Author Archives: TJ Carson
Congress returns for final act before curtain rises on new Trump era
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Democratic-led U.S. Senate returned on Monday for a showdown with the Republican-controlled House of Representatives over government spending, disaster relief and defense pol...
Dec 02, 2024 FILE PHOTO: US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC, U.S. on November 13, 2024. ALLISON ROBBERT/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Israel strikes Lebanon after Hezbollah attack as ceasefire violations mount
BEIRUT (Reuters) -The Israeli military said on Monday it struck dozens of targets throughout Lebanon, shortly after Hezbollah accused Israel of violating a ceasefire agreement and fired missiles on an...
Dec 02, 2024 A drone view of buildings lying in ruin in Lebanon, next to the Israel-Lebanon border, following the ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah, as seen from Metula in northern Israel, December 2, 2024. REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg
Appellate Court finds former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson should be released until trial
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Prosecutors will ask the Illinois Supreme Court to review an appellate court ruling that found former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson should b...
Dec 02, 2024 Sean Grayson. (Macon Country Sheriffs Office)
Court denies sentence appeal for one of four convicted in 2021 murder-for-hire plot in Mackinaw
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A sentence appeal has been denied for one of four people convicted in an October 2021 murder-for-hire plot in Mackinaw. 25 News reports Sage Raeuber claimed to an appeals court...
Dec 02, 2024 courtroom gavel
US retailers aim to cash in on Cyber Monday with steep online discounts
(Reuters) -After lackluster spending at U.S. stores on a deals-heavy Black Friday, retailers are pulling out all the stops with steep promotions and discounts on their websites and apps to entice peop...
Dec 02, 2024 Workers select products during Cyber Monday at the Amazon's fulfillment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey, U.S., December 2, 2024. REUTERS/
Black Friday data shows US shoppers spent $10.8 billion online
(Reuters) - U.S. shoppers used their mobile phones, laptops, desktops and other devices to make roughly $10.8 billion in purchases online on Black Friday, an updated tally from Adobe Analytics showed....
Nov 30, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A shopper walks past an advertisement for Black Friday sales displayed in a store window at Pentagon City in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 27, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Israel military strikes kill 32 Palestinians in Gaza, medics say
CAIRO (Reuters) -The Israeli military said it killed a Palestinian it accused of involvement in Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel in a vehicle strike in Gaza, while medics said at least 32 Palestinian...
Nov 30, 2024 A Palestinian rides a bicycle amid rubble following an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City November 30, 2024. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Peoria Riverfront Museum hits membership milestone number for 2nd time
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Riverfront Museum says it has hit a milestone for the second time. In a Facebook post on Saturday, the museum says it has reached 4,000 members. It says the mark was achieved...
Nov 30, 2024 (Peoria Riverfront Museum Facebook)
Drought conditions improving in central Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Drought conditions are improving across central Illinois. The latest US Drought Monitor report released on Wednesday shows all of Peoria and Tazewell Counties in abnormal dry conditi...
Nov 30, 2024 (NOAA/NWS)
Canada PM Trudeau visits Florida to meet with Trump amid tariff threat
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Donald Trump's Florida resort on Friday to meet with the U.S. President-elect, days after Trump threatened to slap ta...
Nov 30, 2024 Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves a hotel in West Palm Beach en route to meet U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 29, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
