Author Archives: TJ Carson
US Secret Service chief says local police warned of gunman at Trump shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Secret Service's acting director said on Friday that local police in Pennsylvania warned that there was a man with a gun on a roof before the July 13 attempted assassina...
Aug 02, 2024 Acting Director of the U.S. Secret Service, Ronald L. Rowe, Jr. appears before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the attempted assassination of Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 30, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
Pentagon tells Israel it will adjust US troops in Middle East
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has informed Israel about current and future changes to U.S. forces in the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Friday, amid threats from Iran a...
Aug 02, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrives at Camp Aguinaldo, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 30, 2024. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David/File Photo
In month since SCOTUS bribery decision, Madigan-related corruption cases forge ahead
Attorneys on both sides of the federal corruption case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan didn't agree on much this past month, but they are aligned on one thing: they're prepared t...
Aug 02, 2024 Former House Speaker Michael Madigan exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago on Jan. 3. Attorneys for Madigan and those caught up in related corruption cases argue a U.S. Supreme Court ruling narrowing the federal bribery statute should result in the dismissal of charges or acquittal of convictions. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Cause of death for 8-year-old girl from Missouri who died on flight diverted to Peoria revealed
PEORIA, Ill. - The cause of death for an eight-year-old girl from Missouri who died last month after a medical emergency on a flight diverted to Peoria has been revealed. Peoria County Coroner Jamie H...
Aug 02, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
U.S. sues TikTok over 'massive-scale' privacy violations of kids under 13
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit Friday against TikTok and parent company ByteDance for failing to protect children's privacy on the social media app. The government ...
Aug 02, 2024 TikTok's CEO Shou Zi Chew looks on during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation, at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Kamala Harris secures delegate votes needed to become Democratic nominee
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Kamala Harris on Friday secured the delegate votes needed to clinch the Democratic U.S. presidential nomination and become the first woman of color at the top of a major party tick...
Aug 02, 2024 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc.'s 60th International Biennial Boule event in Houston, Texas, U.S., July 31, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Sharp slowdown in US job growth boosts unemployment rate to 4.3%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. unemployment rate jumped to near a three-year high of 4.3% in July amid a significant slowdown in hiring, heightening fears the labor market was deteriorating and poten...
Aug 02, 2024 A pedestrian passes a "Now Hiring" sign at a Chase Bank branch in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S., September 1, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Disc golfers from around the world visit central Illinois for Ledgestone Open
EUREKA, Ill. - Disc golfers from around the world will converge on central Illinois this weekend as they take part in one of the most prestigious tournaments in the country. From Thursday through Sund...
Aug 01, 2024 Professional disc golfer Nathan Queen tees off on the famous 'Water Tower Hole' at the Lake Eureka Temp course during the 2024 Ledgestone Insurance Open. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Minor injuries after crash involving Peoria Police cruiser Thursday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Two people were treated at a local hospital for minor injuries after a crash involving a Peoria Police cruiser early Thursday morning. Peoria Police say it happened at around 3:30 A.M. ...
Aug 01, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Police arrest two people, one on multiple warrants, Wednesday night
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say two people were arrested Wednesday night on multiple charges and warrants. Officers observed a wanted suspect, identified as 26-year-old Kennie Young, just before 9:00...
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