Author Archives: TJ Carson
Trump's Gaza plan for 'Riviera of the Middle East' triggers international condemnation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's plan for the U.S. to take over war-torn Gaza and create a "Riviera of the Middle East" after resettling Palestinians elsewhere has shattered U.S. policy ...
Feb 05, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Palestinians walk past the rubble of buildings destroyed during the Israeli offensive, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip February 4, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/File Photo
Fire damages house in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - A fire at a Peoria East Bluff home late Tuesday night is under investigation. Firefighters were called to the area of Maryland and Republic at around 11:30 P.M. on reports of a smell of...
Feb 05, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Winter Weather Advisory from Noon to Midnight on Wednesday
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 205 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025 ILZ027>031-036>038-040-041-052200- /O.EXT.KILX.WW.Y.0003.250205T1800Z-250206T0600Z/ Knox-Stark-Peori...
Feb 05, 2025
US job openings post biggest drop in 14 months
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. job openings dropped by the most in 14 months in December, but steady hiring and low layoffs suggested that the labor market was not abruptly slowing down and probably keep ...
Feb 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Construction workers install windows on a nearly completed office building in San Diego, California, U.S., October 9, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Peoria man detained after allegedly firing gun at juveniles in East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man will remain in jail after allegedly firing a weapon at a group of juveniles last week in the East Bluff. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says a petition to deta...
Feb 04, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Kennedy moves closer to top health job after clearing Senate panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's pick for health secretary, moved closer to securing the job on Tuesday, winning approval from a key Republican senator and a recom...
Feb 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. President Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Term limits debate tabled in Washington
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Washington aldermen will take more time to consider term limits for the city. A motion to approve enacting limits of three four-year terms for mayors and aldermen was tabled at Mond...
Feb 04, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
China launches limited tariffs after Trump imposes sweeping new levies
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) -China imposed targeted tariffs on American imports on Tuesday and put several U.S. companies, including Google, on notice for possible sanctions, in a measured response t...
Feb 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Cranes and containers are seen at the Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Martin Pollard/File Photo
USAID contractors fire staff, face cash crunch as Trump causes chaos in aid world
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's overhaul of U.S. foreign assistance has led to chaos in the aid and development field, leaving hundreds of contractors in a severe financial crunch with...
Feb 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Passengers rest in the waiting room as an one of the blankets donated by the United States Agency for International Development is seen, at central railway station in Kyiv, Ukraine November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo
Trump to prepare facility at Guantanamo for 30,000 migrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will order the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a migrant detention facility at Guantanamo Bay for as ...
Jan 29, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The United States flag flies inside of Joint Task Force Guantanamo Camp VI at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
