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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is sentenced to over 4 years in prison
Sean 'Diddy' Combs was sentenced Friday to 4 years and 2 months in prison in case involving sex workers, violence and "freak-offs."
3 weeks ago
Hegseth announces latest strike on boat near Venezuela he says was trafficking drugs
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that he ordered another strike on a small boat he accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, expanding what the Trump administration has declared is an "armed conflict" with cartels.
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Pope intervenes in US abortion debate by raising what it really means to be ‘pro-life’
Senator Durbin declines his award.
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Trump administration cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects in states that backed Harris
Projects are on the chopping block in: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington state.
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Trump pauses $2.1B for Chicago infrastructure projects, leveraging shutdown to pressure Democrats
Illinois Rep. Mike Quigley, a Chicago Democrat, criticized the White House’s announcement, calling it “a very bad day for public transit in the country when it becomes weaponized.”
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Trump says US is in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels after ordering strikes in the Caribbean
President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in an "armed conflict" with them, according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, following recent U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is set to be sentenced and faces the possibility of years in prison
Sean "Diddy" Combs faces sentencing Friday in a sordid criminal case that could keep him locked up for years.
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Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and punishment
President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting "irreversible" cuts to programs important to Democrats.
3 weeks ago
US takes a stake in another company, this one is operating a massive lithium mine in Nevada
The Department of Energy will take a 5% equity stake in the miner, which is based in Vancouver. It will also take a 5% stake in the Thacker Pass lithium mining project, a joint venture with General Motors.
3 weeks ago
Delta jets have a ‘low-speed collision’ on LaGuardia taxiway, injuring 1
Two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided on the taxiway at LaGuardia Airport in New York, injuring a flight attendant, damaging a cockpit and tearing off part of a wing in what the airline described as a "low-speed collision."
3 weeks ago
Tesla reports surprise increase in sales in third quarter
Tesla reported a surprise increase in sales in the third-quarter as the electric car maker likely benefited from a rush by consumers to take advantage of a $7,500 credit before it expired on Sept. 30.
4 weeks ago
What happens now that a government shutdown is underway
Washington is bracing for what could be a prolonged federal shutdown after lawmakers deadlocked and missed the deadline for funding the government.
4 weeks ago
New lawsuits against Trump’s immigration actions continue to take shape
Illinois AG Raoul says he’s ready to file a challenge if federal troops arrive in Chicago.
4 weeks ago
US government on brink of first shutdown in almost 7 years amid partisan standoff in Congress
A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years, with Democrats and Republicans in Congress unable to find agreement even as thousands of federal workers stand to be furloughed or laid off.
4 weeks ago
Trump takes his tariff war to the movies announcing 100% levies on foreign-made films
President Donald Trump says he will slap a 100% tax on movies made outside the United States — a vague directive aimed at protecting a business that America already dominates.
4 weeks ago
UPDATE: Governor says Military troops may protect ICE in Chicago
"ICE just doesn't give a damn, and neither does the President of the United States," said Pritzker.
4 weeks ago
Illinois law prohibits sheriffs from assisting ICE with civil immigration enforcement. Some wish they could
Capitol News Illinois surveyed one in four Illinois sheriffs about ICE cooperation. Here’s what we found.
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As Illinois congressional delegation seeks answers, ICE cancels meeting
Democratic members also denied visit to controversial Broadview ICE facility.
4 weeks ago
Things to know about federal law enforcement activity in Chicago, Portland, Memphis
In Chicago on Sunday, dozens of armed federal agents, in full tactical gear, walked the streets of some of the city's most prominent tourist and shopping areas.
4 weeks ago
Regulators struggle to keep up with the fast-moving and complicated landscape of AI therapy apps
Illinois and Nevada have banned the use of AI to treat mental health.
