A Calumet City police SUV was stolen as officers searched for carjacking suspects near a gas station Tuesday morning. Officers were called to the gas station on Sibley Boulevard around 6:20 a.m. to investigate an attempted carjacking, a Calumet City spokesman said. When they arrived, four armed suspects ran off in different directions. While officers…
Month: November 2021
Tiger Woods hit the brakes on any notion that a comeback is near
Tiger Woods holds his first press conference since his Feb. 23 car crash in Los Angeles at the Hero World Challenge golf tournament in Nassau, Bahamas, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. | Doug Ferguson/AP The superstar golfer had nothing to say about his February car wreck in first news conference since the crash NASSAU, Bahamas —…
President Biden signs veterans’ maternal health bill sponsored by Rep. Underwood, Sen. Duckworth
Applauding President Joe Biden signing their “The Protecting Moms Who Served Act of 2021” are, to Biden’s right, Illinois Democrats Rep. Lauren Underwood and Sen. Tammy Duckworth. | Photo by Lynn Sweet GOP Illinois Rep. Rodney Davis, seeking another House term, announced the backing of two GOP House incumbents from Illinois, Darin LaHood and Mike…
Less than 13% of CPS students under 12 vaccinated so far, officials say
Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady and Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez are urging students to get vaccinated. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times While shots have only been approved for younger children for a few weeks, less than half of CPS students aged 12 and up have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Chicago…
Chris Cuomo suspended by CNN for helping brother in scandal
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (left) appears during a news conference about COVID-19 at the State Capitol in Albany, New York, in 2020. His brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, attends an event at the American Museum of Natural History in New York in 2018. | AP Transcripts released Monday shed new light on CNN…
Coach Kelly sends wrong message by leaving Notre Dame at critical time
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly looks on during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Navy in South Bend, Ind., on Nov. 6. LSU is hiring him away from Notre Dame, a stunning move of one of the most accomplished coaches in college football jumping from the sport’s most storied program…
‘Georgia’s Defense Is Just So Good’: CBS Sports’ Houston Nutt Previews SEC And Conference USA Championships
(CBS DFW) — Week 14 of the college football season brings plenty of conference championship action. Ten championships are on the line. Bowl games and the College Football Playoff will follow in the weeks to come, with bids still possibly riding on this weekend’s results. CBS and CBS Sports Network have a couple of strong…
After Fuller Park Fire, Resident Credits The Red Cross For Getting Him And His Dogs Shelter; Says It ‘Helped Me A Lot’
CHICAGO (CBS) — For CBS 2’s Day of Giving it’s about helping the Red Cross, helping those in need. CBS 2’s Chris Tye reports it’s what the holidays and Giving Tuesday are all about and CBS 2 is doing everything to help the Red Cross continue helping people every single day in our community. On…
‘Georgia’s Defense Is Just So Good’: CBS Sports’ Houston Nutt Previews SEC And Conference USA Championships
(CBS DFW) — Week 14 of the college football season brings plenty of conference championship action. Ten championships are on the line. Bowl games and the College Football Playoff will follow in the weeks to come, with bids still possibly riding on this weekend’s results. CBS and CBS Sports Network have a couple of strong…
FDA Advisers Vote To Recommend Authorization Of Pill To Treat COVID-19
(CNN) — Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted 13-10 on Tuesday to recommend emergency use authorization of a pill made by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics to help treat COVID-19. Members of the FDA’s Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee were split in their vote to recommend molnupiravir, which can reduce the risk someone will…