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Illinois governor signs measure hiking minimum wage to $15 by 2025

By John O'Connor, Associated Press

Fulfilling one of the new Democratic governor's top campaign promises, Illinois is on track to be the first state in the Midwest to push its base wage to $15.

Michael Flynn pushed to share nuclear tech with Saudis, report says

By Chad Day, Associated Press

Senior White House officials pushed a project to share nuclear power technology with Saudi Arabia despite the objections of ethics and national security officials, according to a new congressional report citing whistleblowers within the administration.

I owe how much? Americans shocked by impact of new tax law

By Sarah Skidmore Sell, Associated Press

The first tax filing season under the new federal tax law is proving to be surprising, confusing — and occasionally frightening — for some Americans, especially those accustomed to getting money back from the government.

Supreme Court says Ginsburg to attend court’s public session

By Associated Press

The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is making her public return to the bench, eight weeks after surgery for lung cancer.

UN concerned about some 200 families trapped in Islamic State enclave

By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press

The U.N.'s human rights chief said Tuesday she is concerned about the condition of some 200 families trapped in the last remaining area held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, where they are mixed with hundreds of militants.

West Virginia House tables bill that prompted teacher strike

By John Raby, Associated Press

Just as the strike began Tuesday, the West Virginia House of Delegates effectively killed a complex education bill that sent state teachers to the picket lines nearly a year after a nine-day strike closed schools.

Iconic couturier Karl Lagerfeld dies at 85

By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press

Chanel's iconic couturier, Karl Lagerfeld, whose accomplished designs as well as trademark white ponytail, high starched collars and dark enigmatic glasses dominated high fashion for the past 50 years, has died. He was around 85 years old.

Sen. Bernie Sanders says he’s running for president in 2020

By Juana Summers, Associated Press

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose insurgent 2016 presidential campaign reshaped Democratic politics, announced Tuesday that he is running for president in 2020.

Haitians seek basic necessities in aftermath of government protests

By Evens Sanon, Danica Coto, Associated Press

Businesses and government offices slowly reopened across Haiti on Monday after more than a week of violent demonstrations by tens of thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of President Jovenel Moise over skyrocketing prices that have more than doubled for…

Trump’s national emergency declaration unpopular among majority of Americans

By Laura Santhanam

A majority of Americans also think President Donald Trump misused his presidential powers, according to the latest poll from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist.