Hot Issues

Samaria Rice, the mother of a 12-year old Tamir Rice, who was shot death by police in 2014, will receive $6 million from Cleveland. The police shot Tamir for holding a plastic-pellet gun, leading to disputes across the city over his death.

A lawyer for Mayor Bill de Blasio's campaign has alleged the election board of New York of aiming a criminal inquiry into fund-raising methodology.

Bruce Rauner, the governor of Illinois, is likely to approve a senate bill that would allocate $600 million in emergency financing to aid government-run state universities and recipients under Monetary Award Program.