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US DOJ to review 5.2 million pages of Epstein files, document shows
Dec 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department revealed it has 5.2 million pages of Epstein files left to review and needs 400 lawyers from four different department offices to help with the process t...
Dec 31, 2025 Newly-released documents from disgraced late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, referencing court cases against him, are seen in this handout released by the U.S. Justice Department and printed and arranged for a photograph by Reuters in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Exclusive-Drugmakers raise US prices on 350 medicines despite pressure from Trump
NEW YORK, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Drugmakers plan to raise U.S. prices on at least 350 branded medications including vaccines against COVID, RSV and shingles and blockbuster cancer treatment Ibrance, even ...
Dec 31, 2025 U.S. flag and medicines are seen in this illustration taken, June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Peoria pastor steps down after being formally charged
PEORIA, Ill. - The lead pastor of Peoria's Riverside Community Church has stepped down after being formally charged with distributing harmful material to a minor. Church elders on Sunday decided 48-ye...
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Court allows Trump-backed cuts to Planned Parenthood's Medicaid funding in 22 states
BOSTON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump's administration to enforce in a collection of Democratic-led states a provision of his signature tax and dome...
Dec 30, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A Planned Parenthood building is seen in Birmingham, Alabama, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Trump administration must fund US consumer finance watchdog, judge says
WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a claim by President Donald Trump's administration that it is legally barred from securing funding for the U.S. Consumer Financial Pr...
Dec 30, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The name and logo for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seen scraped off the door of its building in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 20, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Two arrested after allegedly fleeing police following downtown Peoria vehicle crash
PEORIA, Ill. - Two men have been arrested on a variety of weapons charges after a downtown Peoria crash early Saturday morning. Peoria Police says the two males allegedly fled the crash at Jefferson a...
Dec 30, 2025
Deer Creek receives state grant for food production facility expansion
DEER CREEK, Ill. - A Tazewell County village is receiving an economic boost from the state. Governor J-B Pritzker announced on Tuesday that Deer Creek is getting $1 million in funding through the Comm...
Dec 30, 2025 (Village of Deer Creek)
Zelenskiy discusses US troop presence in Ukraine with Trump
KYIV, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday Kyiv was discussing with Washington a possible presence of U.S. troops in Ukraine as part of security guarantees, and a...
Dec 30, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy listens to U.S. President Donald Trump, after Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed willingness to help Ukraine "succeed", during a press conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 28, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
New laws: Illinois education measures focus on immigrant rights, AI in the classroom
Measures that provide legal protections for students, guidelines for schools take effect Jan. 1 Story Summary Illinois lawmakers responded to President Trump's crackdown on immigrant communities with ...
Dec 30, 2025 Immigrant rights advocates demonstrate outside the Illinois Statehouse in Springfield in May, urging passage of legislation to guarantee all children the right to a free public education regardless of their immigration or citizenship status. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Kennedy Center New Year's Eve concerts canceled after addition of Trump's name
WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - A veteran jazz ensemble announced on Monday it was canceling its New Year's Eve performances at the Kennedy Center, the latest group to withdraw from the Washington arts...
Dec 30, 2025 A worker walks in front of the recently renamed Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 29, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
