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Victim from fatal crash in rural Delavan on Monday identified
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A 25-year-old has been identified as the victim in a fatal two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in rural Delavan. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says Margaret Allen of De...
TJ Carson Apr 16, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
US House sends impeachment of Biden border official to Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday delivered two articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden's top border security official to the Democra...
TJ Carson Apr 16, 2024 House Republican impeachment managers Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN), Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), U.S. Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA), U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), U.S. Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS), U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY), U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA), U.S. Rep. Laurel Lee (R-FL), U.S, Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) and U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) walk to deliver the article of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, President Joe Biden's top border security official, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 16, 2024. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Uncertainty surrounds US Republicans' plan for separate Ukraine, Israel aid bills
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Congressional Democrats said on Tuesday they would wait to decide how to respond to a proposal from the Republican-led House of Representatives to consider national security assi...
TJ Carson Apr 16, 2024 FILE PHOTO: The Capitol Dome is seen from the inside of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2024. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy/File Photo
UPDATE: Hall of Fame skipper Whitey Herzog dies at 92
UPDATED 2:15 P.M. Whitey Herzog, the Hall of Fame manager of the 1982 World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, died Tuesday at the age of 92. "On behalf of the entire St. Louis Cardinals organizatio...
TJ Carson Apr 16, 2024 Jul 22, 2023; Cooperstown, NY, USA; Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog during the Parade of Legends. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports
US Attorney General Garland says Biden has 'no impairment'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland defended President Joe Biden's mental fitness on Tuesday, telling lawmakers on a House of Representatives panel that he has expertly handle...
Julia Bradley Apr 16, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden disembarks from Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base, in Dover, Delaware, U.S., April 12, 2024. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy/File Photo
US antisemitic incidents hit record high in 2023 amid war in Gaza, report says
(Reuters) - The number of antisemitic incidents of assault, vandalism and harassment in the U.S. hit a record high in 2023 as anti-Jewish sentiment spiked after the start of the Israel-Hamas war, acco...
TJ Carson Apr 16, 2024 FILE PHOTO: People attend a demonstration to express solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in New York City, New York, U.S., October 26, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
UPDATE: US Supreme Court leans toward Jan. 6 rioter in obstruction case, with Trump implications
UPDATED 10:54 A.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled skepticism toward an obstruction charge brought by the Justice Department against a Pennsylvania ...
Julia Bradley Apr 16, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Pro-Trump protesters storm into the U.S. Capitol during clashes with police, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
US single-family housing starts plunge in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. single-family homebuilding tumbled in March after hefty gains in the prior month, and while demand for housing remains strong, a resurgence in mortgage rates is pushing pot...
Julia Bradley Apr 16, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A "sold" sign is seen outside of a recently purchased home in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
US House speaker says spending, sanctions bills to come Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said spending legislation will be released later on Tuesday with lawmakers still hammering out final figures, as the House prepares to vote on fou...
Julia Bradley Apr 16, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Capitol dome, as Congress faces a deadline on Friday, March 22, to extend funding or face a partial shutdown of the federal government, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 21, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Israeli forces vow response to Iran's attack despite calls for restraint
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israelis awaited word on how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would respond to Iran's first-ever direct attack as international pressure for restraint grew amid fears of an esca...
Julia Bradley Apr 16, 2024 Israeli armoured personnel carriers (APC) manoeuvre, near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Israel, April 15, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen