deal, paving the way to end a 99-day lockout and salvage a 162-game regular season that will begin April 7. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 6:56 U.S. Census Bureau report finds 'racial gap' in 2020 population count By Lisa Desjardins, Ian Couzens, Saher Khan The U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday released a report looking at the accuracy of their 2020 population count and whether they missed key groups of people across the country. Among the findings were miscounts with multiple groups with some of… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch 6:40 Nationwide effort to ban books challenges freedom of speech By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet Advocates are sounding the alarm about a set of measures that they say target teaching and writing related to LGBTQ issues, race and freedom of speech. Around the country, efforts to ban specific books or even whole categories of books… Continue watching
Mar 10 School officials struggle with how to feed students as omnibus bill skips meal waivers By Laura Santhanam Pandemic-era waivers cut bureaucratic red tape and made it easier for schools to feed vulnerable children. But those waivers are set to expire on June, 30, leaving schools scrambling for food amid supply chain constraints. Continue reading
Mar 10 U.S. officials extend the travel mask rule while weighing new approach By David Koenig, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Federal officials are extending the requirement for masks on planes and public transportation through mid-April while taking steps that could lead to lifting the rule. Continue reading
Mar 10 How will COVID end? Experts take a look at past epidemics for clues By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the world has seen a dramatic improvement in infections, hospitalizations and death rates in recent weeks, signaling the crisis appears to be winding down. Continue reading
Mar 10 After years of pain, opioid crisis victims confront Sackler family in court By Geoff Mulvihill, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Victims of opioids and those who have lost loved ones to the addiction crisis are unloading their emotions on members of the family they blame for fueling the deadly epidemic. Continue reading