Author Archives: TJ Carson
Suspect in UnitedHealth executive murder was not a company customer, reports say
(Reuters) -The suspect in the murder of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson was not a customer of the health insurer, several media outlets reported, citing a company spokesperson. Ivy League-...
Dec 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Luigi Mangione, 26, a suspect in the New York City killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, is escorted after an extradition hearing at Blair County Court House in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 10, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/ File Photo
Blinken, in Turkey, stresses need to keep Islamic State contained in Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan discussed on Friday the need for continued efforts to counter any resurgence of Islamic State in Syri...
Dec 13, 2024 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes the hand of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan after a joint press conference at the Ministry headquarters in the Turkish capital Ankara on December 13, 2024. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/Pool via REUTERS
Judge won't acquit former AT&T Illinois boss in Madigan bribery case after hung jury
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A federal judge on Thursday declined to acquit former AT&T Illinois president Paul La Schiazza after his September trial on charges that he bribed ex-Illino...
Dec 13, 2024 Former AT&T Illinois president Paul La Schiazza exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago in September after jury selection in his bribery trial, which ultimately ended in a hung jury. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
FBI did not send undercover operatives to join Jan. 6 attack, watchdog says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. Justice Department watchdog report released on Thursday debunked claims by far-right conspiracy theorists who falsely alleged that FBI operatives were secretly involved in...
Dec 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Chillicothe building a total loss after Thursday morning fire
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - The building that houses a Chillicothe boutique store is a total loss after a fire Thursday morning. The fire at Sweet Finds on 4th and Chestnut Streets was called in at around 3:3...
Dec 12, 2024 Fire crews put out hot spots at the Sweet Finds boutique in Chillicothe. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week and more people continued to collect unemployment checks at the end of November ...
Dec 12, 2024 Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Time magazine names President-elect Trump 'Person of the Year'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Time magazine on Thursday named U.S. President-elect Donald Trump its "Person of the Year," citing his deep impact on American politics and the country's role in the world. "For ...
Dec 12, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he stand on stage at his rally, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 6, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Biden pardons 39 people, commutes sentences of 1,500 others
(Reuters) - Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he was pardoning 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes and commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 others who were serving long priso...
Dec 12, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the Tribal Nations Summit at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 9, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
After Assad's ouster, Syrian rebel leader tightens his grip on the state
DAMASCUS/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa's Islamist group is stamping its authority on Syria's state with the same lightning speed that it seized the country, deploying police, installi...
Dec 12, 2024 People walk as the search for prisoners at Sednaya prison continues after rebels seized the capital and announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Sednaya, Syria, December 11, 2024. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Recent incidents prompt heightened Statehouse security
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Visitors coming to the Illinois Statehouse to see their lawmakers in action, or just to tour the historic building, may see longer lines to get through secu...
Dec 12, 2024 The Illinois Capitol’s north wing, which is currently undergoing renovations, is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
