Saturday, November 16, 2024

Jesse Jackson and wife remain under observation for COVID-19

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, and his wife, Jacqueline, remained under doctors' observation Sunday at a Chicago hospital and were “responding positively to treatments” for COVID-19, their son told The Associated Press.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Jesse Jackson and wife remain under observation for COVID-19

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, and his wife, Jacqueline, remained under doctors' observation Sunday at a Chicago hospital and were “responding positively to treatments” for COVID-19, their son told The Associated Press.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Jesse Jackson and wife remain under observation for COVID-19

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, and his wife, Jacqueline, remained under doctors' observation Sunday at a Chicago hospital and were “responding positively to treatments” for COVID-19, their son told The Associated Press.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Jesse Jackson and wife remain under observation for COVID-19

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, and his wife, Jacqueline, remained under doctors' observation Sunday at a Chicago hospital and were “responding positively to treatments” for COVID-19, their son told The Associated Press.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Health care for older immigrants sees momentum among states

CHICAGO (AP) — Most mornings, 62-year-old Maria Elena Estamilla wakes up with pelvic pain and dread that she faces the same fate as her mother and grandmother: fatal cervical cancer.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Ruling leaves immigrants who newly applied for DACA in limbo

NEW YORK (AP) — When the text message popped up on his phone, Samuel Alfaro didn't want to believe it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Health care for older immigrants sees momentum among states

CHICAGO (AP) — Most mornings, 62-year-old Maria Elena Estamilla wakes up with pelvic pain and dread that she faces the same fate as her mother and grandmother: fatal cervical cancer.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Ruling leaves immigrants who newly applied for DACA in limbo

NEW YORK (AP) — When the text message popped up on his phone, Samuel Alfaro didn't want to believe it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Health care for older immigrants sees momentum among states

CHICAGO (AP) — Most mornings, 62-year-old Maria Elena Estamilla wakes up with pelvic pain and dread that she faces the same fate as her mother and grandmother: fatal cervical cancer.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Health care for older immigrants sees momentum among states

CHICAGO (AP) — Most mornings, 62-year-old Maria Elena Estamilla wakes up with pelvic pain and dread that she faces the same fate as her mother and grandmother: fatal cervical cancer.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Ruling leaves immigrants who newly applied for DACA in limbo

NEW YORK (AP) — When the text message popped up on his phone, Samuel Alfaro didn't want to believe it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Ruling leaves immigrants who newly applied for DACA in limbo

NEW YORK (AP) — When the text message popped up on his phone, Samuel Alfaro didn't want to believe it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Public transit hopes to win back riders after crushing year

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking the Los Angeles Metro for his first trip in months, Brad Hudson felt a moment of normalcy when the train rolled into the South Pasadena, California, station, harkening back to his daily commute into LA before the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Public transit hopes to win back riders after crushing year

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking the Los Angeles Metro for his first trip in months, Brad Hudson felt a moment of normalcy when the train rolled into the South Pasadena, California, station, harkening back to his daily commute into LA before the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Public transit hopes to win back riders after crushing year

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking the Los Angeles Metro for his first trip in months, Brad Hudson felt a moment of normalcy when the train rolled into the South Pasadena, California, station, harkening back to his daily commute into LA before the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Biden administration won't defend Trump immigration rule

CHICAGO (AP) — A Trump-era immigration rule denying green cards to immigrants who use public benefits like food stamps was dealt likely fatal blows Tuesday after the Biden administration dropped legal challenges, including before the Supreme Court.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden administration won't defend Trump immigration rule

CHICAGO (AP) — A Trump-era immigration rule denying green cards to immigrants who use public benefits like food stamps was dealt likely fatal blows Tuesday after the Biden administration dropped legal challenges, including before the Supreme Court.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden administration won't defend Trump immigration rule

CHICAGO (AP) — A Trump-era immigration rule denying green cards to immigrants who use public benefits like food stamps was dealt likely fatal blows Tuesday after the Biden administration dropped legal challenges, including before the Supreme Court.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Immigrants in sanctuary in churches hope Biden offers relief

BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — For over three years, Maria Macario has been too afraid to leave the white steepled First Parish church just outside Boston.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Immigrants in sanctuary in churches hope Biden offers relief

BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — For over three years, Maria Macario has been too afraid to leave the white steepled First Parish church just outside Boston.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Immigrants in sanctuary in churches hope Biden offers relief

BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — For over three years, Maria Macario has been too afraid to leave the white steepled First Parish church just outside Boston.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Young Chicago students begin return to classroom learning

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Public Schools students began their return to the classroom Monday as school doors opened to thousands of pre-kindergarten and some special education students.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Cops: Chicago shooter who killed 3 posted social media rants

CHICAGO (AP) — A man who police say killed three people and wounded four others during a series of shootings in and around Chicago posted nonsensical and expletive-laced videos in the days and hours leading up to the attacks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

More demand Illinois congresswoman who cited Hitler resign

CHICAGO (AP) — A growing number of Democrats called Thursday for the resignation of U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois, a newly sworn-in Republican who quoted Adolf Hitler at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol this week.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

New Illinois congresswoman: 'Hitler was right on one thing'

CHICAGO (AP) — Freshman U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois drew swift criticism from fellow Republicans Wednesday for quoting Adolf Hitler in a speech a day earlier outside the U.S. Capitol.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Emails: Chicago mayor told of 'bad' botched raid in Nov 2019

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was first told in November 2019 of a “pretty bad wrongful raid” on the home of a Black woman who wasn't allowed to put on her clothes before police handcuffed her, according to emails released publicly Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Victim of botched Chicago raid cancels meeting with mayor

CHICAGO (AP) — A Black woman who was the victim of a mistaken 2019 raid on her Chicago home scrapped plans Monday to meet with Chicago’s mayor and host a public forum with aldermen over disagreements on how the gatherings would proceed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Lawyer: Soldier charged in Rockford shooting may have PTSD

CHICAGO (AP) — An attorney for a U.S. Army special forces sergeant arrested in what authorities called an apparently random shooting at an Illinois bowling alley that left three people dead told an initial hearing Monday that her client may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Victim of botched Chicago raid cancels meeting with mayor

CHICAGO (AP) — A Black woman who was the victim of a mistaken 2019 raid on her Chicago home scrapped plans Monday to meet with Chicago’s mayor and host a public forum with aldermen over disagreements on how the gatherings would proceed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Lawyer: Soldier charged in Rockford shooting may have PTSD

CHICAGO (AP) — An attorney for a U.S. Army special forces sergeant arrested in what authorities called an apparently random shooting at an Illinois bowling alley that left three people dead told an initial hearing Monday that her client may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Suspect in bowling alley shooting served in Afghanistan

CHICAGO (AP) — A U.S. Army special forces sergeant arrested in an apparently random shooting at an Illinois bowling alley that left three people dead and three others injured had four deployments to Afghanistan, the most recent ending in July, according to Army service information.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Illinois woman finds apparent COVID test in Kohl's package

CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois woman who ordered flags for her grandmother's garden got a surprise when the package arrived — someone's apparent COVID-19 test specimen.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Chicago officers involved in wrong raid placed on desk duty

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police officers who wrongly raided the home of a Black woman who wasn't allowed to dress before being handcuffed have been placed on desk duty, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Illinois woman finds apparent COVID test in Kohl's package

CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois woman who ordered flags for her grandmother's garden got a surprise when the package arrived — someone's apparent COVID-19 test specimen.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Illinois woman finds apparent COVID test in Kohl's package

CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois woman who ordered flags for her grandmother's garden got a surprise when the package arrived — someone's apparent COVID-19 test specimen.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Chicago officers involved in wrong raid placed on desk duty

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police officers who wrongly raided the home of a Black woman who wasn't allowed to dress before being handcuffed have been placed on desk duty, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Chicago's top attorney resigns in fallout over botched raid

CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago’s top attorney resigned Sunday in the fallout of a botched police raid on the home of a Black woman who was not allowed to put on clothes before being handcuffed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Chicago's top attorney resigns in fallout over botched raid

CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago’s top attorney resigned Sunday in the fallout of a botched police raid on the home of a Black woman who was not allowed to put on clothes before being handcuffed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Police release video of botched raid on Chicago woman's home

CHICAGO (AP) — Videos released Thursday by Chicago police depict disturbing scenes of officers wrongfully raiding the home of a Black woman who was not allowed to put on clothes before being handcuffed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Chicago IG says police misconduct cases improperly closed

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago's inspector general said Thursday that most police misconduct investigations were closed for lacking sworn testimony even when other suitable evidence, like 911 audio, was available.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Chicago mayor apologizes to woman for wrongful police raid

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot apologized Wednesday to a social worker whose home was wrongly raided by police officers who did not allow the woman to put on any clothes before handcuffing her.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Illinois governor makes $700M in cuts with $3.9B budget hole

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker ordered roughly $700 million in budget cuts Tuesday, saying Illinois faces a $3.9 billion shortfall fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Chicago 7-year-old raises money for hospital's pandemic gear

CHICAGO (AP) — Hayley Orlinsky has made so many bracelets, looping colorful rubber bands over her thumb and index finger again and again, that she no longer must watch her hands.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Migrant farm workers allege pesticide exposure in Illinois

CHICAGO (AP) — More than two dozen migrant workers from Texas allege they were sprayed with toxic pesticides while working in Illinois cornfields, according to a federal lawsuit.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Judge throws out Trump rules limiting skilled-worker visas

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday struck down two Trump administration rules designed to drastically curtail the number of visas issued each year to skilled foreign workers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Judge throws out Trump rules limiting skilled-worker visas

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday struck down two Trump administration rules designed to drastically curtail the number of visas issued each year to skilled foreign workers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Democratic US Rep Underwood wins reelection in Chicago-area

CHICAGO (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood has been reelected over Republican businessman and state lawmaker Jim Oberweis in a close Chicago-area race.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

US Rep Underwood wins reelection in close Chicago-area race

CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood has been reelected over Republican businessman and state lawmaker Jim Oberweis in a close Chicago-area race.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump immigration rule takes effect again during appeal

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal appeals court has allowed a Trump administration rule that would deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits like food stamps to go back into effect while it considers the case.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Democrats Biden, Durbin, Newman win in Illinois

CHICAGO (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump in Illinois and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin won reelection on Tuesday, continuing a pattern of Democratic dominance in the state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Democrats Biden, Durbin, Newman win in Illinois

CHICAGO (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump in Illinois and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin won reelection on Tuesday, continuing a pattern of Democratic dominance in the state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Democrats Biden and Durbin win in Illinois as polls close

CHICAGO (AP) — Democrat Marie Newman has been elected to Congress in a Chicago-area district, easily defeating Republican Mike Fricilone.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Tax question, Senate, House races on ballot in Illinois

CHICAGO (AP) — As the polls opened Tuesday, in a surge driven by the coronavirus pandemic, 3.5 million Illinois residents had already cast their ballots.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Tax question, Senate, House races on the ballot in Illinois

CHICAGO (AP) — More than 3.5 million Illinois residents have already cast ballots ahead of the polls opening Tuesday, a surge driven by the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

US judge blocks Trump immigration rule on public benefits

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge in Chicago struck down a key immigration rule Monday that would deny green cards to immigrants who use food stamps or other public benefits, a blow to the Trump administration on the eve of the election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Under Trump, citizenship and visa agency focuses on fraud

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The head of the agency handling citizenship and visa applications was surprised when he faced blowback for cutting a reference to the U.S. being a “nation of immigrants” in its mission statement. The son of a Peruvian immigrant added language about “protecting Americans” instead.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Under Trump, citizenship and visa agency focuses on fraud

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The head of the agency handling citizenship and visa applications was surprised when he faced blowback for cutting a reference to the U.S. being a “nation of immigrants” in its mission statement. The son of a Peruvian immigrant added language about “protecting Americans” instead.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Foreign students show less zeal for US since Trump took over

CHICAGO (AP) — On a recruiting trip to India’s tech hub of Bangalore, Alan Cramb, the president of a reputable Chicago university, answered questions not just about dorms or tuition but also American work visas.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Foreign students show less zeal for US since Trump took over

CHICAGO (AP) — On a recruiting trip to India’s tech hub of Bangalore, Alan Cramb, the president of a reputable Chicago university, answered questions not just about dorms or tuition but also American work visas.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Civil rights activist and Emmett Till relative dies at 50

CHICAGO (AP) — Airickca Gordon-Taylor, a relative of Emmett Till who spent her life educating others about the black teenage lynching victim's legacy through her foundation, died at age 50, according to family members.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

A look at Illinois' primary, from high court to U.S. Senate

CHICAGO (AP) — Voters across the state on Tuesday decided competitive primary races for the U.S. House and Illinois Supreme Court as concerns about the coronavirus outbreak loomed large.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Chicago area prosecutor endures expensive primary challenge

CHICAGO (AP) — Kim Foxx, the Chicago area's top prosecutor, won the Democratic nomination Tuesday against three challengers who zeroed in on her handling of the Jussie Smollett criminal case.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Ex-sheriff wins Illinois GOP Senate primary; faces Durbin

CHICAGO (AP) — A former Chicago-area sheriff emerged from a crowded Republican field Tuesday in the Illinois primary, advancing to mount a long-shot challenge against Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Foxx touts record as Smollett case engulfs Illinois primary

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago mom Rya Smith has no doubts about backing the top prosecutor in the nation's second-biggest county for another term, even while acknowledging the office fumbled a criminal case against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Foxx touts record as Smollett case engulfs Illinois primary

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago mom Rya Smith has no doubts about backing the top prosecutor in the nation's second-biggest county for another term, even while acknowledging the office fumbled a criminal case against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Food stamp change fuels anxiety as states try to curb impact

CHICAGO (AP) — Having food stamps offers Richard Butler a stability he’s rarely known in his 25 years. He was in state custody at age 2, spent his teen years at a Chicago boys’ home and jail for burglary, and has since struggled to find a permanent home.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Food stamp change fuels anxiety as states try to curb impact

CHICAGO (AP) — Having food stamps offers Richard Butler a stability he’s rarely known in his 25 years. He was in state custody at age 2, spent his teen years at a Chicago boys’ home and jail for burglary, and has since struggled to find a permanent home.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

DNA test: Construction worker was Gacy victim

CHICAGO - After her older brother disappeared in 1976, Laura O'Leary suspected that the 19-year-old construction worker had probably died at the hands of John Wayne Gacy. But the family was never able to prove it.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Elaborate outdoor concerts amp up safety concerns

CHICAGO - When thunderstorms slammed New York's Central Park before this summer's highly anticipated Black Eyed Peas concert, officials made the rare decision to call off the event. Tens of thousands of fans were livid, but safety experts praise the decision for bucking the industry's aversion to such last-minute cancellations.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO