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U.S. Justice Dept. to review Memphis police after Tyre Nichols' killing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department will participate in a review of the Memphis Police Department after the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man fatally beaten by officers in ...
Feb 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A view of a picture of Tyre Nichols during a news conference held by the family members of Nichols, the Black man who was beaten by Memphis police officers during a traffic stop and died three days later, at Mason Temple: Church of God in Christ World Headquarters, in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer
CAPITOL RECAP: Gun lawsuit restraining order remains in place
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) -- A temporary restraining order that partially blocks Illinois' new assault weapons ban from being enforced will remain in place after a divided state appell...
Feb 05, 2023 Jim Bowen / CC
At Sunday's Grammys, will Beyonce finally win top honor of best album?
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop superstar Beyonce, winner of more Grammy awards than any other female artist, has never taken home the coveted album of the year trophy at the music industry's highest hono...
Feb 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: 50th NAACP Image Awards - Show - Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 30, 2019 - Beyonce reacts after winning the entertainer of the year award. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
China's balloon over the U.S. seen as bold but clumsy espionage tactic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China's flight of a suspected surveillance balloon over the United States appears to mark a more aggressive - albeit puzzling - espionage tactic than relying on satellites and th...
Feb 04, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration taken, January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
UPDATE: U.S. shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon with a single missile
UPDATED 10:01 A.M. 2/5/23 SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. (Reuters) -A U.S. military fighter jet shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, a week after it first enter...
Feb 04, 2023 The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Randall Hill
Memphis police fire another officer in Tyre Nichols' death
(Reuters) -Memphis police on Friday fired a sixth officer involved in the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who was beaten by officers in the Tennessee city last month. The Memphis Police...
Feb 04, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An image is projected onto the facade of the Oakland Police Department during a protest against the fatal beating of Black motorist Tyre Nichols by Memphis Police officers, during a rally in Oakland, California, U.S. January 29, 2023. REUTERS/Laure Andrillon
AAA: Gas prices trending down
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FOX NEWS) -- AAA says Saturday morning marked a 7th straight drop for gas prices, with the national average at $3.48 a gallon. Prices at the pump are trending lower modestly, but AAA...
Feb 04, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
Survey pushes for greater focus on teacher recruitment and retention amid shortages
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois schools are still grappling with a teacher shortage that seems to only be getting worse, a recent survey by the Illinois Association of Regional Su...
Feb 03, 2023 Midwest Communications
Bond set for man accused of making downtown bomb threats
PEORIA, Ill. - Bond has been set at $100,000 in the case of a Creve Coeur man who allegedly made three bomb threats to the Pere Marquette Hotel in downtown Peoria. Court records indicate Val Burks was...
Feb 03, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Updated: Blinken postpones China trip over 'unacceptable' Chinese spy balloon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a visit to China that had been expected to start on Friday after a suspected Chinese spy balloon was tracked flying across the Un...
Feb 03, 2023 A balloon flies in the sky over Billings, Montana, U.S. February 1, 2023 in this picture obtained from social media. Chase Doak/via REUTERS
