Month: October 2019

An ally of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has formally launched an outside group to help the former vice president navigate the primary and defend against attacks from President Donald Trump. Larry Rasky, a former campaign aide to Biden, is listed as treasurer of the newly renamed super PAC, dubbed Unite the Country, according to

Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — Tuesday will mark the ninth day of missed class for Chicago Public Schools students. CPS announced on its website Monday afternoon that classes would again be canceled on Tuesday. As negotiations between the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union continued, new sticking

Sunrise Co-Anchor/Multimedia Journalist, NewsChannel 21 After joining the NewsChannel 21 team in March of 2019 as a multimedia reporter, I transitioned into my new role of Sunrise Co-Anchor in October 2020. This position gives the phrase “bright and early” a whole new meaning, but I am excited to be waking you all up each morning.

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner swiped back at Joe Biden after the former vice president said it was “improper” for Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump to serve as top White House officials. “He’s entitled to his opinion, but a lot of the work that the President’s had me doing over the last three

California’s Fair Pay to Play Act represents a seismic shift in the landscape of college athletics. And the group who has the most to gain from its passage? Female athletes. The law, signed September 30 by Governor Gavin Newsom, frees college athletes to get compensated for the use of their name, image and likeness. And

Uber, Lyft and DoorDash have taken the first big step in their $90 million campaign to fight legislation that could make it more difficult for the companies to classify their drivers as contract workers. The gig economy companies announced Tuesday a California ballot measure that would exempt them from the state legislation, but offer drivers

Four premium-type series inaugurate Apple TV+, and even by the hit-miss standards of plain old TV, it’s an underwhelming crop. Indeed, in terms of top-tier fare springing from the premium networks and services, these Apple offerings fall pretty far from the tree. “The Morning Show,” reviewed separately, is the highest-profile newcomer, and it’s probably the

Monday’s retirement announcement by Republican Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon barely caused a ripple in the national news cycle, other than to note that he is the 15th GOPer retiring from the House without seeking another office at the end of 2020. But while Walden may not be a household name in national political circles,

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and state Early Learning System Director Miriam Calderon welcomed six new members to the Early Learning Council this week. “Success in career, college and the classroom begins with early learning and preparing our children to be lifelong learners,” Brown said. “We know that we cannot significantly move the needle in education

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said he doesn’t need to come up with a detailed plan right now of how much his signature “Medicare for All” health care plan would cost individual Americans. “You’re asking me to come up with an exact detailed plan of how every American — how much you’re going to pay more

This week, President Donald Trump shared a declassified photo of a military working dog that was injured during the weekend raid that took down ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria. Although details about the K-9 aren’t public — the Pentagon has said the dog’s name needs to remain classified due to their affiliation with

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The two women killed in two cases of domestic violence predicted their own deaths when talking with investigators, according to documents obtained by the News4 Investigates team. It’s chilling now to read what Mayra Garcia and Temptress Peebles wrote just days before their murders.

Click here for updates on this story     SONOMA COUNTY, CA (KPIX) — A dramatic wedding photo of a Chicago couple illuminated by the orange glow of the devastating Kincade Fire was captured in Sonoma County over the weekend, and the picture has gone viral. Photographer Karna Roa captured the joy and sorrow of a Sonoma