The attorney general met with U.S. attorneys Thursday to launch Justice Department plans to target the illegal flow of firearms across state lines.
Author: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
US life expectancy decreased by 1.5 years during the pandemic – the largest drop since WWII
Hispanic and Black populations in the U.S. saw the largest declines in life expectancy during the COVID-19 pandemic, new data shows.
‘A beacon to the world’: One year after John Lewis’ death, Navy christens ship in his honor
A year to the day after his death, the U.S. Navy christened the USNS John Lewis, and many reflected on the legacy of the civil rights icon.
‘A beacon to the world’: One year after John Lewis’ death, Navy christens ship in his honor
A year to the day after his death, the U.S. Navy christened the USNS John Lewis, and many reflected on the legacy of the civil rights icon.
8 wounded in downtown Portland, Oregon, shooting, police say
Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Manchester, New Hampshire also saw shootings with at least four victims overnight.
2 men charged by feds in ‘firebombing’ plot that targeted California’s Democratic HQ in Sacramento
Ian Benjamin Rogers and Jarrod Copeland planned to attack the John L. Burton Democratic Headquarters in Sacramento, federal officials say.
Charlottesville removes Confederate statues, including one that sparked deadly far-right rally
Statues of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson were taken down in Charlottesville, Virginia, Saturday.
Chicago man charged in shooting of 2 federal agents, police officer
A man has been charged in the shooting of two undercover federal agents and a Chicago police officer in an unmarked vehicle early Wednesday.
Chicago’s $15 minimum wage for most workers takes effect
Chicago’s minimum wage increased to $15 an hour for most workers Thursday, ensuring a raise for an estimated 400,000 people in the city.
Chicago renames iconic Lake Shore Drive for city’s ‘founder’ Jean Baptiste Point DuSable
Chicago officials voted Friday to rename part of Lake Shore Drive for the city’s first non-Indigenous permanent settler, Jean Baptiste Point DuSable.