Illinois officials urge vaccination after child dies of flu
Jan 10, 2019
Health officials are urging people to get the flu shot after a 3-year-old girl died of influenza in suburban Chicago. The Kane County Health Department and the Kane County coroner's office said this week that…
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Police arrest student suspected of planning mass shooting
Jan 09, 2019
Police in California say they have arrested a middle school student who was planning to carry out mass shootings at two Napa schools. Napa police said in a statement Monday that they thwarted the planned…
Former Uber driver pleads guilty in deadly 2016 shooting spree
Jan 08, 2019
A Michigan man charged with killing six strangers between picking up rides for Uber pleaded guilty to murder on Monday, just before attorneys were set to interview jurors for his trial. Jason Dalton’s surprise move…
Talks on government shutdown continue on Sunday
Jan 07, 2019
White House officials and congressional aides are returning Sunday to talks on how to get the government reopened, though they wrapped up the first round of weekend talks without a breakthrough. President Donald Trump tweeted:…
Union sues GM, says laid-off workers should replace temps
Jan 04, 2019
The United Auto Workers union is accusing General Motors of violating a national contract by using temporary workers instead of employing full-timers who were laid off from its factories. The union filed a federal lawsuit…
US average for gasoline seen peaking at $3 a gallon in May
Jan 03, 2019
A price-tracking service says the national average for gasoline will surge to about $3 a gallon by May before easing the rest of 2019. GasBuddy predicted Wednesday that the full-year average price will settle at…
Thousands of sausage products recalled
Jan 02, 2019
Thousands of pounds of sausage products may contain metal bits in them. The USDA announced yesterday that R-L Zeigler Company has recalled nearly 12,000 pounds of its products. The recalled items include the 24-oz plastic…
Times Square New Year's Eve ball gets some new sparkle
Dec 28, 2018
Preparations for New Year's Eve in Times Square are taking shape, and some of those shapes are 192 new crystal triangles on the famous ball. The new Waterford crystal triangles will join about 2,500 others…
Team to skip events with ref who told wrestler to cut dreads
Dec 27, 2018
A New Jersey school district says its wrestling team will no longer compete in events officiated by a referee who told a wrestler to lose his dreadlocks or forfeit his bout. The announcement came during…
Medical checks ordered after 2nd detained child migrant dies
Dec 26, 2018
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has ordered medical checks on every child in its custody after an 8-year-old boy from Guatemala died, marking the second death of an immigrant child in the agency's care this…