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Minneapolis Deputy Chief Amelia Huffman, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, at Shiloh Temple in Minneapolis. The fatal shooting of a 22-year-old Black man by police in Minneapolis is turning up the heat on the city's police chief. Amelia Huffman was elevated to the top job on an interim basis just weeks before Amir Locke was slain by officers serving a search warrant. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, File)

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Barely in job, new chief feels heat from Amir Locke shooting
By KATHLEEN FOODY - Associated Press
Sun,02/13/22-10:02AM , 137 Reads
Minneapolis Police Chief Amelia Huffman was taking questions about the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Amir Locke when a reporter challenged
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Police line-up at the Oregon State Capitol building where demonstrators gathered during the day Saturday, Nov 7, 2020, in Salem, Ore. A federal civil rights trial against three former Minneapolis police officers seeks to hold them responsible for not stopping George Floyd's murder under Derek Chauvin's knee — and perhaps strike a blow against longstanding police culture that breeds reluctance to rein in fellow officers. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

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2nd trial in Floyd killing centers on clash of duty, code
By KATHLEEN FOODY - Associated Press
Sun,01/30/22-7:56AM , 237 Reads
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal trial against three former Minneapolis police officers seeks to hold them responsible for not stopping George Floyd’s murder — and perhaps strike a blow against
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Members of the Chicago Teachers Union and supporters stage a car caravan protest outside City Hall in the Loop, Wednesday evening, Jan. 5, 2022. Chicago school leaders canceled classes in the nation’s third-largest school district for the second straight day after failing to reach an agreement with the teachers union over remote learning and other COVID-19 safety protocols. (Ashlee Rezin /Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

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Chicago mayor, teachers still at odds over COVID protocols
By KATHLEEN FOODY - Associated Press
Sat,01/08/22-2:02PM , 219 Reads
CHICAGO (AP) — Negotiations resumed Saturday to resolve a standoff between Chicago school officials and the city's teachers union over COVID-19 precautions that canceled three days of classes, but the public war-of-words between union leaders and Chicago's mayor showed little sign of easing.
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A health care worker tests people for COVID-19 at a drive-up testing center at Tropical Park, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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New COVID-19 cases in US soar to highest levels on record
By KATHLEEN FOODY - Associated Press
Wed,12/29/21-10:26AM , 160 Reads
CHICAGO (AP) — More than a year after the vaccine was rolled out, new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to their highest level on record at over 265,000 per day on average, a surge driven largely by the highly contagious omicron variant.
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