Collaboration with police divides social workers across US
CHICAGO — Rayshard Brooks was killed last June when Atlanta police responding to a report of a man asleep in a car blocking a...
Scientists: Climate-whipped winds pose Great Lakes hazards
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Powerful gusts linked to global warming are damaging water quality and creating a hazard for fish in Lake Erie and...
Schools weighing whether to seat students closer together
BOSTON — U.S. guidelines that say students should be kept 6 feet apart in schools are receiving new scrutiny from federal health experts, state...
Court: Lawsuit against MLB over foul ball injury can proceed
CHICAGO — An Illinois appellate court ruled Tuesday a woman struck by a foul ball at Wrigley Field can move ahead with a lawsuit...
Chicago eyes April return to class for high school students
CHICAGO — Public high school students in Chicago could return to class for limited in-person instruction starting next month under the outline of a...
Chicago parish fiercely backs priest after sex abuse claims
CHICAGO — When her teenage son was murdered outside a church in 2006, Pam Bosley contacted ministers around Chicago, hoping someone would help make...
‘Big burden’ for schools trying to give kids internet access
When the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools, educators had to figure out how to get kids online. Fast.
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US female firefighters fight discrimination with lawsuits
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The highest ranking female firefighter in Asheville, North Carolina, says she was repeatedly discriminated against because of her sex and fought...
Obama in upcoming podcast credits his mother for his path
NEW YORK — Former President Barack Obama reveals in an upcoming podcast with rocker Bruce Springsteen that he chose a career of public service...
Wildfire burns 20 acres in NW Indiana, sends smoke onto I-65
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — About 20 acres (8 hectares) in Northwest Indiana burned after flames spread from an open burn pit into surrounding fields fields,...