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US judge dismisses murder, weapons charges against alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione
By Jack Queen NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - A New York federal judge on Friday dismissed murder and weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione, a major blow to prosecuto...
Julia Bradley Jan 30, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Supreme Court for a suppression hearing December 18 2025. Curtis Means/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon arrested after church protest in Minnesota
By Jana Winter and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been arrested for his involvement in a protest at a church, his lawyer and a Justice Department offic...
Julia Bradley Jan 30, 2026 Don Lemon attends the premiere of the fourth season of the TV show "The Morning Show" in New York City, U.S., September 9, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Nationwide protests, walkouts planned over fatal ICE shootings in Minneapolis
By Brad Brooks, Maria Tsvetkova and Daniel Trotta MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Student organizers have called for walkouts and protests across the United States on Friday to demand that federal imm...
Julia Bradley Jan 30, 2026 People hold a banner during a demonstration against the presence of federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Seth Herald

Odds of US government shutdown rise after funding deal stalls in Senate
By David Morgan, Richard Cowan and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Odds of a partial U.S. government shutdown rose on Friday after new barriers emerged in the Senate to a deal that w...
Julia Bradley Jan 30, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Birds fly past the U.S. Capitol building dome in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 4, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

Pedestrian injured in hit and run crash in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A pedestrian was hit by a car early Thursday morning in Peoria. Peoria Police say the 36-year-old man was walking northbound on Sheridan Road, near Columbia Terrace, when he was hit jus...
Julia Bradley Jan 30, 2026 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock

Trump picks former Fed official Warsh to run US central bank
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday chose former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to head the U.S. central bank when Jerome Powell's leadership term ends in May, giving...
Julia Bradley Jan 30, 2026 Former U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh speaks during a monetary policy conference at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution in Palo Alto, California, U.S. May 9, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Saphir

UPDATE: Coroner ID's Bloomington man killed in I-39 crash Thursday
Updated at 11:11 a.m. (1/30) EL PASO, Ill. - A fatal crash on Interstate 39 near El Paso has left one person dead. The crash occurred at approximately 12:05 p.m. Thursday, when a white SUV struck the ...
Julia Bradley Jan 30, 2026 (Midwest Communications)

Trump, Democrats say deal reached to avert shutdown; immigration talks to continue
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed a spending deal negotiated by U.S. Senate Republicans and Democrats that would stave off a government shutdown while lawmaker...
Caleb Kelch Jan 29, 2026 The U.S. Capitol building stands, as Congress works to resolve a dispute over immigration enforcement and avert a looming partial government shutdown, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 29, 2026. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura

Major airlines urge Congress to pay air traffic controllers if government shuts down
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Major U.S. airlines on Thursday urged Congress to pay air traffic controllers in the event of a partial government shutdown after the industry suffered a major disruptio...
Caleb Kelch Jan 29, 2026 The John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport's air traffic control (ATC) tower as seen from the TWA Hotel in the borough of Queens, New York City, U.S., October 10, 2025.REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

School bus carrying students involved in multi-vehicle crash in Peoria
By: Mike Smith (25 News) PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A Peoria Public School bus carrying approximately 38 students was involved in a three-vehicle crash near downtown Peoria Thursday afternoon. The colli...
Caleb Kelch Jan 29, 2026 (Midwest Communications)


