State

As Chicago violence soars, leaders say better use of tax dollars, more accountability required

State Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago.

Greg Bishop

• Pritzker Signs Legislation Making Healthcare More Accessible and Affordable for Illinoisans
  Governor Joins Red Cross to Highlight Urgent Need for Blood Donations

• Advocates continue to push for equitable energy bill

• Teachers, advocacy groups concerned as state considers more standardized testing

• Illinois rakes in $369.7 million in cannabis taxes

• Labor shortage makes robotic milkers more attractive to dairy farmers

• Ranking lists the best counties to live in Illinois

Nation

More bodies found in Florida condo tower collapse, first funeral held

Attendees carry the coffin of a Guara family member into the church as they attend their Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, after the family of fours remains were found in search-and-rescue operations in the aftermath of the Surfside's Champlain Towers South condominium collapse, in Miami, U.S., July 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

• Elsa weakens to tropical storm, heads towards Florida Gulf coast

• From the air, drone footage of Salton Sea shows California drought impact

• Oath Keeper charged with conspiracy in U.S. Capitol attack

• Sticker campaign targets slavery roots in New York City

Government, Politics, Campaigns  & Elections

Biden zeroes in on Delta variant as U.S. nears 160 million fully vaccinated against COVID-19

A woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Beier/File Photo

• Analysis-Biden kept a Trump-era border policy in place - that was a mistake, allies say

• Yellen's next test: Persuading G20 that U.S. Congress will not block tax deal

• Eric Adams poised to be New York's next mayor after winning Democratic nomination

International

Rockets hit Iraqi base housing U.S. forces, wounding three - U.S. coalition

Military vehicles of U.S. soldiers are seen at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq January 13, 2020. REUTERS/John Davison

• Taliban attack capital of northwestern Afghan province

  • Hundreds of Afghan servicemen flown back from Tajikistan - Tajik security source

• Rescuers search for 27 missing after Japan landslides

• UN rights chief urges ASEAN to move on Myanmar dialogue

• Russia says it is tracking Spanish naval ship in Black Sea

• Ex-US Marine Whelan to request transfer from Russia to U.S. to serve sentence -RIA

• Sydney locked down for another week as Delta COVID-19 variant spreads

• Canadian indigenous group takes charge of child welfare services

• Hungary levies fine over sale of book about 'rainbow families'

ODD & Extraordinary

• Lot in Canadian village for sale with small catch: It's under water

Science, Medicine, Technology & Environment

Chinese researchers propose deflecting 'Armageddon' asteroids with rockets

A model of the Long March-5 Y5 rocket from China's lunar exploration program Chang'e-5 Mission is displayed at an exhibition inside the National Museum in Beijing, China March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo