State

Illinois’ eviction moratorium set to expire Oct. 3

A copy of the executive order signed by Gov. JB Pritzker Friday, Sept. 17.

• Pritzker: Vaccine mandate will 'work itself out' despite concerns about testing costs

• New school exclusion COVID order doesn’t change quarantine due process, attorney says

• State and local government job growth lags as economy recovers

• Illinois providing more funds for home energy assistance, other services

Nation

Autopsy scheduled for body thought to be Gabby Petito; fiance still missing

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

• Prince Andrew is served sexual assault lawsuit in United States

• Migrants on school buses? Texas town feels caught in the middle

• U.S. to relax travel restrictions for vaccinated foreign air travelers in November

  • U.S. to require COVID vaccination on arrival for some foreign nationals with exemptions, memo says

• J&J says second shot boosts protection for moderate-severe COVID-19 to 94%

• George Holliday, who shot video of police beating Rodney King, dies

Government, Politics, Campaigns  & Elections

White House condemns border guard use of whip-like cord against Haitian migrants

U.S. law enforcement officers on horseback block the way to migrants reaching the shores of the Rio Grande as they try to return to the United States after buying food in Mexico, as seen from Ciudad Acuna, Mexico September 19, 2021. Picture taken September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

• At UN, Biden will try to move past Afghanistan with climate, China focus

• Power player or poodle? UK-U.S. relations in flux as BoJo meets Joe

• Biden administration seeks to protect Americans from extreme heat

• Democrats, Republicans head for showdown on U.S. debt limit

• Democrats' time crunch tightens after immigration move blocked

• Senators urge U.S. Justice Dept to prosecute unruly air passengers

• Republican Party operatives charged with arranging illegal Trump campaign contribution

• U.S. Democratic Party ramps up Virginia spending ahead of Nov. governor's election

International

Taliban appoint hardline battlefield commanders to key Afghan posts

A Taliban soldier walks on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 17, 2021. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

• The third man: UK charges another Russian for nerve attack on double agent

• Russia was behind Litvinenko assassination, European court finds

• Sudan says coup thwarted, accuses Bashir loyalists

• UK police plead for help over Nigerian boy's torso found in Thames in 2001

More evacuations as lava gushes from Canaries volcano

Drone footage showed lava from Spain's La Palma volcano swallowing a swimming pool and houses on its way to the coast on Monday.

• Australian documents showed French submarine project was at risk for years

• German Social Democrats' lead narrows days before election

• Canada's Trudeau vows cooperation with opponents after bid for majority fails

Science, Medicine, Technology & Environment

Scientists in Singapore transform fruit leftovers into antibacterial bandages

Nanyang Technological University (NTU)'s Director of Food Science and Technology Programme William Chen holds a durian husk, while Dr. Tracy Cui, Research Fellow at NTU, holds a hydrogel sheet made out of durian husk pose in Singapore September 16, 2021. Picture taken September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Lee Ying Shan