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Supreme Court to decide legality of Trump move to limit birthright citizenship
Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide the legality of President Donald Trump's directive to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States, a contentious part of his eff...
Dec 05, 2025 A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
Soccer-Mexico to kick off 2026 World Cup against South Africa
WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The 2026 World Cup will kick off on June 11 with joint-hosts Mexico playing South Africa at the Azteca Stadium - iconic venue of the 1970 and 1986 finals - followed by So...
Dec 05, 2025 Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw - John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., U.S. - December 5, 2025 General view of the completed groups after all the teams have been drawn during the FIFA World Cup 2026 draw REUTERS/Carlos Barria
US court says Trump can remove Democrats from two federal labor boards
Dec 5 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday said President Donald Trump had the power to fire Democratic members of two federal labor boards, a major victory in the Republican president's bid to ...
Dec 05, 2025 Cathy Harris of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board poses as she leaves the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in downtown Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Scarcella
Illinois educators hope to tackle thorny issue of math competence
Story Summary Students in Illinois, like their peers nationwide, tend to score lower in math than they do in reading and writing. The trend has been consistent for years, leading some to question whet...
Dec 05, 2025 Illinois is in the process of creating a “numeracy plan” aimed at boosting math scores. (Credit: Aaron Lefler, via Unsplash)
U.S. advisers scrap hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for most children in major win for Kennedy
Dec 5 (Reuters) - A group of vaccine advisers on Friday scrapped a long-standing recommendation that all U.S. children receive the hepatitis B shot at birth, a major policy win for health secretary Ro...
Dec 05, 2025 The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meets to discuss childhood vaccine schedule at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., December 5, 2025. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer
Residents back at New Hopes Apartments after fire earlier in week
PEORIA, Ill. - Residents of Peoria's New Hope Apartments are able to return to their apartments to stay out of the frigid cold weather. The supportive housing facility was condemned Thursday morning a...
Dec 05, 2025 (25 News)
Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery's studios, streaming unit for $72 billion
Dec 5 (Reuters) - Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery's TV and film studios and streaming division for $72 billion, a deal that would hand control of one of Hollywood's most prized and old...
Dec 05, 2025 The Netflix logo is shown on one of their buildings in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, U.S., December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
US man accused of planting pipe bombs ahead of Capitol riot to appear in court
WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The man suspected of planting pipe bombs in Washington the night before the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack is due to make his first court appearance on Friday after...
Dec 05, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A surveillance image released by the FBI shows a person in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. The FBI issued a notice, which features this surveillance photo, requesting information on person(s) responsible for pipe bombs left at the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters. FBI/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Supreme Court revives pro-Republican Texas voting map sought by Trump
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court revived on Thursday a redrawn Texas electoral map designed to add more Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives, boosting President Donald ...
Dec 05, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The Texas Capitol is lit during a session in the State Senate, as Republicans attempt to pass an HB 4, a bill that would redraw the state's 38 Congressional Districts, in Austin, Texas, U.S. August 22, 2025. REUTERS/Sergio Flores/File Photo/File Photo
93.3 The Drive "Drive for Miracles" radiothon takes place with 25th edition on Friday
PEORIA, Ill. - An annual fundraiser for the OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois in Peoria is hitting the quarter-century mark. The 25th Annual "Drive for Miracles" Radiothon on sister station 93.3 The...
Dec 05, 2025 (OSF HealthCare)
