Author Archives: Cooper Banks
Same-sex marriage protection bill clears initial hurdle in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to advance a bill protecting federal recognition of same-sex marriage, prompted by concerns that a more conservative Supreme Court could revers...
Nov 16, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol is seen at sunset on the eve of the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the building, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
PFD: Electrical fire leads to thousands in damage to Peoria home
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria fire officials say a home sustained $90,000 dollars in damage as the result of an electrical fire Wednesday afternoon. It happened around noon at a two-story house at 6875 North...
Nov 16, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
'Hurts to breathe': Angry families confront Wisconsin parade attacker
(Reuters) -Grieving relatives of those injured and killed when a man drove through a Christmas parade near Milwaukee last year confronted the driver with anger and tears on Tuesday during the first da...
Nov 16, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Darrell Brooks poses for a booking photograph at the Milwaukee County Jail in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. November 3, 2021. Picture taken November 3, 2021. Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
NASA's Artemis rocketship on course for moon after epic launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) -With a dash of launch-pad heroics and 8.8 million pounds (4 million kg) of thrust, NASA's colossal new rocket soared into space for the first time early on Wednesday, s...
Nov 16, 2022 NASA's next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from launch complex 39-B on the unmanned Artemis I mission to the moon at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
NATO says Poland blast likely caused by Ukrainian missile, but Moscow bears responsibility
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO's secretary-general said Tuesday's blast in Poland was likely caused by a Ukrainian air defence missile but that Russia was ultimately responsible because it started the war. ...
Nov 16, 2022 Flags fly outside NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Trump launches 2024 U.S. presidential run, getting jump on rivals
PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - Donald Trump, who has mounted relentless attacks on the integrity of U.S. voting since his 2020 election defeat, on Tuesday launched a bid to regain the presidency in 2024...
Nov 15, 2022 Former U.S. President Donald Trump stands onstage listening to applause as he arrives to announce that he will once again run for U.S. president in the 2024 U.S. presidential election during an event at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. judge declares Biden's student debt relief plan unlawful
(Reuters) -A federal judge in Texas on Thursday ruled that President Joe Biden's plan to cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in student loan debt was unlawful and must be vacated, delivering a vict...
Nov 10, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden answers a question during a news conference held after the 2022 U.S. midterm elections in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
SURVEY: Most don't want limits on Peoria cannabis business
PEORIA, Ill. -- A significant percentage of those who responded to a city survey about the future of the marijuana business in Peoria said they don't want to see a limit placed on the number of cannab...
Nov 10, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Biden seeks to build 'floor' for China relations in Xi meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden hopes to forge guidelines for competing with China when he meets Xi Jinping next week, but he will be honest about U.S. concerns, including over Taiwan a...
Nov 10, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks virtually with Chinese leader Xi Jinping from the White House in Washington, U.S. November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Second school bus crash of the week, no students injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- For the second time this week, police have responded to a traffic crash involving a school bus. The latest occurred early Thursday, around 7 a.m. at the intersection of Knoxville Avenu...
Nov 10, 2022 Photo courtesy 25 News
