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Jan 30, 2026
An immigration agent facing criminal charges in Cook County told Brookfield police officers that he tried to grab the phone of an individual who was filming him at a gas station in the western suburb, according to body camera footage released Friday.
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Jan 30, 2026
An immigration agent facing criminal charges in Cook County told Brookfield police officers that he tried to grab the phone of an individual who was filming him at a gas station in the western suburb, according to body camera footage released Friday.
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Jan 30, 2026
A federal judge on Friday blocked certain federal agencies from requesting citizenship status when distributing voter registration forms, the latest blow to a wide-ranging executive order on elections President Donald Trump signed last year.
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Jan 30, 2026
Seven people, including former CNN anchor Don Lemon and another journalist — have been charged with violating two different federal laws in connection with the protest that interrupted a worship service at a Minnesota church earlier this month.
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Jan 30, 2026
The Justice Department on Friday released many more files related to its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, including a gushing exchange between Melania Trump and Epstein's now-imprisoned sidekick, Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Jan 30, 2026
In the last two weeks, Chicago has had two deaths and at least seven cases of meningococcal disease in adults — a higher number of cases than usual for such a short time span, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health.
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Jan 30, 2026
The Trump administration has approved a massive new series of arms sales to Israel totaling $6.67 billion, including 30 Apache attack helicopters and related equipment and weapons as well as 3,250 light tactical vehicles.
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Jan 30, 2026
Gov J.B. Pritzker launched the accountability commission in October to scrutinize federal immigration agents' actions during Operation Midway Blitz.
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Jan 30, 2026
The Chicago Teachers Union has accused the Chicago Board of Education of conspiring with a rival union to undermine its bargaining unit.
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Jan 30, 2026
Work requirements are kicking in for more older adults and parents of teenagers across the U.S. who get help with groceries through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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Jan 30, 2026
Three appeals court judges heard orgal arguments in Bisel vs. State at Appeals on Wheels at Indiana University Northwest Friday.
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Jan 30, 2026
President Donald Trump's latest attempt to sidestep the United Nations through his new Board of Peace appears to have inadvertently backfired after major world powers rejected U.S. aspirations for it to have a larger international mandate.
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Jan 30, 2026
During his years in Chicago and Washington, D.C., Talbott covered the civil rights movement, the first Daley administration and the rise and fall of President Bill Clinton. Colleagues remember him for always putting journalistic integrity first.
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Jan 30, 2026
The death of Catherine O'Hara at 71 prompted an outpouring from the actor's co-stars and friends over the decades.
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Jan 30, 2026
Judge Gina Jones ordered another mental competency evaluation Friday for a man charged in January 2019 with killing his roommate at a long-term care facility in Gary. Withrow, now 35, was charged with murder in January 2019 with the Jan. 26, 2019 beating death of David Carte, 48, of Gary. He was found incompetent to […]
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Jan 30, 2026
A 35-year-old man was fatally wounded late Friday morning during an argument in the Austin neighborhood.
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Jan 30, 2026
Duneland Schools Superintendent Chip Pettit is leaving after seven years for a job as superintendent for Hinsdale Township District 86.
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Jan 30, 2026
Comedy actress Catherine O'Hara, who starred in film classics like "Beetlejuice" and "Home Alone" as well as the television hit, "Schitt's Creek," has died. She was 71 years old.
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Jan 30, 2026
The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed Saturday by Border Patrol officers, federal officials said Friday.
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Jan 30, 2026
The reverse side of the U.S. Mint's 2026 Sacagawea $1 coin will feature Polly Cooper, a woman from the Oneida tribe known for helping George Washington's Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
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Jan 30, 2026
A mistake by an employee created a "chemical situation."
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Jan 30, 2026
Willie Round's work, about Martin Luther King Jr.'s eight-month stay in a Chicago apartment in 1966, recently received a staged reading by Collaboraction Theatre Company at the Chicago History Museum.
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Jan 30, 2026
Nedas Revuckas, 19, of Westmont, sustained the injuries in his housing unit just before 5 p.m. Thursday at the DuPage County Correctional Center.
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Jan 30, 2026
A Queen of Martyrs substitute teacher fired by the Chicago Archdiocese was charged in Orland Park with felony sexual assault.
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Jan 30, 2026
The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier's sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the rich and powerful.
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Jan 30, 2026
The Justice Department said Friday that it was releasing many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier's sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with rich and powerful people including Donald Trump and Bill Clinton.
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Jan 30, 2026
The city agency in charge of the Chicago Police Department's oversight bodies announced Thursday that the interim leader of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability would be nominated to oversee the office permanently.
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Jan 30, 2026
At least two people were reported dead Thursday evening in a house explosion in southwest suburban Oswego, officials said.
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Jan 30, 2026
A teenage girl was in critical condition after being stabbed during a fight in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
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Jan 30, 2026
President Donald Trump says he'll tap former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair to replace Jerome Powell in May — with Trump believing that he can finally get the booming economy that he promised to voters.
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Jan 30, 2026
Luis Martinez was on his way to work on a frigid Minneapolis morning when federal agents suddenly boxed him in, forcing the SUV he was driving to a dead stop in the middle of the street.
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Jan 30, 2026
President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Fed, a decision likely to result in sharp changes to the powerful agency that could bring it closer to the White House.
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Jan 30, 2026
Futures fell on Wall Street Friday as word leaked that President Donald Trump would nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the U.S. central bank.
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Jan 30, 2026
Journalist Don Lemon was arrested in connection with an anti-immigration protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.
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Jan 30, 2026
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Jan 30, 2026
Senate leaders were scrambling to save a bipartisan spending deal and avert a partial government shutdown at midnight Friday as Democrats have demanded new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country.
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Jan 30, 2026
Records obtained by the Tribune detail how one of CPD's most effective homicide investigators recently closed a 5-year-old cold case, helping to raise the Police Department's murder clearance rate to its highest level in more than a decade.
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Jan 30, 2026
On Jan. 30, 2017, President Donald Trump fired Acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates after she publicly questioned the constitutionality of his refugee and immigration ban and refused to defend it in court.
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Jan 30, 2026
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 30, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Jan 29, 2026
Three main Democratic candidates for US Senate agree in saying the nation is facing a constitutional crisis under President Donald Trump as small but distinct differences among the candidates emerge.
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Jan 29, 2026
President Donald Trump is facing a growing cultural revolt against his immigration crackdown.
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Jan 29, 2026
Several people were detained at Chicago's West Loop Target Thursday night amid a protest outside the store to demand the retailer publicly denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as it comes into the crosshairs over President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign. The people were detained at the start of the protest as they tried to […]
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Jan 29, 2026
Families and emergency responders are marking the one-year anniversary of the deadly plane collision over the Potomac River.
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Jan 29, 2026
Dueling commercials by two Democratic candidates in Illinois' 8th Congressional District race both say former U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean is "Wall Street's favorite Democrat."
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Jan 29, 2026
Dueling commercials by two Democratic candidates in Illinois' 8th Congressional District race both say former U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean is "Wall Street's favorite Democrat."
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Jan 29, 2026
The Aurora man is accused of following his ex-wife as she entered her home and killing her with a knife, police said.
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Jan 29, 2026
President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Canada with a 50% tariff on any aircraft sold in the U.S.
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Jan 29, 2026
CPS approved the sale of two closed schools Thursday, which will be repurposed into affordable housing and an athletic facility.
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Jan 29, 2026
A massive food and product recall has been initiated because of the presence of rodent and avian contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Jan 29, 2026
A winter weather advisory was set to go in effect Friday, as a burst of accumulating snow sweeps through the Chicago area.
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Jan 29, 2026
While Northwest Indiana waits to see whether the Chicago Bears choose it for its new stadium, labor leaders are waiting to hear if the trades get to be involved at all.
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Jan 29, 2026
Venezuela's legislature has approved opening the nation's oil sector to privatization.
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Jan 29, 2026
The Indiana legislative session has almost reached the halfway point with major bills advancing at quick pace this week and shifting from one chamber to the other for consideration.
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Jan 29, 2026
A Michigan City man was sentenced to 70 years for beating his roommate to death with a sledgehammer at the Willows apartments in Gary.
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Jan 29, 2026
Tom Homan suggested during a news conference Thursday that an immigration drawdown could happen in Minnesota, but only after "cooperation" from state officials.
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Jan 29, 2026
A circuit court judge ruled this week that Cook County had misspent hundreds of millions of transportation dollars, a win for the organization representing construction firms.
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Jan 29, 2026
Here's a look back at a sampling of long-gone island oases we wish we could duck into from the cold this winter.
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Jan 29, 2026
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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Jan 29, 2026
The Rev. Julie Van Til joined more than 600 religious leaders who travelled to Minneapolis to protest the federal immigration crackdown.
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Jan 29, 2026
Stephen Colbert‘s final hurrah on CBS has been set in motion.
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Jan 29, 2026
The 19-year-old brutally stabbed the pregnant mother around 70 times because he was "upset" about a truck's condition, killing her and her unborn child before setting her home on fire.
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Jan 29, 2026
Politicians still have time to throw their hats into one of the rings, but here are the top candidates for several US House districts next year in Illinois.
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Jan 29, 2026
Four men were charged Wednesday in the wake of a burglary at Kelsey Resale Boutique in Hinsdale and subsequent police chase.
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Jan 29, 2026
The Cook County chief judge's office has toughened protocols around its electronic monitoring program, making changes in the wake of high profile incidents and as the office's monitored population swells.
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Jan 29, 2026
Federal officials said Border Patrol agents had been searching for a dangerous criminal when they fatally shot Alex Pretti on a Minneapolis sidewalk.
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Jan 29, 2026
Homelessness appears to have fallen in the last year of the Biden administration, with a 60% drop in Chicago, an analysis of local data shows.
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Jan 29, 2026
U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 — the highest mark in American history.
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Jan 29, 2026
IDEM annouced that Indiana's water systems have submitted more than 98% of the required lead service line inventories.
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Jan 29, 2026
The competition is fierce. Kendrick Lamar's dominance continues at the 2026 Grammy Awards, where he leads the nominations with nine.
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Jan 29, 2026
Senate Democrats are threatening to block legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday, potentially bringing the government a step closer to a partial shutdown if Republicans and the White House do not agree to new restrictions on President Donald Trump's surge of immigration enforcement.
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Jan 29, 2026
The growing misery and anxiety comes amid what Mississippi officials say is the state's worst winter storm in more than 30 years. About 60 warming centers were opened across a state known as one of the nation's poorest. But for some communities, they are not enough.
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Jan 29, 2026
A woman was seriously injured in a fire involving three houses that displaced about four others in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, officials said.
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Jan 29, 2026
Sean Grayson, a former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy, was convicted in October of second-degree murder in the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey, a shooting that generated national outrage.
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Jan 29, 2026
A 75-year-old woman was pronounced dead after she suffered burns to her body in a house fire in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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Jan 29, 2026
People gathered outside the Jesse Brown Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Chicago to mourn Alex Pretti's death.
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Jan 29, 2026
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Jan 29, 2026
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said she is running for governor of Minnesota, promising to take on President Donald Trump while unifying the state.
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Jan 29, 2026
Daisy Hernández's new book, Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth," is partly a family memoir and partly a world history.
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Jan 29, 2026
David Dewar and Charles (Chuck) Lay are seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic incumbent Mary Gill in the 35th district.
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Jan 29, 2026
On Jan. 29, 2025, a midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft as the jet was landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy Potomac River.
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Jan 29, 2026
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 29, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Jan 28, 2026
An SUV belonging to the American National Red Cross was stolen earlier this week in the Illinois Medical District on the city's Near West Side, according to police and Red Cross officials. The 45-year-old Red Cross employee noticed the missing white 2019 Chevrolet Traverse between 4 and 5 p.m. in the 500 block of South […]
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Jan 28, 2026
With Super Bowl LX less than two weeks away, federal officials have confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security will be involved in security for the Bay Area's biggest event in years.
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Jan 28, 2026
The nominees for the 98th Academy Awards were announced January 22, with "Sinners" receiving a record-breaking 16 nominations and "One Battle After Another" not far behind with 13.
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Jan 28, 2026
The Trump administration's high-profile deployment of federal troops to six U.S. cities including Chicago has cost taxpayers roughly $496 million through the end of December.
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Jan 28, 2026
The investigation remains ongoing, police officials said, but they emphasized that the incident was isolated and that there is no danger to the public.
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Jan 28, 2026
At a speech just blocks from the White House Wednesday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he would prepare the city for the future prosecution of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino for creating "chaos" during the Trump administration's surge of immigration agents in Chicago last year.
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Jan 28, 2026
Rose Byrne, fresh off her Golden Globe Award win and Oscar nomination for the leading role in "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You," was named as the 2026 Woman of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals on Wednesday.
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Jan 28, 2026
House Bill 1001, which addresses housing matters, a House Republican priority for this session, passed the House Tuesday.
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Jan 28, 2026
Board of Elections says it rejected the Quantum Shore question because it contained too many propositions.
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Jan 28, 2026
Fugitive former Loretto Hospital executive Anosh Ahmed, who fled to Dubai before his indictment on massive fraud charges, has been arrested in Serbia and is awaiting extradition to stand trial in Chicago, federal prosecutors disclosed in a court filing Wednesday.
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Jan 28, 2026
The Indiana Senate approved a stadium authority bill that would help bring the Chicago Bears to Northwest Indiana Wednesday.
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Jan 28, 2026
A judge granted bail in December for a woman in a fatal East Chicago apartment shooting.
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Jan 28, 2026
Two suppliers provided dried milk powder that could be a culprit in the outbreak of botulism tied to ByHeart infant formula that has sickened dozens of babies.
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Jan 28, 2026
Sarah Mullally, 63, became the archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday, making her the first woman to lead the Church of England.
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Jan 28, 2026
The FBI on Wednesday searched the election office of a Georgia county that has been central to right-wing conspiracy theories over President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss.
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Jan 28, 2026
Technical talks between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland over hatching an Arctic security deal are now underway, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday.
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Jan 28, 2026
A man faces multiple counts of first-degree murder in connection to the shooting deaths of a woman and her young son in Joliet over the weekend, authorities said. Joseph Johnson, 29, of Joliet, has been charged with six counts of first-degree murder, according to a news release from Joliet police. Officers and detectives responded to […]
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Jan 28, 2026
As a partial government shutdown looms at week's end, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has laid out a list of demands for the Department of Homeland Security.
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Jan 28, 2026
The Trump administration soon will allow Venezuela to sell oil now subject to U.S. sanctions, with the revenue initially dedicated to basic government services such as policing and health care and subject to Washington's oversight, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday.
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