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US to hit Iran with new sanctions in "coming days", Yellen says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday warned that the U.S. intends to hit Iran with new sanctions in coming days over its unprecedented attack on Israel, and these acti...
Julia Bradley Apr 17, 2024 Israel's military displays what they say is an Iranian ballistic missile which they retrieved from the Dead Sea after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, at Julis military base, in southern Israel April 16, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Trump's criminal hush money trial has its first seven jurors
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The first seven jurors were selected on Tuesday to serve on Donald Trump's hush-money criminal trial, as the selection process continues to choose a panel of 12 members and six al...
Julia Bradley Apr 17, 2024 Former President Donald Trump speaks before entering the courtroom on the second day of his trial at Manhattan Criminal Court, New York City, New York, U.S. April 16, 2024. Curtis Means/Pool via REUTERS
Woodford Co. puts off decision on non-sanctuary declaration issue
EUREKA, Ill. - The Woodford County Board is the latest local government body deciding not to take any action on the politically charged issue of immigration. Tuesday night, the board tabled a resoluti...
Julia Bradley Apr 17, 2024 (25 News)
Biden targets wealthy in Pennsylvania tour with a hometown visit
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden kicked off a multi-city tour of the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Tuesday with a stop in his hometown of Scranton, where he renewed calls to in...
TJ Carson Apr 16, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the campaign headquarters for the state of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., March 13, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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