Author Archives: Cooper Banks
OLYMPICS LATEST: Russian Valieva cleared to compete but doping shadow remains
BEIJING (Reuters) -Sport's highest court on Monday cleared 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to continue competing in the Beijing Winter Olympics, but the teenager's doping charge remai...
Feb 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The Beijing 2022 logo is seen outside the headquarters of the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Shougang Park, November 10, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
U.S. Congress passes ban on forced arbitration of worker sex abuse claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would ban companies from forcing employees who allege sexual assault or harassment to settle their claims with an arbiter withou...
Feb 10, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building is seen in Washington, U.S., November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
East Peoria PD blocks off neighborhood street after reported standoff
PEORIA, Ill. -- East Peoria Police have reportedly been investigating in a neighborhood along East Sheen Avenue since making contact with and detaining a person there earlier Wednesday. Neighbors noti...
Feb 09, 2022 Midwest Communications
France's Macron calls for calm to resolve Ukraine crisis
KYIV (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron, the first leader of a major Western power to meet Vladimir Putin since Russia massed troops near Ukraine, said on Tuesday he believed steps can be ta...
Feb 08, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed Russia and Ukraine's flags in this illustration taken January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Biden, Germany's Scholz stress unity against Russia on Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and Germany on Monday sought to present a united front against potential Russian military aggression in Ukraine, with President Joe Biden declaring the two in "...
Feb 07, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden responds to questions from reporters as he meets with his Competition Council in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S. January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Frontier Airlines temporarily halts all flights after tech issue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Frontier Airlines on Monday temporarily halted all flights after a technology issue, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the airline. A Frontier spokeswom...
Feb 07, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A passenger waits for his flight inside the Terminal 2 at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy-en-France near Paris, France, December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo
Illinois judge blocks mask, vaccine and testing requirements for certain schools
PEORIA, Ill. -- COVID-19 containment policies at Illinois schools like masking, vaccine and testing requirements have been temporarily blocked for some districts following an order issued by an Illino...
Feb 05, 2022 Midwest Communications
Minneapolis mayor suspends no-knock warrants after police killing of Black man
(Reuters) - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced on Friday a moratorium on no-knock warrants after police fatally shot a 22-year-old Black man during a raid on an apartment. The Minneapolis Police D...
Feb 05, 2022 A demonstrator holds up a sign at a protest for Amir Locke, a Black man who was shot and killed by Minneapolis police's SWAT team, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., February 4, 2022. REUTERS/Tim Evans
Republicans censure Cheney, Kinzinger, call Jan. 6 probe attack on 'legitimate political discourse'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican Party on Friday censured U.S. Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for joining Congress' investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack and Donald Trum...
Feb 04, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger gets emotional as he speaks during a hearing by the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2021. Oliver Contreras/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
U.S. labor market shrugs off Omicron surge, economy strong ahead of rate hikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy created far more jobs than expected in January but despite the disruption to consumer-facing businesses from a surge in COVID-19 cases, pointing to underlying s...
Feb 04, 2022 People wait in line to enter the Nassau County Mega Job Fair at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York October 7, 2014. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
