The Chicago Teachers Union has scheduled a vote on whether to suspend the strike
The Chicago Teachers Union believes it has reached a tentative agreement, and says it is prepared to vote on it Wednesday night if Mayor Lori…
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With rain in the forecast, some towns consider the unthinkable: rescheduling Halloween
It’s a recipe for a Halloween disaster. By now, you may have seen the forecast, and you know the weather isn’t looking too ideal for…
Continue Reading Former surfing executive sentenced to 2 months in prison for college admissions scam
A former World Surf League executive was sentenced Wednesday to two months in prison for paying $250,000 in bribes to get his son into the University…
Continue Reading A judge has postponed the insanity trial of a man who admitted killing five employees at the Capital Gazette
A judge on Wednesday postponed the second phase of the trial for Capital Gazette shooter Jarrod Ramos at his defense’s request, according to a…
Continue Reading Pumpkin, the most popular raccoon on Instagram, has died
Pumpkin, perhaps the first raccoon-fluencer to grace social media, died earlier this month, her owner confirmed to CNN. She was almost 5. She was a…
Continue Reading R. Kelly was a no-show at a federal court hearing because of a toenail infection
R. Kelly did not appear Wednesday at a federal court hearing in Chicago because he had a toenail infection, his attorney Steven Greenberg said. The…
Continue Reading Twitter will stop accepting political ads, CEO Jack Dorsey announces
Twitter will stop accepting political ads, the company’s CEO, Jack Dorsey, announced Wednesday. “We’ve made the decision to stop…
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Latino artist wins prestigious portrait competition for depiction of a migrant woman
The video begins with the sound of a guitar strumming and a voice singing in Spanish. The main character is sketched quickly, beginning with her…
Continue Reading Spooky ‘face’ spotted in space by Hubble
Although it looks a bit like an eerie, floating face suspended in space, the optical illusion spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope is really the…
Continue Reading Snow strands 800 travelers overnight at Denver International Airport
Workers at Denver International Airport handed out blankets and toiletries to about 800 passengers who were stuck there overnight because of a…
Continue Reading Wind gusts reach hurricane force as wildfires torch Southern California
The race to stop an inferno torching the Los Angeles area has gotten more dangerous as furious winds — some as strong as in a hurricane —…
Continue Reading Israel’s embassies around the world closed over pay dispute
Israel’s diplomatic missions around the world closed on Wednesday as Foreign Ministry workers went on strike over a dispute about paying taxes…
Continue Reading A Bengal tiger at Busch Gardens has died after a fight with her brother
Bala, a 13-year-old Bengal tiger at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, has died, the park announced. Bala was badly injured after an “atypical…
Continue Reading Kam Moore wants return to NFL after grand jury declines domestic violence indictment
Former New York Giants safety Kamrin Moore is asking to be reinstated to the NFL after a grand jury cleared him of the assault allegation that…
Continue Reading Mourners at a funeral are accidentally fed drug-laced cake
Mourners at a German funeral were accidentally served a drug-laced cake, police said. After a funeral in Rostock, attendees convened at a restaurant…
Continue Reading NYC medical examiner rejects claim that Jeffrey Epstein’s death was a homicide
New York City’s chief medical examiner said her office stands by its conclusion that Jeffrey Epstein’s cause of death was suicide by…
Continue Reading This is what the California fires look like from space
NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan peered out the International Space Station window and was able to see the smoke from the multitude of fires burning…
Continue Reading How conservation dogs help track endangered species
Dogs and their sensitive noses are known for finding people during search and rescue efforts, sniffing out drugs and even diseases like cancer. But…
Continue Reading Meghan calls to thank British female MPs for showing solidarity in open letter
The Duchess of Sussex has called a British lawmaker to thank her and others after they wrote to her condemning her treatment by some of the…
Continue Reading All your wildfire questions answered
Firefighters in California are battling over a dozen wildfires that have displaced thousands of people and left over a million without power.…
Continue Reading Teenage girl pulled out of rubble as 42 people are killed in Cameroon landslide
A 12-year-old girl was among those pulled out alive from the wreckage of a landslide that has so far killed 42 people in western Cameroon. Her…
Continue Reading Rising sea levels threaten hundreds of millions — and it’s much worse than we thought
Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are at risk of losing their homes as entire cities sink under rising seas over the next three decades,…
Continue Reading Power company says it is likely responsible for starting one of the most destructive fires in California history
Southern California Edison has acknowledged that it may be responsible for starting last year’s Woolsey Fire following an investigation by a…
Continue Reading Holy guacamole! Thousands of avocados spilled on Texas highway
Thousands of avocados were squashed in Texas on Tuesday, but they won’t end up on toast or be used to make guacamole. A truck accident led to…
Continue Reading Missouri health director reportedly maintained spreadsheet of Planned Parenthood patients’ periods
Missouri’s state health director, Dr. Randall Williams, told officials at a state hearing that he tracked the menstrual periods of women who…
Continue Reading British female MPs sign open letter to Meghan condemning ‘outdated, colonial undertones’ of press coverage
Seventy-two female MPs have written to the Duchess of Sussex to express their solidarity with her in the face of the “outdated, colonial…
Continue Reading Here’s what some athletes think about the NCAA move to let college players get paid
The NCAA has begun the process of allowing players to be paid for others using their name, image or likeness. Any rules on the subject will have to…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 30: Immigration, impeachment, China, Brexit, NCAA
Lebanon’s Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, has announced he is stepping down after nearly two weeks of protests that ground the nation to a halt.…
Continue Reading PG&E will give $100 back to residential customers who were affected by an earlier power shutoff
After a request from the state’s leader, California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) on Tuesday said it will credit customers for…
Continue Reading ‘Inherit the red gene’: China issues Xi-focused morality guidelines
Chinese citizens have been urged to “inherit the red gene” by following new morality rules which use President Xi Jinping’s…
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