Author Archives: TJ Carson
UPDATE: TikTok is restoring service, thanks Trump
UPDATED 4:02 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - TikTok said on Sunday it was restoring its service after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app's access in the U.S. when he returns to powe...
Jan 19, 2025 A woman shows her TikTok feed in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., January 17, 2025. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Trump holds victory rally in Washington ahead of inauguration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump will take a victory lap on Sunday with a campaign-style rally in Washington, D.C., a day before he is sworn in for a second term four years after lo...
Jan 19, 2025 Donald Trump and Melania Trump watch fireworks at Trump National Golf Club, in Sterling, Virginia, January 18, 2025. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS
Hit-and-run victim in South Peoria crash dies from injuries
PEORIA, Ill. - The pedestrian victim in a South Peoria hit-and-run from about a week ago has died. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 38-year-old Quentin Shinkle of Peoria died from his injuries...
Jan 19, 2025
Gazans cheer as ceasefire between Israel and Hamas takes hold
CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) -Thousands of Palestinians burst into the streets across Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began on Sunday, some in celebration, others to visit the graves of relatives...
Jan 19, 2025 Gaza City, January 19, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Los Angeles evacuees told stay away from home at least another week
UPDATED 11:25 P.M. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Los Angeles officials told most evacuees from the wildfires on Thursday to stay away from their homes at least another week as emergency responders remove tox...
Jan 16, 2025 A drone view shows a site where beachfront houses were burnt down by the Palisades Fire, in Malibu, California, U.S., January 16, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Trump's pick to lead EPA says agency authorized, not required to regulate CO2
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday said he believes climate change is real and a threat but that the agency he is po...
Jan 16, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin gestures as he speaks at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum during a rally held by Republican presidential nominees and former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Uniondale, New York, U.S., September 18, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Man sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to killing girlfriend's kitten at Peoria apartment complex
PEORIA, Ill. - A man will spend two years in prison after pleading guilty to killing his girlfriend's kitten at a Peoria apartment complex. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 34-year-old...
Jan 16, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Biden nods to Trump team in Israel-Hamas ceasefire announcement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire-and-hostage deal that will end fighting in Gaza, and added it was reached by working al...
Jan 15, 2025 U.S. President Joe Biden, flanked by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaks after negotiators reached a phased deal for a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, during remarks at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Man sentenced after November guilty plea for numerous sexual assaults over past decade
PEORIA, Ill. - A man will spend decades in prison for multiple criminal sexual assault crimes. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 41-year-old Demarquis Turner was sentenced Wednesday to ...
Jan 15, 2025 courtroom gavel
Trump nominee Pam Bondi vows to uphold Justice Dept independence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, Pam Bondi, vowed on Wednesday not to use the U.S. Justice Department to target people based on their politics, seeking to allay conce...
Jan 15, 2025 Pam Bondi, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, reacts on the day of a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
