Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed into law changes to a controversial criminal justice overhaul that will eliminate cash bail beginning Jan. 1, making good on assurances he gave during his successful reelection campaign that the measure would be tweaked.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs amendment to criminal justice overhaul weeks before cash bail set to end
Biden slammed for comments dismissing border crisis: ‘Tell that to Border Patrol’
Critics slammed President Biden on Tuesday after he claimed there were “more important things going on” in response to a question about why he wasn’t visiting the southern border during his trip to Arizona.
2022 in review: The year in photos
The AP’s top photos of 2022 capture a planet bursting at the seams. Scroll through 150 unforgettable images that defined the year that was.
Editorial: Giuliani and other Trump lawyers should pay for their brazen courtroom lies
Rudy Giuliani is fighting for his law license in Washington this week. He is the most visible of numerous attorneys around the country facing professional disciplinary action for pushing Donald Trump’s false claim of a stolen election in courts.
Here’s a link to the editorial at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Donald Trump’s company found guilty of tax fraud in scheme hatched by top executives
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s company was convicted of tax fraud on Tuesday in a case brought by the Manhattan District Attorney, a significant repudiation of financial practices at the former president’s business.
It’s not just Christmas bureaucrats want to cancel, they are taking aim at Hanukkah, other holidays
The Grinch’s appetite to devour Christmas remains so unsatiated, he is now turning his joy-sucking efforts toward Hanukkah and other faiths’ holiday observances.
Colorado gay club shooting suspect formally charged with hate crimes, murder
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The suspect accused of entering a Colorado gay nightclub clad in body armor and opening fire with an AR-15-style rifle, killing five people and wounding 17 others, was charged by prosecutors Tuesday with 305 criminal counts including hate crimes and murder.
Many kids are struggling. Is special education the answer?
The COVID-19 pandemic sent Heidi Whitney’s daughter into a tailspin.
Biden administration gives Maduro regime lifeline as Venezuelans cry foul
As the U.S Treasury department issued a license to Chevron to drill for oil in Venezuela, relaxing 2019 sanctions applied to Venezuela under the Trump administration, Venezuelan dissidents are crying foul, reminding the world that the Maduro regime continues to engage in what are internationally recognized crimes against humanity.
Self-checkout annoys some customers and helps shoplifters. More stores are adding it anyway
Self-checkout arrived in the late 1980s at supermarkets. A decade later, it began spreading to big-box chains and drug stores. Now, self-checkout, loved by some and hated by others, has entered discount clothing and department stores.