Local News from Monday, December 16th, 2024

‘A Gift to Everyone’: A Wisconsin Community Mourns a School Shooting Victim

Rubi Patricia Vergara was one of two victims killed in Madison this week. At a memorial service, she was remembered as an empathetic teenager with a passion for music and art.

Chicago Board of Education Votes to Fire Leader of City’s School System

The job status of Pedro Martinez, the chief executive of Chicago Public Schools, had been in doubt for months amid tension with Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Seeking Relief From Brain Injury, Some Veterans Turn to Psychedelics

Unable to find effective treatments at home, veterans with brain-injury symptoms are going abroad for psychedelics like ibogaine that are illegal in the U.S.

Colleges Warn Foreign Students to Get to Campus Before Trump Takes Office

Harvard, Penn and U.S.C. were among the universities and colleges that issued advisories in anticipation of possible travel bans.