State

License plate reading cameras proliferate across Illinois

Dan Murdoch, territory sales manager at Flock Safety, speaks to the Springfield City Council Nov. 30, 2021, where aldermen ask questions  

• Consumer watchdog group opposes ComEd rate hike

• Lawmakers discuss proposals for spending additional $350 million for K-12

• Oral arguments to begin Tuesday in redistricting cases

• Cahokia Mounds historic site offers augmented reality tours

Nation

Parents of suspected Michigan school shooter, themselves wanted, taken into custody

Photographs of James and Jennifer Crumbley, who had been scheduled for arraignment on four counts of manslaughter after authorities say their son Ethan, 15, carried out the deadliest U.S. school shooting of 2021 in Oxford, Michigan, U.S., are seen in these undated handout photos released by police on December 3, 2021. Oakland County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS

• Manslaughter charges against Michigan shooter's parents break new legal ground

• Shooter in Colorado rampage that killed 10 deemed unfit to stand trial

• Criminal charges possible in 'Rust' movie shooting, prosecutor says

• Jurors at Ghislaine Maxwell's trial shown Epstein's massage table, photo of sex toys

• Trump, rape accuser Carroll battle in defamation appeal

• Six more U.S. states find Omicron cases, Delta still top U.S. coronavirus threat

• Extreme weather, project delays may challenge NY power grid in 2021-2030- operator

Government, Politics, Campaigns  & Elections

U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company spyware - sources

The logo of Israeli cyber firm NSO Group is seen at one of its branches in the Arava Desert, southern Israel July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

• Biden signs gov't funding bill into law, averts shutdown

• U.S. to announce sanctions next week marking Biden's democracy summit

• U.S. airlines to participate in Senate oversight hearing

• Fed's Powell met with more lawmakers as renomination hung in the balance

• U.S. House panel postpones Trump official's deposition on medical grounds

  • Trump Justice ally Clark clashed with colleagues long before election drama

• U.S. government opens civil rights probe into police in New York suburb

International

Russia dismisses U.S. media reports about possible Ukraine offensive

Servicemen of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces attend military drills in Zhytomyr Region, Ukraine November 21, 2021. Press service of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces Command/Handout via REUTERS

• Russia, Southeast Asia conclude first joint naval exercise

• Thailand seizes $88 million worth of crystal meth bound for Taiwan

• Erdogan says he hopes Turkish lira will steady soon

• In Khashoggi's shadow, Macron set for Saudi talks with crown prince

• France, Europeans working to open joint mission in Afghanistan - Macron

Citing ancient Greeks, Pope Francis laments threats to democracy today

Pope Francis arrives at Athens International Airport in Athens, Greece, December 4, 2021. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

• Merkel makes farewell plea for Germans to get vaccinated

• Gambians vote for president using marbles in key test for stability

• Tunisia's union calls for early elections, says democratic gains are threatened

Science, Medicine, Technology & Environment

Omicron variant may have picked up a piece of common-cold virus

People queue at a popup COVID-19 testing site in New York, U.S., December 3, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon