Author Archives: Cooper Banks
Biden defends Saudi trip, says he will not avoid human rights
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he would not avoid talking about human rights when he visits Saudi Arabia on the second leg of his Middle East trip and said his position...
Jul 14, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he leaves Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, on his way to Jersualem, near Tel Aviv, Israel, July 13, 2022. Gil Cohen-Magen/Pool via REUTERS
Illinois vaccine and testing requirements being relaxed for some workers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- State COVID-19 vaccine and testing requirements are being relaxed for certain Illinois heathcare centers, medical workers and institutions of higher learning. In an executive orde...
Jul 13, 2022 Midwest Communications
Radical Illinois militia group leader sentenced to 14 years on terror charges
PEORIA, Ill. -- A group of radical militia members based in Illinois will now serve decades in federal prison for a years-long campaign of violent crimes and attempted sabotage across three states. Th...
Jul 13, 2022 Midwest Communications
Trump incited Jan. 6 attack after 'unhinged' White House meeting, panel told
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday accused Donald Trump of inciting a mob of followers to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a last-ditch bid to remain in power as Congress was f...
Jul 12, 2022 Jason Van Tatenhove, a member of the Oath Keepers, and Stephen?Ayres, January 6 rioter, are sworn in to testify during a public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Biden calls migration a 'hemispheric challenge' in meeting with Mexican president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday called migration a shared "hemispheric challenge" in a meeting with Mexico's leader while also saying the two countries would make infrastruc...
Jul 12, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Central Illinois emergency expo could serve as effective recruiting event
PEORIA, Ill -- It's gotten more and more difficult to find qualified staff in many workplaces, including those which involve emergency response. An event planned for Tuesday in Peoria might help with ...
Jul 12, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Expert calls Long COVID study the "needed next phase"
PEORIA, Ill. -- One expert on COVID-19 in Illinois says the newly announced National Institutes of Health funded "long COVID" study coming to Central Illinois should serve as a major benefit for futur...
Jul 12, 2022 Midwest Communications
Biden calls for assault weapons ban at gun safety event
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden, marking the first major federal gun safety bill passed in three decades, said the United States is "awash in weapons of war" on Monday and renewed his call ...
Jul 11, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks after a roundtable discussion with advisors on steps to curtail U.S. gun violence, at the White House in Washington, U.S. June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files
Resident tells council Peoria may be on "pathway of possible genocide"
PEORIA, Ill. -- Any city seeking to grow its population and the amount of business done or based locally, is often reticent to spotlight the true nature of its own crime problem. It's hard to say for ...
Jul 10, 2022 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
ISP: Illinois Red Flag laws only work with proper information
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly characterizes the policy surrounding the state's red flag laws as an ongoing work in progress, but he adds that the system requires we...
Jul 07, 2022 (via Village of Highland Park, IL)
