Author Archives: Cooper Banks
Plane safely lands after pilot threatened to crash into Mississippi Walmart
UPDATE: 11:37 a.m. (Reuters) -The pilot of a small plane who threatened to intentionally crash into a Walmart in Mississippi has landed without any injuries, Governor Tate Reeves said on Saturday. Ear...
Sep 03, 2022 A pilot circles his King Air plane around Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S., September 3, 2022 threatening to crash it into a store, according to local officials, in this still image taken from social media video. Colby Breazeale/LOCAL NEWS X/TMX via REUTERS
Thousands of Russians bid farewell to last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev 'the peacemaker'
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Thousands of Russians filed past the open casket of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, on Saturday with many saying they wanted to honour his memory as "a peacem...
Sep 03, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Moscow - Russia - 09/05/2017 - Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev attends the parade marking the World War II anniversary in Moscow. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
Engineering & design to begin soon on Peoria airport runway rehab
PEORIA, Ill. -- Leaders with Peoria's Municipal Airport Authority Board have approved a contract to begin engineering and design work for a new runway rehabilitation project likely slated for next yea...
Sep 03, 2022 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
NASA calls off retry of Artemis moon rocket launch, citing fuel leak
UPDATE: 12:41 p.m. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) -For the second time in five days, NASA on Saturday halted a countdown in progress and postponed a planned attempt to launch the debut test flight of ...
Sep 03, 2022 NASA's next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) with the Orion crew capsule perched on top, stands on launch complex 39B as it is prepared for launch for the Artemis 1 mission at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. September 3, 2022. REUTERS/Steve Nesius
PPD: Tenth teenage suspect arrested for viral Peoria Stadium 'Mob Action'
UPDATE: 5:49 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. -- Yet another teenage suspect has been taken into custody in connection with last week's massive fight at Peoria Stadium, which police believed to initially involve up ...
Sep 02, 2022
Indian troops join Russian military exercise despite U.S. concerns
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Soldiers from the Indian army have landed in Russia for a week-long military exercise, India's defence ministry said on Thursday, days after the United States said it had concern...
Sep 02, 2022 FILE PHOTO: An Indian Army soldier participates in a war exercise during a two-day "Know Your Army" exhibition in Ahmedabad, India, August 19, 2016. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
Social media app Parler returns to Google's Play Store
(Reuters) -Parler, a social media app popular with U.S. conservatives, is returning to Google's app store more than 1-1/2 years after the Alphabet Inc-owned company removed it following the U.S. Capit...
Sep 02, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Former Trump White House attorneys appear before grand jury probing Jan. 6
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The two former top lawyers for the Trump White House appeared at federal court on Friday to testify before a grand jury probing events surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the...
Sep 02, 2022 Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone departs following his testimony before a grand jury investigating events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and efforts to overturn the 2020 election, at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., September 2, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Holiday weekend drivers greeted with less pain at the pump
PEORIA, Ill. -- Drivers will be greeted with a little late summer relief at the gas pump as they set about their Labor Day weekend travel plan. According to Triple A Illinois, the price for a gallon o...
Sep 02, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A gas pump is inserted inside an Audi vehicle at a Mobil gas station in Beverly Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, U.S., March 10, 2022. Picture taken March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan
Sheriff's office releases initial details of overnight Peoria County burglary
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria County Sheriff's officials are offering some initial details in an overnight burglary at a local bar as the search for suspects continues. Deputies say it happened around 2:50 a...
Sep 02, 2022
