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The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

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Chicago man shot dead going to niece’s aid during assault

Associated Press / November 8, 2019

Chicago police say a 66-year-old man who went to his niece's aid during a sexual assault in their home was shot and killed by the attacker. Police say the 25-year-old attacker entered the South Side...

Former Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck speaks during a news conference at City Hall after Mayor Lori Lightfoot officially announced he would be Chicago's interim police superintendent, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. Beck's name surfaced as a possible interim superintendent even before Eddie Johnson made his expected announcement that he was stepping down after more than three years as superintendent and more than 30 years with the department. Johnson, 59, will remain with the department until the end of the year, Lightfoot said.

Former Los Angeles police chief named interim in Chicago

Don Babwin / November 8, 2019

Chicago's mayor on Friday named former Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck to serve as Chicago's interim police superintendent, a day after the city's top police officer announced he's retiring. Mayor...

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. and then on to Georgia to meet with supporters.

Trump to pursue higher sales age for e-cigarettes

Matthew Perrone, Associated Press / November 8, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday his administration will pursue raising the age to purchase electronic cigarettes from 18 to 21 in its upcoming plans to combat youth vaping. Trump...

Chicago Police Department Supt. Eddie Johnson hugs Mayor Lori Lightfoot after he announced his retirement during a press conference at CPD headquarters, Thursday morning, Nov. 7, 2019.

Chicago’s top cop retiring after turbulent 3-plus years

Don Babwin / November 7, 2019

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson announced Thursday that he's retiring after more than three years as the city's top cop, a post he took over during one of the most violent chapters in the city's...

Virginia Giovernor Ralph Northam, center, is surrounded by media outside his office at the State Capitol in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. Northam had just left a meeting with his Cabinet and was questioned about the previous night's election results which gave Democrats control of the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate.

Democrats promise swift action after win in Virginia

Alan Suderman, Associated Press / November 6, 2019

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam promised Wednesday to ride a wave of voter dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump to turn the Old Dominion into a state where gun laws are stricter,...

Impeachment inquiry week in review: Oct. 28 thru Nov. 3

Brian Pearlman, Nation & World Editor / November 5, 2019

It all started with a phone call between President Donald Trump and the newly elected president of Ukraine, Volodomyr Zekenskiy in July. That call, Democrats allege, shows the U.S. president engaging in...

President Donald Trump waves after speaking to reporters upon arrival at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019.

1 Year Out: A divided nation lurches toward 2020 election

Julie Pace, Associated Press / November 3, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — One year from Sunday, voters will decide whether to grant President Donald Trump a second term in office, an election that will be a referendum on Trump's vision for America's culture...

DePaul Trustee Anne Pramagiorre

DePaul trustee steps down from Federal Reserve board position amid federal investigation

Bianca Cseke, Online Managing Editor / November 1, 2019

Anne Pramaggiore, the DePaul Board of Trustees member who abruptly left her position as CEO of Exelon after the utility company received two subpoenas in a broader federal investigation, has also stepped...

Members of the Chicago Teachers Union walk past the Loop’s DePaul Center on Thursday, Oct. 17.

Anxious students felt pinch amid Chicago teachers strike

Kathleen Foody, Associated Press / October 31, 2019

Deadlines that affected Chicago students and striking teachers loomed over efforts this week to resolve a walkout that canceled classes for 11 days in the nation's third-largest school district. Parents...

President Donald Trump departs O'Hare International Airport after speaking at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference and Exposition, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Chicago.

Report: Trump surveyed donors on freeing Blagojevich

Associated Press / October 31, 2019

President Donald Trump has again broached the idea of freeing former Illinois governor and one-time "Celebrity Apprentice" contestant Rod Blagojevich from a Colorado federal prison, where he is in his...

Members of the Chicago Teachers Union's governing body arrive at the union's Near West Side headquarters to vote whether or not to suspend the longest Chicago Public Schools teachers strike in three decades, Wednesday evening, Oct. 30, 2019, in Chicago.

Chicago teachers OK tentative agreement but strike goes on

Kathleen Foody, Associated Press / October 30, 2019

Chicago's teachers union voted to approve a tentative contract agreement with city officials Wednesday but refused to end a strike that has canceled two weeks of classes unless the city's mayor adds school...

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Katie Hill speaks during an interview after voting in Agua Dulce, Calif.  Hill announced her resignation over the weekend following the publication of explicit photos that outed the relationship. She describes the photos as “revenge porn” and is vowing to fight the problem so that women and girls don’t shy away from politics in the future. Hill's resignation  in a sex scandal she blamed on an abusive husband has observers wondering if women are held to higher standards in public life and what the future holds for politicians coming of age in the iPhone era. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Congresswoman Katie Hill resigns after photos out relationship with campaign staffer

Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor / October 29, 2019

Katie Hill announced her impending resignation from Congress on Sunday following the revelation that she had engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a campaign staffer. Earlier this month, conservative...

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