Author Archives: Cooper Banks
Biden welcomes 'unwavering partner' Macron at White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House on Thursday to celebrate more than 200 years of U.S.-French relations and a renewed allianc...
Dec 01, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden greets French President Emmanuel Macron during an official State Arrival Ceremony for French President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Republican rival to join Illinois Democrats' transition team
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Incoming Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has announced he will bring a former political rival on board his transition team. One-time Republican candidate for Secreta...
Nov 30, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Friends of Dan Brady)
U.S. job openings still elevated; third-quarter GDP revised up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job openings decreased in October, but remained significantly high, pointing to continued labor market resilience despite the Federal Reserve's efforts to cool demand by ag...
Nov 30, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A worker applies tape to a solar panel at First Solar in Perrysburg, Ohio July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Megan Jelinger/File Photo
Will Smith on slapping Chris Rock at Oscars: 'I lost it'
(Reuters) - Actor Will Smith addressed the shocking moment he slapped and shouted a vulgarity at comedian Chris Rock for joking about his wife's hairstyle at this year's Oscars, saying "I lost it" and...
Nov 29, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Will Smith hits Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 27, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Oath Keepers founder guilty of sedition in U.S. Capitol attack plot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Stewart Rhodes, founder of the right-wing Oath Keepers militia group, was found guilty on Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol in a failed b...
Nov 29, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Oath Keepers militia founder Stewart Rhodes poses during an interview session in Eureka, Montana, U.S. June 20, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Biden says inflation is slowing in 'good news for the holiday season'
BAY CITY, Mich. (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday hailed easing prices for gasoline, clothes and appliances as "good news for the holiday season," but said it would take time for inflati...
Nov 29, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden takes questions as he delivers remarks on administration plans to fight inflation and lower costs during a speech in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building's South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Peoria social-emotional learning program receives criticism over diversity
PEORIA, Ill. -- A newer social-emotional learning program, which was implemented with much fanfare by Peoria Public School leaders, has more recently come under scrutiny over its perceived lack of pro...
Nov 29, 2022 Midwest Communications
Chevron can resume key role in Venezuela's oil output, exports
WASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) -Chevron Corp on Saturday received a U.S. license allowing the second-largest U.S. oil company to expand its production in Venezuela and bring the South American country's...
Nov 28, 2022 The logo of Dow Jones Industrial Average stock market index listed company Chevron (CVX) is seen in Los Angeles, California, United States, April 12, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
U.S. screened 2.56 million air passengers Sunday, highest since 2019
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it screened 2.56 million air passengers on Sunday, the highest number since December 2019 and the busiest day since the...
Nov 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Travelers navigate through a security checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer
Two rescued from small plane crash near Washington, authorities say
(Reuters) -Two seriously injured people trapped inside a small plane that crashed into high-voltage power lines near Washington, D.C. and caused mass outages have been rescued, authorities said early ...
Nov 28, 2022 A small airplane hangs about 100 feet (33 metres) above the ground after crashing into an electricity tower in Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S. November 27, 2022 in a still image from video. ABC affiliate WJLA via REUTERS
