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Washington woman pleads guilty for role in relationship with minor
PEKIN, Ill. - A Washington woman has pleaded guilty for her role in a sexual assault case with a minor that also involves the pair having a baby together. 25 News reports 43-year-old Robyn Polston was...
TJ Carson Apr 09, 2026
Senate committee delays Fed nominee's hearing, Punchbowl reports
WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee is no longer planning to hold a confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, U.S. President Donald Trump's pick to run the Federal Reserve, n...
Thomson Reuters Apr 09, 2026
Alberta separatists say looming Carney majority helps their cause
By Amanda Stephenson CALGARY, April 9 (Reuters) - Separatists in Alberta say recent developments that have put Prime Minister Mark Carney on the verge of a parliamentary majority are boosting their ca...
Thomson Reuters Apr 09, 2026
Kennedy broadens vaccine advisory panel's role to focus on risks
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, April 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday issued a new charter for a CDC vaccine advisory committee that expands the role of the panel t...
Thomson Reuters Apr 09, 2026
Melania Trump's Epstein comments mark rare public foray for 'unknowable' first lady
By Alistair Bell WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - Melania Trump, an enigmatic former model from Slovenia, has occupied the role of U.S. first lady on her own terms. She has often stayed silent on polit...
Thomson Reuters Apr 09, 2026
State education officials present $10.9B budget request to fund public schools
Article Summary The Illinois State Board of Education presented its budget request for $10.9 billion to fund public schools in the upcoming fiscal year. The request includes $300 million in new spendi...
TJ Carson Apr 09, 2026
Golf-Teen amateur Howell keeps it light alongside McIlroy at Masters
By Rory Carroll AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 9 (Reuters) - Mason Howell's first Masters round alongside Rory McIlroy featured plenty of things an 18-year-old amateur might expect at Augusta National: nerve...
Thomson Reuters Apr 09, 2026
Suspect in deadly stabbing near Bradley University pleads not guilty
PEORIA, Ill. - The man accused in a stabbing death near Bradley University last month has pleaded not guilty. 21-year-old Tavion Evans appeared in court Thursday to make his plea at an arraignment hea...
TJ Carson Apr 09, 2026
Venezuela lawmakers confirm Devoe as new attorney general
April 9 (Reuters) - Venezuela's National Assembly on Thursday confirmed Larry Devoe, a close ally of interim President Delcy Rodriguez, as the country's new attorney general, following the February re...
Thomson Reuters Apr 09, 2026
US judge says Pentagon violated court order to restore press access
By Mike Scarcella and Jack Queen WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in Washington ruled on Thursday the Pentagon is hampering journalists in defiance of a court order that required it to res...
Thomson Reuters Apr 09, 2026
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