Obama administration halts Dakota Access Pipeline construction amid mass protests
Nicholas Oviatt
September 18, 2016
Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline has Native American tribes and environmental activists up in arms. Read More »...
Drought highlights environmental concerns
Rachel Hinton
September 20, 2015
Environmentalists have tracked the uncontrollable drying of California since its noticeable start in 2013. Read More »...
Race for presidency heats up
Rachel Hinton and Doug Klain
September 20, 2015
The race for president is not without a few interesting characters and scandals this time around, with Trump and Clinton leading the pack. Read More »...
Wars throughout the world contribute to refugee crisis
Jackson Danbeck
September 20, 2015
Humans are accustomed to hearing about foreign, bloody wars with dangerous consequences. This is especially true for Americans, whose soldiers are stationed on bases across the globe, whose majority of troops just recently left long conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read More »...
PM resignation, Syrian refugees add to Greek turmoil
Rachel Hinton
September 13, 2015
After a nationwide referendum on bailout conditions and long negotiations, Greece and leaders of the Eurozone reached an agreement July 14, preventing the country from defaulting after they missed a payment to the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, which has loaned the country at least $23.6 billion so far, according to the New York T...
House rejects Iran deal
Rachel Hinton
September 13, 2015
The Republican-led House cast largely symbolic votes on Friday against the Iran nuclear deal and sought to restrict President Barack Obama's authority to lift sanctions against Tehran, one day after the Senate ensured that the administration can implement the accord without congressional interference. After three hours of hot-tempered debate, the House voted 269 to 162...
107 dead in crane collapse at Mecca mosque
Rachel Hinton
September 13, 2015
A towering construction crane collapsed on Friday during a violent rainstorm in Saudi Arabia's city of Mecca, Islam's holiest site, crashing into the Grand Mosque and killing at least 107 people ahead of the start of the annual hajj pilgrimage later this month. Read More »...
Officers to face trial in Baltimore
Rachel Hinton
September 13, 2015
Baltimore police prepared for demonstrators Thursday at the second pretrial hearing in the case against six officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, as local officials insisted the million-dollar settlement with Gray's family would not affect the criminal proceedings. Read More »...
Obama’s potential clemency push: A temporary solution for a long-term issue
July 9, 2015
President Obama promised to use clemency power “more aggressively” during the remainder of his time in office, and will likely make true on that promise within the next few weeks. The president is expected to issue orders releasing dozens of nonviolent drug offenders from federal prison by the end of the month. If he does so, he will commute more sentences than...
Sophia Tareen, Associated Press
December 2, 2019 • 1 Comment
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired the city’s retiring police superintendent Monday, citing “ethical...
City Council approves Lightfoot’s $11.6B budget plan
November 26, 2019
The Chicago City Council has passed Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s $11.6 billion budget...
CTA holiday trains, bus gearing up for season
November 25, 2019
The Chicago Transit Authority’s holiday train will soon roll into service. The...
Autopsy shows UIC student found in car died of strangulation
November 25, 2019
The death of a University of Illinois at Chicago undergraduate student whose...