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SEATTLE – The U.S. on Tuesday reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who returned last week from the outbreak's epicenter was hospitalized near Seattle.

The man, identified as a Snohomish County resident is in his 30s, was in good condition and wasn't considered a threat to medical staff or the public, health officials said.

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DAVOS, Switzerland – Greta Thunberg isn’t easily intimidated.

The 17-year-old Swedish activist wasted little time on Tuesday to push back against U.S.

Jury selection began on Tuesday in the trial of a 60-year-old McHenry man accused of having sexual contact with a child in 2017 in McHenry County.

James Barnard, of the 1800 block of Kerry Lane, is charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse and domestic battery in connection with a Lake in the Hills police investigation into the allegations.

Officers arrested Barnard in January 2018 after receiving a report that Barnard had inappropriate contact with a child who was younger than 13 years old.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial quickly burst into a partisan fight Tuesday as proceedings began unfolding at the Capitol.

UPDATED AT 10:45 A.M. TUESDAY, JAN. 21

MONTGOMERY – A suspect has been taken into custody following a stand off on the west side of Montgomery Monday morning, Kane County Undersheriff Pat Gengler has confirmed.

The Kane County Sheriff's Office reported they were asked to assist Montgomery Police and the U.S. Marshals Service following a report of a sighting of a subject, Scott K.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Democratic presidential candidates hit pause on their recent feuds Monday as they walked shoulder to shoulder through the streets of South Carolina’s capital city to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and rally around their push to defeat President Donald Trump in November.

The truce was illustrated when Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren shook hands at Zion Baptist Church, then linked arms as they marched with the other candidates later in the morning.

Huntley School District 158 is expecting to flip the switch on a series of solar panels estimated to save the district $4.2 million in energy costs over the next 20 years by the end of March.

Last year, the district partnered with ForeFront Power, which agreed to design, permit, finance, install and maintain the solar energy project across all three of the district’s campuses.

A post on the Algonquin Township Republican Party's Facebook page from chairman Glen Swanson drew stern criticism on Monday, with some calling the comments "despicable."

The now removed post, which named the Algonquin Township Republican Party as the one who sent the message, said it was "odd" some people celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

WASHINGTON – On the eve of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, the Senate leader proposed a compressed calendar for opening statements, White House lawyers argued for swift rejection of the “flimsy” charges and the Capitol braced for the contentious proceedings unfolding in an election year.

Final trial preparations were underway Monday on a tense day of plodding developments with Trump’s legacy – and the judgment of both parties in Congress – at stake.

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LONDON – Prince Harry says he’s taking a “leap of faith’’ as he steps back from royal duties in an attempt to build a more peaceful life – one free of the journalists who have filmed, photographed and written about him since the day he was born.

Fat chance.

As Harry reportedly flew out of Britain on Monday to be reunited with his wife, Meghan, in Canada, many predicted the prince and the former TV star would struggle to escape global fame and its pressures.

“They believe