A Trump administration effort to remove the federal government from wide swaths of American life continue to spread. Libraries and museums around Illinois will also feel the impact.
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The case was brought by a chapter of Catholic Charities in Wisconsin, which says that it should be able to opt out of the mandatory state unemployment compensation system.
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Asian shares were sharply lower on Monday as worries are building over a potentially toxic mix of worsening inflation and a U.S. economy slowing because households are cautious to spend.
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The search continues for a fourth U.S. Army soldier from Fort Stewart in Georgia who went missing in Lithuania last week when a U.S. armored vehicle was submerged in a swamp during a training mission.
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In remarks to NBC News, Trump also said "there are methods which you could do it." Trump would need either a two-thirds vote in Congress or a constitutional convention to serve a third term.
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The think tank is laying off nearly all of its staff, as its former board sues to stop what it calls a "takeover" by the Trump administration.
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Some Yankees players used a new bat during the second game in the Major League Baseball series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Iran's president said the Islamic Republic rejected direct negotiations with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program, Tehran's first response to a letter sent by President Trump.
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Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series "Dr. Kildare" who found a second career as an award-winning "king of the miniseries," has died. He was 90.
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The U.N. has identified Kabwe, a city of almost 300,000 people in Zambia, as one of the most polluted places on the planet. Who is to blame? And can justice be done?
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Vaccine hesitancy has been growing in the U.S. in recent years. But as Texas measles cases rise and other states also report outbreaks, some parents want their kids to get their shots early.
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In an interview with NBC News, Trump refused to rule out military force to acquire Greenland. His remarks come a day after Vice President JD Vance's scaled back visit to the island.
Last week, the White House said the National Security Council, the White House counsel office and President Trump adviser Elon Musk were all looking into the mishap. But now, that probe has wrapped
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The far-right figurehead has been barred from running for public office for five years, throwing her plans into disarray.
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Myanmar's military government says at least 2,000 people were killed in last week's 7.7 magnitude quake.
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Officials said 17 alleged criminals were deported despite a court order.
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In its first response to Trump's criticism of Putin, the Kremlin tried to play down the tensions between the two leaders.
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Many streets across Zimbabwe remained deserted and empty on the day of a planned protest.
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