Author Archives: TJ Carson
Peoria man sentenced for bank fraud and making false statements under oath
PEORIA, Ill. - Two men were sentenced to prison on Thursday for what the federal government describes as a "multi-year fraud scheme." 35-year-old Chad Campen of Peoria was sentenced to more than 11 ye...
Oct 28, 2024 courtroom gavel
Israel wants more peace deals with Arab countries after war, Netanyahu says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he hopes to reach peace deals with more Arab countries once the war against Iranian proxies Hamas and Hezbollah is comple...
Oct 28, 2024 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a memorial ceremony for those murdered by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and those who fell in the "Iron Sword" war, at the Knesset, the Parliament, in Jerusalem, on Monday, October 28, 2024. DEBBIE HILL/Pool via REUTERS
Israeli strikes kill dozens in north Gaza, medics say, as ceasefire talks resume
CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli military strikes killed at least 45 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, most of them in the north of the enclave, Palestinian health officials said, as efforts to se...
Oct 27, 2024 Palestinians view the damage after Israeli forces withdrew from the area around Kamal Adwan hospital, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip October 26, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer
Peoria Fire responds to multiple blazes overnight Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Fire crews were busy overnight Saturday into Sunday morning battling multiple blazes. The first fire was called in on Peoria's South Side just before 11:45 A.M., to a single stor...
Oct 27, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Michelle Obama backs Harris in Michigan, where Trump courts Muslim vote
NOVI/KALAMAZOO, Michigan (Reuters) - Republican Donald Trump appealed to Muslim voters in Michigan on Saturday as Michelle Obama made an impassioned plea on behalf of Kamala Harris at the Democrat's o...
Oct 27, 2024 Kalamazoo, Michigan, October 26, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
State, Cook County use similar arguments to defend assault weapon bans
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Attorneys in the offices of Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx made similar arguments in recent court filings as both de...
Oct 25, 2024 Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx (right) and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul (left) are pictured at the Illinois Statehouse in 2019. They’re both defending state and county bans on assault weapons in federal court cases. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Peoria man sentenced to federal prison on drug and weapon charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison on drug and weapons charges. 35-year-old Johnathan Sargent was sentenced Thursday to 11 years in federal prison, ...
Oct 24, 2024 Peoria County Sheriff's Office Mugshot of Johnathan Sargent from 2017. (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
L.A. prosecutor seeks new sentence for Menendez brothers in 1989 murder of parents
(Reuters) -A Los Angeles prosecutor said on Thursday he is asking the court to resentence Erik and Lyle Menendez after they have spent 34 years in prison for the shotgun murder of their parents, after...
Oct 24, 2024 Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon speaks during a news conference to announce a decision in the case of brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez, who have spent 34 years in prison for the shotgun murder of their parents, at his office in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 24, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake
US, Israeli negotiators to discuss Gaza ceasefire deal in Doha
DOHA (Reuters) - U.S. and Israeli negotiators will gather in Doha in the coming days to try to restart talks toward a deal for a ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza, officials said on Thursd...
Oct 24, 2024 FILE PHOTO: CIA Director William J. Burns in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Nearly 25 million votes already cast as Harris, Trump hit battleground states
PHILADELPHIA/DULUTH, Georgia (Reuters) -Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris told a town hall in Pennsylvania on Wednesday her administration would be different from that of President Joe B...
Oct 24, 2024 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a campaign event sponsored by conservative group Turning Point USA, in Duluth, Georgia, U.S., October 23, 2024. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage
