Chicago’s city council blocked an amendment proposal on Wednesday that would have allowed local law enforcement officials to work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to detain illegal immigrants with criminal records. According to Fox News, Alds. Ray Lopez and Silvana Tabares had proposed a change to the “welcoming city” ordinance that prevents…
Macy’s has revealed that the company’s workers in the Bay Area and California face the loss of several hundred jobs due to the iconic retailer’s decision to close 66 stores nationwide and several in this state. Separately, Rite Aide has disclosed it will shut the doors of one of its San Jose stores, a move…
Pro-Trump Georgia State Senator Colton Moore was arrested on Thursday after attempting to enter the Georgia House chambers during Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the State Address. The state senator had been previously banned from the Georgia House floor. Moore’s office shared a video Thursday on X, formerly Twitter, of the state senator being…
With just days left in the Biden administration, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday unveiled its highly anticipated proposal to require manufacturers to display nutrition information on the front of packaged foods. The proposal is several years in the making. The agency in 2022 announced its intention to develop a rule on such labeling during the White…
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport again had more guns caught at security checkpoints than any other airport in the nation, according to the Transportation Security Administration’s tally for 2024. It’s the ninth year in a row that the Atlanta airport has had the distinction. There were 440 firearms caught at Hartsfield-Jackson last year, TSA said Wednesday, far ahead of the 390 guns caught at second-place finisher Dallas…
Preparing to serve at next week’s presidential inauguration, nearly 70 soldiers and airmen of the Wyoming National Guard underwent civil disturbance training Wednesday morning. They were activated to support the inauguration on Monday, serving as a part of a much larger military effort to provide security, logistical and support operations for the event in Washington, D.C. This service…
