Author Archives: TJ Carson
Albertsons demands billions from rival Kroger after terminating merger bid
(Reuters) - Albertsons on Wednesday terminated its $25 billion bid to merge with Kroger after courts blocked the deal and sued its rival, alleging a breach of contract that led to the deal's demise. T...
Dec 11, 2024 A logo is seen on the exterior of an Albertsons supermarket after a U.S. judge blocked the pending $25 billion merger of U.S. grocery chains Kroger and Albertsons, siding with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. December 10, 2024. REUTERS/David Ryder
US consumer prices post largest gain in seven months in November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in seven months in November, but that is unlikely to discourage the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates for a third time next ...
Dec 11, 2024 People carry shopping bags during the holiday season in New York City, U.S., December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Syrian leader vows to rebuild but faces cash crunch
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syria's new interim prime minister said he aimed to bring back millions of Syrian refugees, protect all citizens and provide basic services, but rebuilding would be difficult becau...
Dec 11, 2024 A drone view shows Yusuf al-Azma Square in Damascus, after Syrian rebels ousted President Bashar al-Assad, Syria December 11, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano
Finalists revealed for potential new Illinois state flag
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Stars, cornfields, and silhouettes of Abraham Lincoln. Those are some of the elements included in the designs of the ten finalists for a new Illinois state flag. The Illinois Flag ...
Dec 11, 2024 (Illinois Secretary of State's Office)
Blinken to testify in Congress on Afghanistan weeks before his term ends
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken will testify to a Republican-led House of Representatives committee on Wednesday on the August 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending a ...
Dec 11, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends an interview, in Brussels, Belgium December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Johanna Geron
California wildfire forces evacuations in Malibu; students shelter in place
MALIBU, Calif (Reuters) -A rapidly intensifying wildfire burning just northwest of Los Angeles forced some residents in Malibu to evacuate as it threatened homes, knocked out power and closed roads in...
Dec 10, 2024 Firefighters look as flames and smoke billow as the Franklin Fire burns in Malibu, California, U.S., December 10, 2024. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
US judge blocks Biden healthcare rule for DACA immigrants in some states
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge in North Dakota has blocked the Biden administration from requiring 19 Republican-led states to provide health insurance coverage to immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally a...
Dec 10, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Activists draw placards in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy ahead of a hearing on a revised version of the DACA program outside a federal courthouse in Houston, Texas, U.S., June 1, 2023. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo
Peoria Public Schools board approves renaming former Quest Charter Academy buildings
PEORIA, Ill. - The former Quest Charter Academy buildings will have new names for next school year. The Peoria Public Schools Board approved renaming the two buildings at Monday night's meeting. The f...
Dec 10, 2024 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Netanyahu assails media as he testifies for first time in his corruption trial
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the witness stand for the first time on Tuesday in his long-running corruption trial, saying he was being hounded for his hawkish se...
Dec 10, 2024 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enters the district court in Tel Aviv at the start of his hearing on corruption charges on December 10, 2024. MENAHEM KAHANA/Pool via REUTERS
Israel pounds Syrian army bases, denies deeper incursion
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Israel pounded Syrian army bases on Tuesday in strikes it says aim to keep weapons from falling into hostile hands, but denied its forces had advanced into Syria beyond a buffer zo...
Dec 10, 2024 A man walks amid the damage, as mortars lie on the ground, near Qamishli International Airport, after regional security sources and officers within the now-fallen Syrian army said that Israeli airstrikes continued against military installations and airbases overnight across Syria, December 10, 2024. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman
