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US federal agent fatally shoots driver in Minneapolis amid immigration enforcement surge
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - A U.S. immigration agent shot and killed a driver in Minneapolis on Wednesday amid an immigration enforcement surge, according to local and federal officials, the latest...
Jan 07, 2026 A member of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) restrains a protester trying to block vehicles from leaving the scene after a driver of a vehicle was shot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. REUTERS/Tim Evans
Peoria man charged after 2-month-old is hospitalized in critical condition
UPDATE (5:15 P.M.): The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office confirmed Wednesday that Nichols is the father of the injured infant. Investigators determined Nichols was the sole person caring for th...
Jan 07, 2026 20-year-old Javavion Nichols. (Peoria County Jail)
Trump freezes $10B in social service, child care funding for Illinois, 4 other blue states
Article Summary The Trump administration has frozen distribution of about $10 billion in federal funding for five Democratic-led states, including about $1 billion for Illinois. States covered by the ...
Jan 07, 2026 Children play outside at Our World of Learning Child Development Center in Alexander County in December 2024. (File photo by Julia Rendleman)
US seizes Venezuela-linked, Russian-flagged oil tanker after weeks-long pursuit
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker that was being shadowed by a Russian submarine on Wednesday, after pursuing it for more than t...
Jan 07, 2026 FILE PHOTO: The vessel tanker Bella 1 at Singapore Strait, after U.S. officials say the U.S. Coast Guard pursued an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, in this picture taken from social media on March 18, 2025. Hakon Rimmereid/via REUTERS/File Photo.
US needs to control Venezuelan oil sales, revenue to drive change, says energy secretary
Jan 7 (Reuters) - The United States needs to control Venezuela's oil sales and revenue to drive the changes it wants to see in the country, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Wednesday. Wright said...
Jan 07, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright attends a Reuters Next event in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 25, 2025.REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Video recordings by Brown University shooting suspect deemed a confession
By Nate Raymond and Steve Gorman BOSTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Tuesday released transcripts of video recordings in which they say the gunman who carried out last month's fatal mass ...
Jan 07, 2026 FILE PHOTO: The Barus & Holley engineering building remains closed as the manhunt continues for the gunman, following a shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Taylor Coester/File Photo
Son of slain Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner due back in court
By Steve Gorman and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The younger son of slain Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner was due in court on Wednesday to enter a plea to murder charges stemming from t...
Jan 07, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Nick Reiner, son of Rob Reiner, attends the Los Angeles Premiere of ''Spinal Tap II: The End Continues'' at The Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 9, 2025. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci/File Photo
Liquor commission recommends license for Pop Up Chicken Shop
PEORIA,Ill. (25 News) - A downtown Peoria restaurant is a step closer to getting its liquor license after more than a year of requests to city leaders. According to 25 News, Pop-Up Chicken Shop in the...
Jan 07, 2026 Pop Up Chicken Shop in Peoria's Warehouse District. (25 News)
East Peoria approves makeover of former senior living facility into apartments
EAST PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Plans to remake a former East Peoria senior living facility into apartments won final government approval Tuesday night. Without discussion, the East Peoria City Council ...
Jan 07, 2026 A former Senior Living facility in East Peoria by ICC will be converted into apartments in 2026. (25 News)
Exclusive-In post-Maduro Venezuela, US eyes security chief as potential target, sources say
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has put Venezuela's hardline interior minister on notice that he could be at the top of its target list unless he helps Interim Presi...
Jan 06, 2026 Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello attends the swearing-in ceremony of Vice President Delcy Rodriguez as Venezuela’s interim president at the National Assembly, after the U.S. launched a strike on the country and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 5, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo
