Flight cancellations stretch into Monday after tough weekend
Another 484 flights were canceled in the U.S. on Monday following a tough weekend that saw 1,500 flights canceled across the country. Tracking website FlightAware also shows about 1,817 flights were delayed on Monday. A number of delays and cancelations were reported at Chicago Midway International Airport, according to FlightAware's
Read MoreBlinken welcomes cease-fire between Israel, Gaza militants
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday welcomed a cease-fire in Gaza, which ended a three-day bout of intense violence between Israel and Palestinian militants. “The agreement will bring a welcome respite to Israeli and Palestinian civilians and permit deliveries of critical fuel and other supplies into Gaza,” Blinken said in a statement.
Read MoreFamilies should be allowed to direct federal pandemic aid
Colleges received $75 billion in pandemic aid from the federal government, and over 40 percent of those funds were designated as grants directly to low- and moderate-income students at both public and private colleges. Students could spend these grants on “any component of the student’s cost of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to coronavirus, such as tuition, food, housing, health care (including mental health care) or child care.” Public K-12 schools recei
Read MoreKinzinger unveiling new push to recruit 'pro-democracy' candidates
An organization allied with Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) launched a new, nonpartisan training program on Monday aimed at recruiting "pro-democracy" and "pro-freedom" candidates across the U.S. Keep Country First Policy Action, an Illinois PAC created by Kinzinger, said in a press release its Country First Academy will "identify and train" election workers and candidates running at all levels of government, with a particular focus on state and local offices. Kinzinger, one of two Republican members of the Jan. 6 House panel investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol, is
Read MoreAbortion rights is a multi-criteria decision
The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling moved abortion rights to the states. Trigger laws effectively made abortions illegal in some states, bifurcating the country into two “abortion” zones.
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