State

Southern Illinois town pins hopes on river port development

Barges like these on the Ohio River near Cairo could soon become a major source of economic growth for the region, which suffered substantial population loss over the last 10 years. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)

• YouTube yanks school board meeting from site over COVID-19 comments, later restores it

• Hearings highlight staffing shortages at Illinois’ long-term care facilities

• Taxpayers cover interest on state's unemployment debt as billions in federal money sits idle

• Pritzker approves Restore Illinois Commission for another two years

• Infrastructure groups lead effort to build interest in engineering

Nation

Search for Gabby Petito's fiance in Florida wilderness enters sixth day

Gabrielle Petito, 22, who was reported missing on Sept. 11, 2021 after traveling with her boyfriend around the country in a van and never returned home, poses for a photo with Brian Laundrie in this undated handout photo. North Port/Florida Police/Handout via REUTERS/

• Judge dismisses cases against Ohio State University over sex abuse

• Alaska, overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients, adopts crisis standards for hospitals

Government, Politics, Campaigns  & Elections

Biden administration takes aim at climate warming gas

President Joe Biden speaks as he tours the facilities of the Flatirons Campus Laboratories and Offices of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in Arvada, Colorado, U.S. September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis

• As debt limit looms, U.S. Senate Democrats see showdown vote next week

  • Republicans see opportunity in U.S. debt-ceiling standoff

  • Factbox: Congress confronts U.S. debt ceiling drama - again

• U.S. appeals court erases ruling allowing gun sales to people under 21

U.S. congressional negotiations on police reforms fail

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks during Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland's confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Washington, DC, U.S., February 22, 2021. Al Drago/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

• Senate Democrats step up scrutiny of blank-check firms

• Bill to provide $1 billion for Israel Iron Dome system introduced in U.S. Congress

• Florida to consider near-ban on abortion similar to Texas' new law

• California governor signs legislation to protect warehouse workers

• Virginia capital unveils monument marking end of slavery after removing Confederate statue

International

Haitian migrants face crucial choices as expulsion flights ramp up

Migrants seeking asylum in the U.S., grab onto a rope to guide them through the current, while crossing the Rio Grande river into Mexico near the International Bridge between Mexico and the U.S. in Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

• Taiwan jets scramble again as China air force enters air defence zone

• After fall of Bashir, Sudan closes door on support for Hamas

• Ukrainian lawmakers pass law on oligarchs after assassination attempt

• Australia disputes French version of submarine letter

NGOs bring case against French customs over weapons exports

Children walk at a camp for people recently displaced by fighting in Yemen's northern province of al-Jawf between government forces and Houthis, in Marib, Yemen March 8, 2020. Picture taken March 8, 2020. REUTERS/Ali Owidha

• Migration not the solution to EU's population challenge -CEE leaders

• German election race tightens three days before vote

  • Explainer-Making elephants dance: a guide to Germany's electoral system

• Exclusive - EU regulator to decide on Pfizer booster at the start of October - source

Science, Medicine, Technology & Environment

AstraZeneca invests in Imperial's self-amplifying RNA technology with eye on future drugs

The logo for AstraZeneca is seen outside its North America headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski/File Photo