Author Archives: TJ Carson
Judge expected to rule on Musk and DOGE access at several US agencies
(Reuters) - A federal judge is expected to rule on Tuesday on a request by 13 U.S. states to temporarily block Elon Musk and the government downsizing team known as DOGE set up by President Donald Tru...
Feb 18, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk walks on Capitol Hill on the day of a meeting with Senate Republican Leader-elect John Thune (R-SD), in Washington, U.S. December 5, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Vatican cancels pope's weekend engagements as he battles 'complex' infection
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, who is spending his fifth day in hospital for what doctors described as a "complex" respiratory infection, will not take part in this weekend's Holy Year events,...
Feb 18, 2025 A pilgrims carries a cross as Pope Francis is admitted to continue treatment for a respiratory tract infection, at St. Peter's Square, in Vatican, February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Israel will begin negotiations on next phase of Gaza ceasefire this week, minister says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will begin indirect negotiations with the Palestinian militant group Hamas on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal this week and it demands a complete demilitarisat...
Feb 18, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar speaks during the visit of the U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem February 16, 2025. JACK GUEZ/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
UPDATE: Russia and US agree at talks without Ukraine to press ahead with bid to end war
UPDATED 8:38 A.M. RIYADH (Reuters) - The United States and Russia agreed in Riyadh on Tuesday to press ahead with efforts to end the war in Ukraine, a U.S. official said, as Kyiv and its European alli...
Feb 18, 2025 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sits next to U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff during a meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad Al-Aiban, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, at Diriyah Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool
Peoria man identified as victim in fatal I-74 crash near Goodfield
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - A Peoria man has been identified as the victim in a fatal crash on Interstate 74 early Monday morning. Woodford County Coroner Tim Ruestman says 30-year-old Artiond Ivy died fr...
Feb 18, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria-area gas prices on the rise
PEORIA, Ill. - It's costing you a little bit more to fill up your car in the Peoria area. GasBuddy says the average price Monday is $3.28/g, which is 6.6 cents higher than a week ago. The average is 8...
Feb 17, 2025 Mike Mozart / CC
One person dead after Monday morning traffic crash in Woodford County
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. - One person is dead after multiple vehicle crashes on Interstate 74 near Goodfield early Monday morning. Woodford County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Dennis Tipsword says the first cr...
Feb 17, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Trump administration turns to US Supreme Court in bid to fire agency head
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in its bid to fire the head of an independent U.S. agency that protects government whistleblowers, bri...
Feb 17, 2025 Donald Trump, Daytona Beach, Florida. February 16, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Fire damages East Peoria home
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A fire ruled unintentional damaged an East Peoria home early Sunday evening. East Peoria Fire crews were called to the single-family residence in the area of Sanford and Cass, just...
Feb 17, 2025 D4E / CC
Cold weather to impact central Illinois throughout the week
PEORIA, Ill. - Some potentially dangerous cold weather is expected to impact central Illinois this week. A Cold Weather Advisory has been issued for the area, starting at 9:00 P.M. Monday and lasting ...
Feb 17, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
