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Law enforcement response in Uvalde shooting was 'abject failure,' official says
(Reuters) -The law enforcement response to the Uvalde school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers was "an abject failure" in which a commander put the lives of officers over those of the ...
Jun 21, 2022 Ricca Amaro, with her parents, Alma and Ramon Amaro, all from San Antonio, visit the memorial for the shooting victims at Robb Elementary School early Saturday morning in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., June 11, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Krantz
Stoller files legislation to prevent 9-1-1 funding sweep
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- To help ensure public safety and access to federal funding, State Senator Win Stoller (R-Germantown Hills) has filed a bill to prevent a sweep of Illinois' 9-1-1 Fund. "With viole...
Jun 21, 2022 Jim Bowen / CC
Biden appoints first Native American as U.S. Treasurer, with signature on money
ROSEBUD, South Dakota (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his intention to appoint Mohegan Indian Tribe Lifetime Chief Marilynn Malerba as U.S. Treasurer, marking the first time a...
Jun 21, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Treasury building is seen in Washington, September 29, 2008. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo
U.S. citizen killed in combat in Ukraine - obituary, State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen was killed in combat in Ukraine last month, according to an obituary and the State Department, after he joined thousands of foreign fighters who have volunteered ...
Jun 21, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Service members of pro-Russian troops inspect streets during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo
U.S. Congress' Jan. 6 committee to zero in on pressure over Georgia election results
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday will focus on then-President Donald Trump's efforts to pressure state officials...
Jun 21, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to an audience at the "American Freedom Tour" event in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., June 18, 2022. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht/File Photo
State marks first Juneteenth holiday
CHICAGO, Ill. - Illinois' elected officials celebrated this first state and national Juneteenth holiday Monday, but they admit more needs to be done. Speaking in Chicago, Governor JB Pritzker says the...
Jun 20, 2022 State of Illinois
Texas Republicans declare Biden election illegitimate, despite evidence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in Texas formally rejected President Joe Biden's election in 2020 as illegitimate and voted in a state-wide convention that wrapped up this weekend on a party platfo...
Jun 20, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden leaves St. Edmond Roman Catholic Church after attending a mass in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, U.S., June 18, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Expert: School Resources Officers have good points, bad points
PEORIA, Ill. - An expert who has spent years examining the need for "school resource officers" says they can be a help, even in the wake of incidents like the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Emily Owe...
Jun 20, 2022 justine warrington / CC
Pence to Central Illinois Republicans: "We're going to win it all back"
PEORIA, Ill. -- Former Vice President Mike Pence delivered a rallying cry for Illinois Republicans Monday night at the Peoria Civic Center and promised "we've only just begun." The former Indiana Gove...
Jun 20, 2022 Anthony Quintano / CC
Biden says decision on pause on federal gasoline tax could come by end of week
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that a decision on whether to pause a federal gasoline tax could come by the end of this week, as the United States struggles to...
Jun 20, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he hosts the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate Change (MEF) in the South Court Auditorium at the White House Complex in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
