Category Archives: National
Chicago public schools cancel classes again in COVID-19 teacher walkout
(Reuters) -Chicago Public Schools, the third-largest U.S. education district, have canceled classes for a third day on Friday amid a walkout by teachers demanding tougher COVID-19 protection measures,...
Jan 07, 2022 The Jahn School of Fine Arts lies empty after Chicago Public Schools, the nation's third-largest school district, said it would cancel classes since the teachers' union voted in favor of a return to remote learning, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Eric Cox
Durbin speaks on Senate floor about Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Illinois' senior U.S. Senator, Dick Durbin, says it's concerning that some people believe the attack last January 6th on the U.S. Capitol wasn't that big of a deal. "I listen in di...
Jan 06, 2022 Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
U.S. weekly jobless claims increase moderately
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week and could increase further in the coming weeks amid disruptions from soaring COVID-19 infectio...
Jan 06, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
Biden calls Trump threat to democracy on anniversary of Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday accused his predecessor Donald Trump of posing a continuing threat to American democracy in a speech on the anniversary of the deadly U.S. Capitol...
Jan 06, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Statuary Hall on the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
CDC recommends Pfizer's COVID-19 booster for ages 12 to 15
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday it expanded the eligibility of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's booster doses to those 12 to 15 years old. The move ...
Jan 06, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pediatric vaccine are pictured in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, U.S., December 5, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
Garland pledges to hold all involved in U.S. Capitol attack accountable
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday vowed to hold accountable anyone involved in last year's deadly Capitol attack by former President Donald Trump's supporters a...
Jan 05, 2022 Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2022, in advance of the one year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Carolyn Kaster/Pool via REUTERS
Pandemic-wary U.S. Supreme Court to weigh Biden vaccine mandates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court, which has restricted its own operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, is preparing to decide whether to block President Joe Biden's vaccine mandates for ...
Jan 05, 2022 Protestors demonstrate against mandates for the vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as they rally outside the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York, U.S., January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Segar
U.S. can't be complacent on Omicron despite reduced severity - Fauci
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States cannot be complacent about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus despite signs of its lower severity compared to the Delta variant, top U.S. infectious diseas...
Jan 05, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks about the Omicron coronavirus variant during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
At least 13 people, including 7 children, killed in Philadelphia fire
(Reuters) -At least 13 people, including seven children, were killed in an early morning fire on Wednesday in a Philadelphia apartment building after smoke detectors failed to go off, the Philadelphia...
Jan 05, 2022 Midwest Communications
Chicago cancels school as record-setting Omicron wave spurs more disruptions
UPDATED 10:58 A.M. CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago officials canceled classes in the nation's third-largest school district on Wednesday amid a dispute with the teachers' union, the latest disruption to U...
Jan 05, 2022 FILE PHOTO: An exterior view shows Joseph Jungman Public School in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, as Chicago Public Schools suspended in-person learning after Chicago Teachers Union members voted to work remotely due to concerns around the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) precautions in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Eileen Meslar
