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St. Louis Lyft driver charged with raping rider in June

Illinois prison guards face federal charges in inmate death

State trooper relieved of duty, charged with sex abuse

Franklin County pair arrested on meth charges

Radogno appointed to ethics reform commission

Lee sentenced to 3 years for scamming pre-arranged funeral customers

Reports: Illinois made major cuts at environmental agency

Illinois mother pleads guilty in beating death of boy, 5

Report: Investigators ask about Illinois House leader

Accidental death under investigation in Williamson County

State and Local News

St. Louis Lyft driver charged with raping rider in June

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — A driver for a the ride-hailing company Lyft has been charged with raping an intoxicated woman after picking her up in downtown St. Louis. Fifty-three-year-old Larry Donnell Ward, of

3 days ago by Robert Thies

Illinois prison guards face federal charges in inmate death

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted three Illinois prison guards on charges of assault and civil rights violations in the May 2018 death of an inmate at Western Illinois Correctional

3 days ago by Robert Thies

State trooper relieved of duty, charged with sex abuse

VANDALIA, Ill. (AP) — A state trooper has been relieved of duty and charged with sexual assault in connection with incidents alleged to have occurred when he worked at a southern Illinois high school.

3 days ago by Robert Thies

Business News

Asian shares buoyed by strong U.S. job data, China worry caps gains
Asian stocks edged up on Monday, catching some of Wall Street's momentum after surprisingly strong U.S. jobs data, although regional gains were capped by concerns about China's economic slowdown due to the prolonged Sino-U.S. trade war.
France's Sanofi to buy Synthorx for $2.5 billion
France's Sanofi said on Monday it had agreed to buy Synthorx in a cash deal worth around $2.5 billion as it seeks to beef up its immuno-oncology pipeline.
House Democrats, USTR nearing deal to pass modified USMCA agreement: WSJ
House Democrats and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer are nearing a deal to pass a revised version of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the Wall Street Journal reported late on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.

National News

China Says All People Held in Xinjiang Camps Have ‘Graduated’
(Bloomberg) -- China has completed what it says was “de-radicalization” training in its western Xinjiang region, officials said in Beijing, as the government sought to defend the widespread detention of ethnic minorities.Top officials for the predominately Muslim region of Xinjiang made the claim Monday during a briefing to promote policies they said were responsible for […]
Accidental shootings by police expose training shortfalls
When a Minnesota sergeant stopped a motorcyclist after a 2015 high-speed chase, he stepped out of his patrol car with his firearm drawn, flush with adrenaline, and accidentally shot the man in the arm. Accidental shootings by law enforcement have happened in recent years at agencies small and large and at all levels — city, […]
1 dead, several injured after White Island volcano in New Zealand erupts, launching ash plumes 12,000 feet into the air
New Zealand Police say they believe there were fewer than 50 people on the island during the eruption. They expect more fatalities as they conduct a search and rescue mission.

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