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Layoffs are piling up, raising worker anxiety. Here are some companies that have cut jobs recently

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
Nov 20, 2025 9:18 pm - Amid wider economic uncertainty, some analysts have said that businesses are at a “no-hire, no fire” standstill. That's caused many to limit new work to only a few specific roles, if not pause openings entirely. At the same time, sizable layoffs have continued to pile up — raising worker anxieties across sectors.
Dramatic photos of doomed UPS plane show the aircraft on fire and its engine flying off

By BRUCE SCHREINER
Nov 20, 2025 9:16 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Frame by frame, six photos released by federal investigators on Thursday graphically captured horrifying images of ill-fated Flight 2976 as it turned in...
Prosecutors quiz witness on Ed Martin, Bill Pulte moves in Schiff case

By Perry Stein, Rachel Siegel and Katie Mettler
Nov 20, 2025 7:28 pm - Federal prosecutors spent more than an hour Thursday questioning a California Republican activist about her contact with Trump administration officials over their mortgage fraud investigation into Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the woman told The Washington Post.
US Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols

By Tara Copp and Michelle Boorstein
Nov 20, 2025 7:21 pm - The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika — an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of more than 400,000 U.S. troops who died fighting in World War II — as a hate symbol, according to a new policy that takes effect next month.
FBI fired veteran employee for displaying Pride flag, lawsuit says

By Victoria Bisset
Nov 20, 2025 7:13 pm - A former employee at the Federal Bureau of Investigation is suing the bureau and the Justice Department, saying he was fired for displaying a Pride flag in his workspace.
Federal prosecutors move to dismiss charges against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO
Nov 20, 2025 6:58 pm - Federal prosecutors moved Thursday to dismiss charges against a woman who was shot several times by a Border Patrol agent last month during the federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago area.
CPS administrator to lead Grayslake District 46 as superintendent

By Mick Zawislak
Nov 20, 2025 6:25 pm - A Chicago Public Schools educator has been chosen to lead Grayslake District 46.
Ex-cop working as school security officer charged with breaking into kids’ bedroom in Bloomingdale

By Susan Sarkauskas and Charles Keeshan
Nov 20, 2025 6:10 pm - A former Bensenville police officer has now lost a job as a high school security officer, after being accused of breaking in to the bedroom of two children in the middle of the night.
Man gets 42 years for shooting 2 people in Addison

By Susan Sarkauskas
Nov 20, 2025 6:05 pm - A man who shot two people in a parked car in Addison was sentenced Wednesday to 42 years in prison, after pleading guilty to attempted murder.
Tollway leaders assert rate hikes tucked into transit legislation are their call

By Marni Pyke
Nov 20, 2025 5:43 pm - “Any changes to toll rates will be reviewed and subject to approval by the tollway board,” officials explained Thursday. A bill passed by the General Assembly raises tolls 45 cents for cars, 30% for trucks in 2027.

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