State

Illinois toddler fights for his life as COVID transmission rages

Adrian James, 2, who tested positive for the coronavirus, breathes with the help of a ventilator at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare

• Pritzker says K-12 student vaccine mandate not on table

• Group urges Kinzinger to oppose infrastructure bill

• Billionaires trade barbs over crime in Illinois

• Illinois' eviction moratorium is over. What's next?

• Report details disparities faced by aging LGBTQ Illinoisans

Nation

Final arguments expected in 1st U.S. college admissions scandal trial

Former Wynn Resorts executive Gamal Abdelaziz, also known as Gamal Aziz, arrives at federal court in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

• Ex-Giuliani associate Parnas pleads not guilty as trial looms, politics weigh

• Attorneys file ethics complaint against ex-Justice official over plot to help Trump

Government, Politics, Campaigns  & Elections

U.S. Senate Democrats plan debt-limit vote after Biden hints filibuster could go

A U.S. five dollar note is seen in this illustration photo June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo

• White House to tap business leaders to push Republicans on debt ceiling - source

• Explainer-What is the U.S. Senate filibuster and why is everyone talking about it?

• Factbox: How could America's debt ceiling showdown play out?

• U.S. risks losing its 'edge' without big infrastructure spending, Biden says

  • Biden had 'productive discussion' with House Democrats on spending bills -White House

Fed chief has Biden's confidence, but no decision on renomination

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the CARES Act, at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, U.S., September 28, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Pool via REUTERS

• White House moves to restore key environmental review rules

• U.S. Congress Democrats target palm oil, beef trade in deforestation bill

• U.S. senators suggest expelling 300 Russian diplomats amid embassy dispute

• California lawmakers aim to ban offshore drilling after spill

• U.S. states push to surpass world emissions norms on aviation

• Treasury warns Arizona it cannot use federal funds to undermine mask norms

International

Exclusive-Stranded at Tajik sanatorium, pregnant Afghan pilot fears for unborn baby

A pregnant U.S.-trained Afghan pilot, who is being held at a sanatorium and who asked that her face and name be concealed due to security concerns, poses for a photo in Tajikistan October 5, 2021. Picture taken October 5, 2021. Handout via REUTERS

• Hundreds throng passport office in Afghan capital

• Biden says he and China's Xi agree to abide by Taiwan agreement

• U.S. security adviser Sullivan and China's Yang hold talks in Zurich

• Hong Kong leader unveils metropolis plan at 'new start' for development

• Mussolini's granddaughter wins second term in Rome municipal vote

• Pope says ashamed Church did not prioritise abuse victims in France

• Judge in Vatican corruption trial orders prosecution to share more evidence

Science, Medicine, Technology & Environment

Ancient Indonesian woman reshapes views on spread of early humans

Parts of Besse's ancient skeleton that was unearthed from Leang Paningge cave are pictured inside a box at the archaeological laboratory of Hasanuddin University in Makassar, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, September 18, 2021. Picture taken September 18, 2021. REUTERS/Abd. Rahman Muchtar

• Scientists who created tools to build molecules win Chemistry Nobel