A legislative forum hosted by the Quad Cities Chamber on Friday found one clear point of consensus from Illinois Q-C lawmakers: cuts are coming. In November of 2024, the Governor's Office of ...

SMYRNA — The first time newly elected state Rep. Mekyah McQueen, D-Smyrna, can remember being an advocate was in the third grade. A girl in her class — a redhead who McQueen described as a ...

As President Donald Trump prepares to tour wildfire damage in California, he’s zeroing in on one of his frequent targets for criticism: State water policy. Since the fires broke out Jan. 7 ...

Several swimmers suffered injuries in the women's 400-metre individual medley due to a mistake in the placement of the flags that signal ... as planned after the butterfly segment and during ...

Olympic gold medal swimmer Maggie Mac Neil and thriller writer Linwood Barclay are among the panellists set for CBC Radio’s annual book battle, “Canada Reads.” The four-day debate over the ...

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The same was later done at U.S. embassies in Trinidad and Tobago. Pride flags have also been flown at several government buildings over the past four years, including the White House and the U.S ...

WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

Three men were killed by police responding to reports of a robbery in central Trinidad late on Tuesday. The three were in a car that crashed during a reported shootout at Welcome Road, Cunupia.

According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...

After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas. According to a press release from the White House, flags were ordered to be flown at full-staff at the White House ...