Women won’t see equal pay for equal work until 2277, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report published this week.
Author: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
2 dead, including gunman, 2 injured in shooting at municipal building in North Carolina
A city employee fatally shot a co-worker and injured two people Friday morning in a shooting at a municipal building in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Deep freeze: Schools closed for snow days in Northeast, subzero temperatures in Midwest
Snow along the East Coast disrupted morning commutes and caused some school closures as subzero temperatures struck the Midwest and Northern Plains.
Operation FaceBOOKED: Chicago police blame social media giant for ’emboldening’ criminals
Chicago police announced the results of “Operation FaceBOOKED” Tuesday, blaming Facebook for inaction on illegal gun and drug sales.
Climate activists turn attention to Black Friday: ‘Shoppers cannot ignore the climate emergency’
Young activists worldwide planned to hold hundreds of demonstrations on Black Friday to protest overconsumption and draw attention to climate change.
‘The loneliest club’: For survivors caught in endless loop of mass shootings, time doesn’t always heal
Survivors of mass shootings are living in an age when society has grown numb to a seemingly endless loop of mass shootings. How do they cope?
‘Funny, loyal, light of our lives’: Santa Clarita mourns victims of Saugus school shooting
The community of Santa Clarita is remembering Dominic Blackwell and Gracie Muehlberger, two students killed in the Saugus High School shooting.
Santa Clarita students made an active shooter video. Two months later, they took shelter in fear
A shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita Thursday morning is raising questions about school security measures.
Chicago teachers to vote on agreement that guarantees 16% raise, $35M to reduce classes
Chicago teachers will begin voting on a tentative contract deal that ended an 11-day strike in the nation’s third-largest school district last month.
This is the most immigrant-friendly city in America, new report says
Chicago ranked as the nation’s top city for effectively integrating immigrants in the New American Economy 2019 Cities Index released Wednesday.