Author Archives: Julia Bradley
US judge dismisses murder, weapons charges against alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione
By Jack Queen NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - A New York federal judge on Friday dismissed murder and weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione, a major blow to prosecuto...
Jan 30, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Supreme Court for a suppression hearing December 18 2025. Curtis Means/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon arrested after church protest in Minnesota
By Jana Winter and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been arrested for his involvement in a protest at a church, his lawyer and a Justice Department offic...
Jan 30, 2026 Don Lemon attends the premiere of the fourth season of the TV show "The Morning Show" in New York City, U.S., September 9, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
Nationwide protests, walkouts planned over fatal ICE shootings in Minneapolis
By Brad Brooks, Maria Tsvetkova and Daniel Trotta MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Student organizers have called for walkouts and protests across the United States on Friday to demand that federal imm...
Jan 30, 2026 People hold a banner during a demonstration against the presence of federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Seth Herald
Odds of US government shutdown rise after funding deal stalls in Senate
By David Morgan, Richard Cowan and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Odds of a partial U.S. government shutdown rose on Friday after new barriers emerged in the Senate to a deal that w...
Jan 30, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Birds fly past the U.S. Capitol building dome in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 4, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Pedestrian injured in hit and run crash in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A pedestrian was hit by a car early Thursday morning in Peoria. Peoria Police say the 36-year-old man was walking northbound on Sheridan Road, near Columbia Terrace, when he was hit jus...
Jan 30, 2026 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Trump picks former Fed official Warsh to run US central bank
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday chose former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to head the U.S. central bank when Jerome Powell's leadership term ends in May, giving...
Jan 30, 2026 Former U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh speaks during a monetary policy conference at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution in Palo Alto, California, U.S. May 9, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Saphir
UPDATE: Coroner ID's Bloomington man killed in I-39 crash Thursday
Updated at 11:11 a.m. (1/30) EL PASO, Ill. - A fatal crash on Interstate 39 near El Paso has left one person dead. The crash occurred at approximately 12:05 p.m. Thursday, when a white SUV struck the ...
Jan 30, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Fire causes extensive damage to Washington home
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria firefighters responded to a structure fire early Thursday morning on Silver Creek Drive in Washington. Crews arrived just after 5:30 a.m. to find extensive damage to a ...
Jan 29, 2026
Sean Grayson receives maximum sentence for murder of Sonya Massey
Former Sangamon County deputy was convicted of second-degree murder Editor's note: This story was originally published by the Illinois Times and republished with permission. By DEAN OLSEN Illinois Tim...
Jan 29, 2026 Supporters of the Massey family gather outside the Sangamon County courthouse the morning of Jan. 29 as the sentencing hearing for Sean Grayson begins. Credit: photo by Zach Adams, Illinois Times)
Group challenges Illinois' restrictions on using 'Democrat,' 'Republican' in org names
The law requires nonprofits to get party's permission to use names Article Summary The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to overturn a 1986 Illinois law that b...
Jan 29, 2026 Alexi Giannoulias, now the Illinois secretary of state, speaks at a Democratic Party event in 2021. He’s being sued over a 40-year-old law governing which companies can use the word “Democrat” or “Republican” in their name. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
