The nation’s second-largest county has recorded more homicides this year than in all of 2019, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
Author: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
Wildfires race across the West: Smoke poses health hazard to millions; unprecedented pollution in Oregon
As fires burn across thousands of miles in Oregon, California and other western states, officials hope cooler weather will help calm down the blazes.
‘We have never seen this’: 10% of Oregon faces evacuation; death toll at 26 from Western wildfires
More than 500,000 people in Oregon are under evacuation orders as wildfires continued to race through more than a dozen Western states Friday.
Pandemic preschool: How to navigate sending your child into an unfamiliar building with masked strangers
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the first day of preschool looks a little different this year, leaving some kids and guardians feeling anxious.
You’re facing a lot of choices amid the pandemic. Cut yourself slack: It’s called decision fatigue.
Millions of Americans are exhausted from making a seemingly endless series of life-or-death decisions. Researchers call it “decision fatigue.”
Chadwick Boseman died from colon cancer and was just 43. What’s the risk for young people?
Actor Chadwick Boseman was just 43 when he died from colon cancer, one that is increasing affecting young Americans.
‘We’re coming in hot’: Milwaukee marchers faced gunfire, found love on their 750-mile walk to DC
They faced arrests and gunfire on their 750-mile march to Washington, D.C. After Jacob Blake’s shooting, their journey is more crucial than ever.
About 600 wildfires have burned a million acres in California in a week. Lightning may soon set even more blazes.
Hundreds of wildfires are burning in California and tens of thousands are under evacuation orders. Here’s the latest news.
43 felony charges, new task forces: Here’s what Chicago is doing to combat potential looting
Dozens of people have been charged in connection with widespread looting in downtown Chicago earlier this week, the county prosecutor said.
‘Leaving us behind’: High-risk students ask, why can’t all college courses be offered online?
Thousands of students with weakened immune systems fear they’re being left behind at colleges that resume in-person classes without online options.