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5 things to know for Oct. 24: Canada, Tropical Storm Melissa, Detention facilities, NBA gambling probe, Alaska Airlines

By Alexandra Banner, CNN The government shutdown will continue into next week as the Senate adjourns for the weekend without reaching a funding deal. For thousands of federal workers still waiting on their paychecks, the delay is forcing many to make difficult choices about rent, groceries and other essentials. Here’s what else you need to

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When masked agents descended on a Chicago suburb, residents disrupted the operation with hollering and blaring car horns

By Danya Gainor, Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — In the quiet village of Mount Prospect, nestled just northwest of Chicago’s city limits, residents were sheltering from the cold and rain on a sleepy Sunday afternoon watching TV, scrolling through social media and enjoying midday coffee at home. As rain pattered against windows, and trees lining

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A community member holds a bundle of orange whistles used to indicate ICE agent activity in the area in Chicago on September 6.

When masked agents descended on a Chicago suburb, residents disrupted the operation with hollering and blaring car horns

CNN By Danya Gainor, Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — In the quiet village of Mount Prospect, nestled just northwest of Chicago’s city limits, residents were sheltering from the cold and rain on a sleepy Sunday afternoon watching TV, scrolling through social media and enjoying midday coffee at home. As rain pattered against windows, and trees

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US Border Patrol's Gregory Bovino

Top Border Patrol official accused of violating judge’s use-of-force order by throwing tear gas at Chicago protesters

By Amanda Musa, Hanna Park, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — Senior Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino is accused of throwing at least one tear gas canister into a crowd of protesters in a Chicago neighborhood Thursday in a potential violation of a judge’s order restricting federal agents from using aggressive crowd control tactics during anti-ICE

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5 things to know for Oct. 23: White House demolition, National Guard, Lethal boat strikes, Louvre heist, Russia sanctions

By Alexandra Banner, CNN Tropical Storm Melissa is slowly churning in the Caribbean Sea and could soon dump catastrophic flooding on Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. View CNN’s Storm Tracker to follow Melissa’s projected path. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣ White

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