Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has appointed six new members to the Chicago Board of Education just days after all seven board members resigned amid a growing fight over control of the city’s schools. The move has raised concerns about maintaining continuity in governance. “What’s being carried out right now is my authority as mayor of…

Although it is not considered a battleground state, former President Donald Trump is making a campaign stop in Colorado. The Colorado Sun reported that Trump will hold a rally in Aurora on Friday, Oct. 11, to talk about immigration. The stop is also listed on the Trump campaign website. The rally comes amid claims by…

A man whose grandson was shot and killed with a loaded, unlocked gun in his home was sentenced to a minimum of 38 months to a maximum of 15 years in prison for violating Michigan’s new safe storage law. Karl Robart pleaded no contest in August.  In April, Robart and his wife, Theresa Robart, left a…

It’s been more than a decade since the crisis in Flint, Michigan, highlighted concerns about the ongoing dangers of lead in drinking water. Now, President Joe Biden is setting a deadline for cities nationwide to replace all their lead pipes. A new Environmental Protection Agency rule revealed Tuesday, Oct. 8, will ensure lead pipes are eliminated…

As Haiti remains plagued with gang violence, thousands are fleeing to the neighboring country of the Dominican Republic, and many are reportedly illegally crossing the border into the Dominican Republic. Now, the Dominican Republic said that it plans to deport tens of thousands of these migrants back to Haiti. The move drew condemnation from Haiti’s…

Some Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from corporations like General Mills, PepsiCo and Coca Cola. Lawmakers claimed the companies are exploiting customers with a phenomenon known as “shrinkflation,” which is the practice by big companies to reduce the size of a product but still charge the same price. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Madeleine…

For over a century people have been living longer thanks to major advances in medicine and researchers learning more about healthier lifestyles. However, new data suggests that this growth in life expectancy may finally be slowing down. While life expectancy nearly doubled in the 19th and 20th centuries, experts say that the pace has slowed…

A new mission is underway to help protect the Earth from asteroids. The spacecraft “Hera” started its mission to revisit the scene of a cosmic crash when blasted off on Monday, Oct. 7. The European Space Agency’s Hera mission is a follow-up to NASA’s “Dart” mission in 2022. During the previous mission, an asteroid was…

American Water Works, the largest regulated water and wastewater utility in the United States, reported a cyberattack on Monday, Oct. 7. The breach impacted more than 14 million customers across 14 states and 18 military installations. The Camden, a New Jersey-based company, said it detected unauthorized activity within its computer networks on Oct. 3, prompting…

A new report shows that artificial intelligence tools, including ChatGPT, are using up to four times more water than previously believed. This discovery raises concerns about the sustainability of data centers as AI continues to expand. Researchers from the University of California, Riverside found that processing 10 to 50 queries on AI chatbots can consume…