New York Times

• Trump Grants Clemency to Blagojevich, Milken and KerikThe president also pardoned or commuted the sentences of eight others on Tuesday, including Edward DeBartolo, a former owner of the San Francisco 49ers....
• Pardon Closes the Book on Milken’s Case but Can’t Rewrite ItAn alternative narrative portrays Michael Milken, a symbol of 1980s greed, as a maverick crushed by the establishment. Even money won’t make that a reality....
• A Complete List of Trump’s Pardons and CommutationsThe president granted full pardons to seven people and commutations to four others on Tuesday. Here’s who they are....
• As Trump Claims to Be Law of the Land, Barr’s Irritation BuildsThe president broadly asserted his authority of the criminal justice system, attacking law enforcement officials and issuing pardons....

USA Today

• Everything you need to knowGuide to coronavirus...
• Most reliable carsIs yours there?...
• 50 StatesNatural wonders by state...
• Black History MonthColleges and slavery...

Reuters

• Attorney General Barr considering quitting over Trump tweets: Wash PostU.S. Attorney General William Barr is considering resigning over President Donald Trump's tweets about Justice Department investigations, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday....
• Uber closing office in downtown Los AngelesUber Technologies Inc is closing its office in downtown Los Angeles, where the ride-hailing company employs customer support staff, to focus on its bigger locations....
• Virus-hit cruise liner passengers start disembarking in Japan after controversial quarantinePassengers on the virus-hit cruise ship moored near Tokyo began disembarking on Wednesday, television footage showed, after a controversial two-week quarantine that saw more than 500 people infected w...
• Quarantined passengers disembark ship in Japan; new China coronavirus cases fallHundreds of people began disembarking a quarantined cruise ship off Japan on Wednesday as the death toll from the new coronavirus in mainland China passed 2,000 and the number of new cases in the coun...

National Public Radio

• Satellite Photos Show Rapid Growth Of Syrian Refugee CampsFighting in northwest Syria has forced hundreds of thousands of people — many of them women and children — to seek shelter along the border....
• Ontario's New License Plates Have A Problem: You Can't Read ThemSome people were already grumbling about the redesign, but drivers soon noticed a bigger problem: The new license plates can be hard to read at night....
• Banking Giant HSBC To Cut 35,000 Jobs Amid Restructuring The bank says it will shed nearly 15% of its workforce and $100 billion in investments as it refocuses on growth markets in Asia and reduces operations in Europe and the U.S....
• Hundreds Of Homes Flooded In Mississippi As More Rain Is ExpectedThe Pearl River crested at 36.7 feet in Jackson, Miss. — lower than feared. Flooding also hit parts of Tennessee, where one official said, "It is a chess match we're playing with Mother Nature."...

 

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Illinois Public Media

• Sinfonia Da Camera To Feature ‘Melodies And Mallets’ At KrannertThe chamber orchestra Sinfonia da Camera is in concert Saturday night at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. The program starts at 7:30 p.m....

Daily Illini

• Dosunmu, Illini take down No. 9-ranked Nittany Lions on roadIllinois basketball traveled to University Park on a four-game losing streak prepared to face No. 9-ranked Penn State, who was on an eight-game win streak. But both of those streaks were slashed Tuesd...
• Luso-Brazilian Associate brings Carnaval from Brazil to ChampaignThe Luso-Brazilian Association at the University is bringing a taste of South America to the YMCA on Saturday. The Brazilian Carnaval festival is an annual Brazilian festival held between the Friday a...
• Opinion | Award shows are the place for political statementsClimate change, voter registration, governmental policies, sexual predators and equal representation are just a few of the horrific things still rearing their ugly heads this year. The more times thes...
• The Daily Illini police blotter for Feb. 17Champaign Battery was reported in the 00 block of Apricot Drive around noon Thursday. According to the report, a physical altercation was reported, but both parties had conflicting statements, so no a...

Marion County Record

• Man shoots self while cleaning his gunA 36-year-old Hillsboro man received a lesson in gun safety last week when he shot himself in the leg while drinking and cleaning a loaded gun. "I'm sure it hurt," police chief Dan Kinning said. "That...
• Insurance agent breaks down statistics on dog bites Insurance agent Alex Case gave Marion Kiwanis members a view of the problem of dog bite injuries in Marion County and nationwide Feb. 5 when he spoke at the club's weekly meeting. Case said statistics...
• Burn bans, county radios vex area's fire chiefsA group of county fire chiefs aired their frustrations about several problems they have faced to county commissioners Monday. The first to speak was Goessel fire chief Matthew Voth, who reminded commi...
• Outlaws spend evening dining at Harvey HouseIf a group of people who had dinner Saturday at Florence's Harvey House walked into the establishment during its heyday, the staff might have sent for the sheriff. Flint Hills Outlaws, a train and sta...

KU basketball

• Closing in on 100% healthy, Kansas point guard Devon Dotson has sights set on weekend rematch with Baylor Roughly 30 minutes after Monday’s 91-71 victory over Iowa State had gone final, Kansas point guard Devon Dotson was asked his first question of the week about third-ranked KU’s looming matchup with No...
• 'Grimy' still the goal, but No. 3 Kansas happy to see its offense can pick up its D With its defense giving up more than 70 points for just the third time all season, the third-ranked Kansas Jayhawks were happy to see their offense was there to pick them up in a 91-71 win over Iowa S...
• Notebook: Marcus Morris calls jersey retirement 'special' during ISU game For the past couple of weeks, as he looked forward to his jersey retirement at Allen Fieldhouse, former Kansas forward Marcus Morris said he did not think the moment would hit him until it arrived....
• Offensive explosion helps No. 3 Kansas cruise past Iowa State for 91-71 win For weeks, the Kansas defense has carried the third-ranked Jayhawks to tough wins in tough places.On Monday night, inside the cozy confines of Allen Fieldhouse, it was the KU offense that took its tur...

KU football

• Jonathan Wallace hired to become KU's new RBs coach, special teams coordinator Less than a week after Tony Hull announced he was leaving the Jayhawks, Jonathan Wallace, a former skill player at Auburn who also previously worked with KU offensive coordinator Brent Dearmon, was hi...
• Les Miles bringing in pair of new analysts for KU football staff A former defensive coordinator at NAIA Marian University, Brock Caraboa will become KU’s defensive senior analyst, while Charles Moore, a former graduate assistant at Auburn, is joining the Jayhawks a...
• RBs coach Tony Hull leaving KU football After sticking around for one year as the Kansas football program transitioned from one coaching regime to another, running backs coach Tony Hull is leaving the team. By Benton Smith...
• Les Miles expects some 2020 freshmen to take advantage of enrolling in spring The way Les Miles envisions their futures, several freshmen on the Kansas football roster should be far ahead of schedule by the time the 2020 season arrives. Six members of the Jayhawks’ latest signi...

Packers

• Dougherty: Packers' Aaron Jones lacks leverage for lucrative contract extensionThe NFL's four-year waiting period for free agency harms no position more than running back because of the high injury rate....
• Mock drafts offer wide range of options for Green Bay Packers with No. 30 selectionIt's mock draft season, but there's nowhere near a consensus when it comes to whom the Green Bay Packers will target with the 30th pick in April....
• Packers' use of safety at nickel linebacker gets exposedIn a two-part series, Tom Silverstein looks at the numbers behind a remarkable 2019 Packers season and what needs to be done in 2020....
• Tennessee school librarian is newest Packers FAN Hall of Fame memberKari Bernier was born in Milwaukee, but 22 years in Tennessee hasn't dulled her love of the Green Bay Packers....