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Bill and Hillary Clinton refuse to testify in House Epstein probe
By Bhargav Acharya Jan 13 (Reuters) - Bill and Hillary Clinton on Tuesday refused to testify in a Republican-led congressional investigation of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Ep...
Jan 13, 2026 former U.S. President?Bill?Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary?Clinton arrive at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, Georgia, U.S., November 28, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
US Supreme Court scrutinizes state transgender sports bans
By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Idaho and West Virginia and a lawyer for President Donald Trump's administration defended the legality of laws banning transgender athlet...
Jan 13, 2026 A transgender rights supporter holds a placard while demonstrating on the day justices are expected to hear oral arguments in two cases concerning efforts to enforce Republican-backed state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools, outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Trump's Detroit trip to put manufacturing back in focus amid US factory job slump
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will visit Detroit on Tuesday to refocus attention on U.S. manufacturing and his efforts to tackle high consumer costs, shifting fr...
Jan 13, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump walks after arriving on the South Lawn aboard Marine One, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 11, 2026. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon
US consumer prices increase as expected in December
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices increased in December as the distortions related to the government shutdown that had artificially lowered inflation in November un...
Jan 13, 2026 Customers shop for groceries at a Walmart Supercenter retail store in North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S., November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Denmark, Greenland to meet Vance, Rubio on Wednesday amid Trump's takeover threat
COPENHAGEN, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland will meet U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday, the Danish foreign minister said, ...
Jan 13, 2026 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance attend a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 7, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Lawsuit puts Illinois on offensive against 'menacing' immigration raids
State claims federal agents used military-style tactics in attempt to coerce Illinois into changing its immigration policies Article Summary Illinois filed a 103-page lawsuit that seeks to severely li...
Jan 13, 2026 Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino gets into a truck after he was called to testify in a hearing in Chicago in October. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Community leader and former Peoria City Council member George Jacob passes away
PEORIA, Ill. - A former Peoria City Council member and community leader has passed away. George Jacob died on Sunday at the age of 61. Jacob served as a Peoria City Council member from 2005 to 2011. H...
Jan 12, 2026 (Peoria Journal Star Obituaries)
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis announces retirement
Article Summary Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis announced she will retire from the court at the end of January following 15 years as a justice. Theis, a Democrat, served three years as ...
Jan 12, 2026 Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis listens to remarks from the bench at the Illinois Supreme Court in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Paramount sues Warner Bros for Netflix deal details, plans proxy fight
Jan 12 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance on Monday sued Warner Bros Discovery for more information on a rival $82.7 billion deal with Netflix, escalating a battle to take control of one of the most stori...
Jan 12, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Paramount and Warner Bros logos are seen in this illustration taken December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Illinois sues Trump administration over immigration enforcement tactics
CHICAGO, Ill. - The state of Illinois is suing the Department of Homeland Security over what it alleges are "unlawful and dangerous" tactics during immigration enforcement operations. The lawsuit file...
Jan 12, 2026 Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) smiles as supporters chant his name during an appearance at Illinois Central College's Workforce Sustainability Center on June 26th, 2025. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
