18-week regular season
Playoff picture takes shape, Packers and Steelers join the mix
The NFL playoff picture came into sharper focus on Sunday as the Packers, Buccaneers, Bills and Steelers kept their respective seasons and Super Bowl hopes alive.
CHICAGO
At Least 5 States Are Contemplating Mandating Full Minimum Wages For Tip Earners In 2024
This year, five states are in the process of deciding whether to stop the practice of paying employees who earn tips less than the minimum wage.
Brian Hopkins
Chicago Alderman Brian Hopkins: Biden ‘Let Border Remain Open’ Prompting Rising Crime, Declining Property Value
Chicago Democrat Alderman Brian Hopkins stated on Thursday’s “CNN News Central” program that the city simply cannot accommodate anymore asylum-seekers and that, due to this fact, “we’re seeing crime go up, property values go down,” and “we’re seeing communities destabilized.”
Abril Elfi
Eric Adams Announces Executive Order For Buses Transporting Migrants To N.Y.C
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced an executive order that requires charter bus companies carrying migrants to give a 32-hour notice before arriving to the city.
Alphabet
Wall Street tumbles to sharply lower close as abrupt sell-off snaps rally
U.S. stocks closed lower on Wednesday after an abrupt mid-afternoon nosedive ended Wall Street’s impressive rally.
Appeals COurt
Jussie Smollett Conviction Upheld By Appeals Court In Hate Crime Hoax
Disgraced actor Jussie Smollett could be going back to jail after staging a hate crime in 2019 that prompted a media uproar.
Addiction control
Weight loss drugs transforming healthcare, may help with addiction
A new class of weight loss drugs is transforming the U.S. healthcare system in ways that could extend to equally hard-to-treat areas.
Amoco
Tesla gets $100 mln US ultra-fast charger order from BP EV charging unit
BP’s electric vehicle charger unit is ordering $100 million worth of Tesla ultra-fast chargers for rollout in the United States.
CHICAGO
Sen. Tim Scott Delivers Presidential Campaign Speech In Chicago
South Carolina Senator Tim Scott visits Chicago to speak to voters.