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Ukraine says 21 killed by Russian ballistic missile strike on Sumy
KYIV (Reuters) - At least 21 people were killed and 83 others were wounded by a Russian ballistic missile strike in the heart of the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday morning, Ukraine's interi...
Apr 13, 2025 A view shows the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Sumy, Ukraine April 13, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
Pope Francis makes brief appearance after Palm Sunday service
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis made a brief appearance in St. Peter's Square on Sunday at the end of a Palm Sunday service, greeting the crowds from his wheelchair as he continues to recover fr...
Apr 13, 2025 Pope Francis greets cardinals as he unexpectedly appears during the Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 13, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
Deer Creek woman visits Washington D.C. to rally for Medicaid
DEER CREEK, Ill. - As disability groups warn of potential cuts to Medicaid, a Deer Creek woman traveled to the nation's capital in response. She's advocating for people with disabilities who rely on t...
Apr 12, 2025 The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, DC, U.S., September 20, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
Sen. Jones sent spending money to former intern before getting him job feds say was a bribe
CHICAGO. Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Christopher Katz didn't question why he began receiving $300 weekly payments from an executive at Chicago-based red-light camera company SafeSpeed in the summer...
Apr 12, 2025 The federal corruption trial of State Sen. Emil Jones III at Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse, pictured in November, saw testimony from the senator’s former intern and an FBI agent before the jury was dismissed for the weekend Friday afternoon. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Iran, US to start talks in Oman under shadow of regional conflict
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran and the United States will hold high-level talks in Oman on Saturday aimed at jump-starting negotiations over Tehran's fast-advancing nuclear program, with U.S. President Donald...
Apr 12, 2025 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi in Muscat, Oman, April 12, 2025. Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/ Handout via REUTERS
Bills addressing cannabis odor in vehicle, safe gun storage pass Senate
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Law enforcement officers would no longer be allowed to search a vehicle or detain a driver who is over age 21 based solely on the smell of burnt cannabis in...
Apr 12, 2025 The Illinois State Capitol is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Man charged with sexually abusing relative
PEORIA, Ill. - A 53-year-old man has been formally charged with criminal sexual assault of a relative, when the relative was 12 and 13 years old. The abuse occurred nearly four years ago and the victi...
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Third round of McClugage Bridge demolition scheduled
PEORIA, Ill. - A third round of explosives will highlight the continuation of the McClugage Bridge construction project. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) says the next round of explosi...
Apr 12, 2025 (Illinois Department of Transportation)
Prisoner Review Board reform bill clears Senate
SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would reform the Prisoner Review Board passed the Illinois Senate on Thursday, aiming to protect victims and increase transparency about prisoner releases following years of ...
Apr 12, 2025 Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, right, speaks with a Senate staffer a few hours before debating a bill to reform the Prisoner Review Board. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
US immigration judge rules that deportation case against Columbia University student can proceed
JENA, Louisiana (Reuters) -A U.S. immigration judge in Louisiana ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump's administration can proceed with its deportation case against Columbia University graduate...
Apr 12, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Muslim protestors pray outside the main campus of Columbia University during a demonstration to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at the university, in New York City, U.S., March 14, 2025. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado/File Photo
