CHICAGO — As scattered snow showers fell across Illinois on Thursday, officials said the region will see much colder temperatures next week, and advised residents to take precautions.

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(The Center Square) – A group of U.S. House Republicans on Tuesday called for the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

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JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — A judge on Thursday handed down the longest prison terms so far in the plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor, sentencing three men who forged an early alliance with a leader of the scheme before the FBI broke it up in 2020.

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Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the amiable DJ for “Ellen DeGeneres Show” and dancer who rose to fame on “So You Think You Can Dance,” has died, his wife, fellow dancer Allison Holker Boss, confirmed in a statement to CNN.

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The Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate to the highest level in 15 years, indicating the fight against inflation is not over despite some promising signs lately.

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KEITHVILLE, La. (AP) — A vast and volatile storm system ripping across the U.S. killed at least three people in Louisiana, spinning up tornadoes that battered the state from north to south, including the New Orleans area where memories of 2021′s Hurricane Ida and a tornado in March linger.

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A Florida pastor and his son were arrested Wednesday on charges of fraudulently obtaining more than $8 million in federal Covid relief funds and attempting to use some of the money to buy a luxury home near Walt Disney World.

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ALTON — Invasive black carp are now naturally reproducing and living to adulthood in the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, according to a U.S. Geological Survey.

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Over 60 Chesapeake, Virginia, community members gave their opinions on a proposed “Satan Club” during a school board meeting on Monday, while board members held off on voting on its approval, according to reports.

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A Tennessee man has been charged with stealing nearly $200,000 from a church where he worked over a two-year period, authorities said Tuesday.

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