Second man receives life sentence for killing store manager in 2021 game room robbery
A Houston man pleaded guilty to murder Monday in exchange for a life sentence in prison for fatally shooting a convenience store manager in a game room in south Houston, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Tuesday.
Chicago schools reopen doors after tough union fight
Starting Thursday, Lear will return to class as the nation's third-largest school district slowly reopens its doors following a bitter fight with the teachers union over COVID-19 safety protocols. The Chicago Teachers Union accepted the plan after defying district orders, city threats to lock them out of teaching systems, and talk of a potential strike. Several educators lined up Thursday for vaccinations at a high school on Chicago's northwest side. AdPrestonโs two high school children will keep learning online at their South Side home. And if the high school students can't focus working in their rooms, they must โreport to the dining room,โ he joked.