Why Chicago’s mayoral election matters, even if you don’t live in Chicago VIEW
On the campaign trail and in debates, the election in Chicago has been driven by one issue above all others: crime.
In the wake of tragedy, balancing freedom and safety at Michigan State VIEW
While elementary, middle and high schools in the United States have been transformed in the last generation to evade mass shooters, the same changes have...
Elementary school. High school. Now college. Michigan State students are no stranger to mass shootings. VIEW
EAST LANSING, Mich. — As gunshots erupted on the vast Michigan State University campus late Monday, killing three students and injuring five others, many on...
After Tyre Nichols death, officials’ moves reflect a shift in handling police violence
CHICAGO — It took 13 months and an order from a judge for authorities in Chicago to release video showing a police officer firing 16...
Amid a plague of shootings, bystanders become heroes
In high-profile massacres in recent months, the last resort to fight has been taken up by bystanders, who have attacked gunmen and stopped them before...
Southwest Florida residents laud governor, take aim at federal response in wake of Ian VIEW
The task of rebuilding will require huge infusions of federal money and long-term cooperation between a Democratic White House and a Republican governor.
With Roe gone, Republicans quarrel over how far to push abortion bans
Unlike in conservative states that passed trigger bans on abortion years ago, when it remained a federal right, Republicans weighing the issue today are not...
COVID Rises Across U.S. Amid Muted Warnings and Murky Data VIEW
Amid a new spike in cases, public health officials are sounding only quiet warnings amid a picture that they hope has been changed by vaccines,...
For many women, Roe was about more than abortion. It was about freedom VIEW
The decision reached across generations and geography, across race and class. Many women were sent spinning, questioning their place in society, at least in the...