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U.S. Steel Corp. Granite City Works steel mill in Granite City, Illinois, U.S., on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Metals and machinery makers have risen this year, partly on bets that government spending to rebuild roads, bridges and tunnels will bolster d HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – U.S. Steel reversed course and said Friday that it will continue processing raw steel at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois, nixing a decision that had put the plant on track to stop work in the coming weeks. U.S. Steel did not explain its reasons for changing course, now barely three months after Nippon…
CHICAGO – A shift in the weather pattern is expected to bring cooler and wetter conditions to the Chicago area through the upcoming week. Saturday’s high is forecast to reach 82 degrees, with some northern areas near the Wisconsin border only in the upper 70s. Showers and possible thunderstorms are likely. Rain chances will persist through the week. Sunday brings a 40% chance of scattered showers and storms, mainly midday and afternoon, with highs in the 70s. Showers and thunderstorms remain possible Monday and Tuesday, while Wednesday and Thursday are expected to be partly cloudy with isolated showers and highs…
CHICAGO – A Chicago man has been charged with aggravated assault of an off-duty Broadview police officer, according to Chicago Police. What we know: On Wednesday, Jeremiah Myles, 19, was arrested in the 7300 block of S. Evans Avenue around 9:09 p.m. He was charged with one felony count of aggravated assault of a police officer and one felony count of burglary. He was identified as the offender who, minutes earlier, tried to rob an off-duty Broadview Police officer at knifepoint in the 7300 block of S. Langley Avenue, according to Chicago Police. RELATED: Off-duty suburban Chicago police officer…
INDIANA – The governor of Indiana said the state won’t shy away from revoking teacher licenses for anyone found making negative statements about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. What we know: Governor Mike Braun issued a statement on social media saying, “While we must protect the first amendment, calls for political violence are not freedom of speech and should not be tolerated. The secretary of education has the authority to suspend or revoke a license for misconduct and the office will review reported statements of k-12 teachers and administrators who have made statements to celebrate or incite…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A new international grocery store is opening up in east Louisville. According to our partners at Louisville Business First, Saraga International Grocery plans to open up the grocery chain by the beginning of February. Miranda Construction is expected to begin work at the end of September at 200 N. Hurstbourne Parkway inside The Forum Center. Saraga International Grocery was founded in 1994 by two Korean brothers. They sell more than 10,000 different kinds of foods from around the globe, including African, Chinese, European, Mediterranean, Thai and more. The grocery will carry the typical fresh produce, meats,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office has been reviewing reports from individuals about educators and administrators that allegedly glorified Charlie Kirk’s murder at a Utah college campus last week. According to a news release received Sept. 19, Rokita’s office has received hundreds of submissions through a website called the Eyes on Education over the past week. So far, there at least nine submissions are live, with more expected over the coming days,” according to the release. “Freedom of speech is a cornerstone of our Republic, but it does not shield individuals from the consequences of their…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Advocates say lives hang in the balance as federal cancer research funding faces an uncertain future, prompting local nonprofits to take action. Lara MacGregor was 30 and seven months pregnant when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007. A box of scarves sent by a friend of a friend — along with a simple note that read “you can do this” — inspired her to launch Hope Scarves, a nonprofit that has since sent more than 41,000 scarves to patients around the world. Seven years after her initial diagnosis, MacGregor’s cancer returned and was deemed…
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street tacked on some more gains Friday as it glided to the finish of its latest record-setting week. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% to close out its sixth winning week in the last seven. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 172 points, or 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.7%. All three hit all-time highs for a second straight day. They’ve been rallying on expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue to cut interest rates in order to give the economy a boost after the central bank lowered them for the first time this year…
Estonia summoned a Russian diplomat to protest after three Russian fighter aircraft entered its airspace without permission Friday and stayed there for 12 minutes, the Foreign Ministry said. It happened just over a week after NATO planes downed Russian drones over Poland and heightened fears that the war in Ukraine could spill over. Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said Russia violated Estonian airspace four times this year “but today’s incursion, involving three fighter aircraft entering our airspace, is unprecedentedly brazen.” Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur also said the government had decided “to start consultations among the allies” under NATO’s article 4,…
PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) – Immigration enforcement officials have arrested more than 400 people as part of an operation in the Chicago area that launched a little less than two weeks ago, a top Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said Friday. Marcos Charles, the acting head of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations, gave the figures during an interview with The Associated Press. The figure, which has not been widely reported, offers an early gauge of what is shaping up as a major enforcement effort that comes after similar operations were launched in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. When asked whether…