CEI's Trey Kovacs: Chicago teachers strike -- What benefits the union vs what benefits teachers and students
As the city of Chicago and the CTU continue to negotiate, hopefully someone from the city calls for scrapping provisions that endanger workers’ privacy and exclusively benefit the union.
Opioid crisis: Narcan inventor on the rise of fentanyl and a new drug to combat it
Could this new drug address the problem of fentanyl-laced drugs?
Cher to pay legal bills for fired guard who repeated racial slur
The famous singer/actress offered to foot the bill for a security guard who was fired for using the N-word while confronting a high school student.
NYC should turn Rikers into homeless shelters with $8B: Former police commissioner
Former NYC Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik believes the plan to shutter the infamous jail is a waste of money.
NASA's first all-female spacewalk set for Friday
Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will make history in space.
US hosting G-7 summit at Trump's Doral resort: White House
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney called it the "best place" to hold the event during a press briefing.
NYC Council expected to vote to shutter Rikers Island
The New York City Council will vote over whether or not to pass Mayor Bill de Blasio’s controversial jail plan, which proposes shuttering Rikers Island and moving inmates to jails in four of the five boroughs.
Chicago teachers go on strike: Here's what they want
Chicago teachers union goes on strike.
Lawmakers propose $60M for teaching students as young as kindergarten to evaluate the media
Democratic Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin introduced the "Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy Act" in the House last week.
National Security Council facing cutbacks under new Trump adviser
Robert O’Brien said his goal is to bring the agency back to its historical mission of advising the president.
New Jersey's sports gambling industry posts record numbers in September
Over a year after legalization, sports gambling continues to soar in New Jersey.
Varney: Middle America’s wallet will decide 2020
'The great American middle class is coming back strong, and this may be the most important factor in the 2020 election.'
NASA pays for $5M safety review at SpaceX following Elon Musk pot video
SpaceX and Boeing each received government contracts in 2014 to develop a spacecraft capable of ferrying U.S. astronauts to the space station.
Children's cancer drug runs low in America
The U.S. is experiencing a shortage of a critical drug that’s seen as critical component in treating several types of childhood cancers, according to The New York Times.
Moving to escape taxes? Make sure it's a clean break
Wealthy people who move away from high-tax states are virtually certain to face a residency audit, says tax attorney Mark Klein.
California governor signs offbeat bills into law
Newsom signed 870 bills into law this year,
America’s homeless crisis is spiraling but completely fixable
'We don't do a good enough job is catching people before they fall into homelessness.'
Vatican financial scandal costs Pope's chief of security his job
A chief member of Pope Francis’ security personnel – who was formerly a bodyguard for Pope Benedict XVI – resigned from his post Monday in the wake of a leak scandal.
Chicago Teachers Union tells mayor to 'do the right thing' with just days left before strike
The teachers union would accept a phased approach to capping class sizes as well as increasing the number of social workers, case managers and school nurses, they told reporters Saturday afternoon.
California governor signs dozens of bills: Here's how businesses will be affected
The bills cover everything from health care to school lunches to electric car charging stations.