St. Clair County State’s Attorney James Gomric has declined to file criminal charges against the Illinois State Police trooper who fatally shot an unarmed woman driving a stolen car in East St. Louis.
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Ko'u Hopkins sits down with Carole Kennedy to speak about this year's horse show at the Illinois State Fair
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Catch the Devil by journalist Pamela Colloff highlights the potentially fatal consequences of a system more concerned with securing convictions than determining the truth and delivering justice.
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Harrisburg is home to one of the nation's largest communities of Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees and their families. Through soccer, generations have found connection, belonging and a way to carry forward a shared history.
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The Houthis, a Shia militia in Yemen that's aligned with Iran, have announced a naval blockade of a key waterway, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
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Only about 1 in 8 nurses are men, but their share is growing. A strong job market for nurses and sustained efforts to recruit men into the field have made a difference, including in the South.
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When Joseph Lamont Williams refused to leave the public park where he has lived for years, he was charged with a felony. Camping bans are on the rise as states seek to crack down on homelessness.
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Arizona Democrats choose who can try to flip a Republican-held House seat, and Republicans pick their nominee to try to unseat a Democratic governor.
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The players and their coaching staff met with the country's royals, and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. An estimated crowd of almost 2 million was on hand to greet the squad through the streets of Madrid.
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Powerball ticket sales in the United Kingdom will begin Tuesday, giving players across the Atlantic a chance at winning the same massive jackpot that U.S. players already play for.
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The parents of Nolan Wells, who was found dead on Horn Island in Mississippi, held a funeral for the 18-year-old on Monday. Wells was with friends for the Fourth of July and did not return home.
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Illinois is trying to move the quantum starting line by introducing the subject to students earlier and emphasizing that the field needs workers beyond physics and engineering – although those skills will continue to be highly sought after. That educational effort is backed by an ambitious public investment.
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