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New tests of blood and spinal fluid can identify people experiencing memory loss from Alzheimer's disease. -
President Trump has been promising new "reciprocal tariffs" to punish other countries for their tariffs and trade barriers. Markets are nervous that a trade war could hike prices and hurt the economy. -
The U.S. has generally kept tariffs low, but a few domestic industries have long been protected by import taxes and other trade barriers. They offer clues about how Trump's new tariffs might work out. -
President Trump's tariff talk has been big — and also unpredictable. He's frequently made threats only to back off or shift deadlines. Here, a look at how the tariff agenda has rolled out.
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Voters cast ballots for races such as mayor, village president, city council and school board.
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Lamar Bennett was convicted as a felon in possession of a firearm in Marion County Circuit Court in 2020. -
The former chief could face up to 10 years in prison. -
Chancellor Lane and the SIU system are neither lobbying for, or against House Bill 3717 and its resolution in favor of expanding degree offerings. -
Southern Illinois Universities Saluki Takeover Tour is returning to the state's southernmost 17 counties. -
New study identifies unpaid internships, underrepresentation as barriers to entry -
Eli Lilly's Alzheimer's treatment is approved for use in the U.S. but the European Medicines Agency recommended against the approval of the drug on Thursday. -
He faces a sentence of between 31 and 85-years in prison. -
Dibba earned a spot on the MVC All-Conference team. -
SIU's Meade Smith is considered one of the top strength and conditioning professionals in college athletics. -
A Trump administration effort to remove the federal government from wide swaths of American life continues to spread. Libraries and museums in Bloomington-Normal and around Illinois also will feel the impact. -
Northern Illinois University President Lisa Freeman has been asked to serve as a delegate in Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s trade mission to Mexico. A press release says the delegation will focus on “enhancing collaboration” in agriculture and food processing, finance and manufacturing.
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At issue is whether a state, in this case, South Carolina, can remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though Medicaid funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions. -
"Wind is unlike many other hazards because you really can't see it," says AAA's Bill Van Tassel. -
Twenty-two states say the Trump administration is illegally freezing money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The administration says the funding is just being "reviewed" and isn't frozen. -
A federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore legal aid to tens of thousands of migrant children who are in the United States without a parent or guardian. -
Val Kilmer died from pneumonia. He had recovered after a 2014 throat cancer diagnosis that required two tracheotomies. -
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced plans for her visit after U.S. Vice President JD Vance visited a U.S. air base in Greenland last week and accused Denmark of underinvesting in the territory. -
Brazil's foreign ministry revealed that the administration of Jair Bolsonaro, the right-wing predecessor of current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, had conducted espionage against Paraguay. -
Republicans won special elections in two Florida Congressional districts. The margins of victory in the heavily-Republican districts were significantly narrower than in November. -
Staff that administer programs to help the elderly, disabled people and poor families with basic needs lost their jobs amid the Trump administration's layoffs. -
Starting next season, a system of cameras will determine whether to award a first down rather than trot out a 10-yard chain. But humans will still decide where to spot the ball to begin with. -
Tariffs are roiling stock markets — but making gold hotter than ever. -
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kim Aris, son of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, about her imprisonment and why he's advocating for her release.
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