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Dad: Otto Warmbier’s release from North Korea not connected to Rodman
Elizabeth Shim United Press International CINCINNATI (UPI) -- The father of the University of Virginia student who was released from North Korea this week said U.S. basketball Hall-of-Famer Dennis Rodman's visit...
Read moreWith Sessions’ sentencing change, it’s time to end secrecy around private prisons
Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently announced new guidelines (justice.gov) that will result in a significant increase in the prison population, directing federal prosecutors to seek the toughest penalties possible for...
Read moreLocal Senior Awarded United Producers Inc. (UPI) 2017 Scholarship
Ryan Archibald COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ryan Archibald, Nokomis, Ill., was recently awarded a $1,000 United Producers Inc. Scholarship. Archibald, a senior at Nokomis High School, is the son of Greg...
Read moreDennis Rodman to visit North Korea, first time in 3 years
Elizabeth Shim United Press International PYONGYANG, North Korea (UPI) -- Retired basketball Hall-of-Famer Dennis Rodman is to land in Pyongyang on Tuesday, according to a report from CNN. Two officials who...
Read moreMontana congressman Gianforte sentenced for assaulting reporter
"It was not my intention to hurt him," congressman-elect Greg Gianforte said in court Monday. Doug G. Ware United Press International BOZEMAN, Mont. (UPI) -- The newest member of the...
Read moreU.S. Supreme Court backs quicker approval of drug copies
Allen Cone United Press International WASHINGTON, D.C. (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that biotech drug copies -- called biosimilars -- can become available to consumers quicker....
Read morePork-buying tourists get some free lessons at U of I
International buyers from countries throughout Asia, Central America and South America visited the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) recently as part of this year’s Illinois Pork Tour, organized by the...
Read moreMicrosoft unveils new gaming system as Xbox One X
Allen Cone United Press International LOS ANGELES, Calif. (UPI) -- Microsoft unveiled its new gaming system, the new Xbox One X, on Sunday at the annual E3 Expo in Los Angeles,...
Read moreTwo houses leveled in explosion in Marengo, Ill.
Danielle Haynes United Press International MARENGO, Ill. (UPI) -- An explosion in Marengo, Ill., leveled two houses, damaged about 50 others and injured two people Sunday morning, emergency officials said. The...
Read moreU.S.-backed forces seize western part of Raqqa, Syria
Allen Cone United Press International RAQQA, Syria (UPI) -- A U.S.-backed militia seized the western district of Raqqa from the Islamic State, two days after taking an eastern part of the...
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