Adyson Sipes

Staff writer for the Chicago Morning Star

adyson.sipes@chicagomorningstar.com

Smoke and Panic as American Airlines Jet Evacuated in Denver

A dramatic evacuation unfolded at Denver International Airport on July 26 when an American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 experienced…

3 days ago

Microsoft Bars China-Based Engineers from U.S. Military Aid

Microsoft Ends China-Based Engineering Support for U.S. Military Projects Microsoft has announced that engineers based in China will no longer…

7 days ago

CDC Warns of Rising COVID-19 Cases in Select States

Despite overall low national levels, new CDC data indicates that COVID-19 infections are climbing in multiple regions across the United…

1 week ago

TSA Ends Shoe Removal Rule at U.S. Airports

For the first time in nearly two decades, air travelers in the United States can keep their shoes on during…

2 weeks ago

The new Alex Saab is a U.S. person: Antonio Luis Gonzalez Morales

Antonio Luis Gonzalez Morales, a Venezuelan oil trader with deep ties to the Maduro regime, is emerging as the “new…

3 weeks ago

Boyd to Host Event for Senior Wellness Support

Boyd Healthcare is inviting the public to a free informational session about its Senior Life Solutions program, which aims to…

3 weeks ago

Chicago City Council Advances Urban Plan, Supports Veterans

On June 18, 2025, the Chicago City Council approved a series of planning, development, and business support measures during its…

1 month ago

College Ventilation System Reveals Missing Man

The discovery of a decaying body inside a college ventilation system marked the tragic and unexplained end to a missing…

2 years ago

Kyiv blasts weapons, while Moscow loses 44 artillery systems a day

Moscow's artillery losses in the war-torn nation have mounted, and on Wednesday Kyiv announced that within the previous week, Ukraine…

2 years ago

Student loan payments have returned after three years

After being suspended for more than three years due to the coronavirus pandemic's economic impact, student loan payments were finally…

2 years ago

Father and two small kids are among the 5 people killed when a truck transporting anhydrous ammonia crashes

Five more people are still in the hospital. When the semi-truck started spilling the potentially deadly chemical, a one-mile radius…

2 years ago

Government-sponsored COVID testing are once again free

The government is once again offering four free COVID-19 exams to citizens as part of the Biden administration's reinstatement of…

2 years ago

Strong earthquake in Morocco claims more than 800 lives

At least 820 people were killed in a powerful earthquake that struck Morocco late on Friday, according to official media…

2 years ago

Hurricane Lee, the first Category 5 storm of the season, plows into open Atlantic waters

Puerto Rico's San Juan (AP) — On Friday, Hurricane Lee roared across the warm waters of the Atlantic and posed…

2 years ago

Hurricane Idalia sweeps the Southeast

On Wednesday morning, Hurricane Idalia made landfall on Florida's Big Bend, posing what official forecasts have dubbed a "unprecedented" threat…

2 years ago

GOP to engage in intraparty conflict on Ukraine in the House and Senate

Republicans in the Senate and the House are preparing for an internal conflict over President Biden's proposal for an additional…

2 years ago

Study: Remote employees work more and harder

Remote work became possible long before the pandemic. Many employers resisted it on a hunch that employees working from home…

2 years ago

Weekend horrific shootings leave six people dead and many wounded

Over the holiday weekend, there were many mass shootings around the nation, resulting in six fatalities and numerous injuries. The…

2 years ago

Air quality causes postponements of MLB, WNBA, and NWSL games

Three events that were scheduled for Wednesday night were postponed due to poor air quality in the eastern United States:…

2 years ago

In there is a default, what happens to Social Security checks?

The debt ceiling talks in Washington have Phoenix retiree Saundra Cole following the news with dismay. She is also using…

2 years ago

In a trial for sexual assault and defamation, Donald Trump found guilty

Donald Turmp was recently convicted responsible by a federal jury in Manhattan in the civil battery and defamation lawsuit brought…

2 years ago

When it comes to railroad safety, America is off the mark

Last week, an Amtrak train derailed at Union Station in Chicago. The same week, a freight train in Wisconsin derailed, sending…

2 years ago

First National Vaccination Day is sponsored by the Biden administration with an emphasis on Black communities

In an effort to increase vaccination rates in Black neighborhoods, the Biden administration on Saturday staged the first-ever "Nationwide Vaccination…

2 years ago

Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking local villages

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian officials accused Ukrainian saboteurs on Thursday of crossing into western Russia and attacking local villages,…

2 years ago

Elections 2024 in US and Russia may decide the battlefield developments in Ukraine

“The absence of a victory will call into question the legitimacy of Russia’s 2024 elections,” Andrei Fedorov, former deputy foreign…

2 years ago

Prosecutors in Xenia charged a transgender woman with 3 counts for using women’s facilities

XENIA, Ohio – Prosecutors in Xenia have charged a transgender woman with three counts of public indecency for using women’s…

2 years ago

CMS surprised the medical community with a substantial change in NSA

With no warning and no apparent sense of irony, on Dec. 23, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)…

3 years ago