Author Archives: TJ Carson
Olympics-Gymnastics-Biles clinches sixth Olympic gold at all-around final
PARIS(Reuters) - Simone Biles clinched her sixth Olympic gold medal in front of an ecstatic crowd at the Paris Games on Thursday, reasserting her status as the number one all around gymnast three year...
Aug 01, 2024 Paris 2024 Olympics - Artistic Gymnastics - Women's All-Around Victory Ceremony - Bercy Arena, Paris, France - August 01, 2024. Gold medallist Simone Biles of United States celebrates on the podium with bronze medallist Sunisa Lee of United States. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Biden calls for bigger penalties, more controls to fight US fentanyl crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden called for larger penalties for drug smugglers and stricter controls on pill presses and importers on Wednesday as part of new steps to deal with the U.S. opi...
Jul 31, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A pill is seen pressed from a pill press at Reuters' office in New York City, U.S., June 24, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
OSF Healthcare announces gift for proton beam therapy area
PEORIA, Ill. - The proton beam at the OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute now has a name. OSF announced on Wednesday that it has received a $2 million gift from Polly Barton, specifically focused on proto...
Jul 31, 2024 Barton Beam sign. (OSF Healthcare)
Peoria Public Schools starts new school year with changes
PEORIA, Ill. - Though it shows July on the calendar with the summer heat hanging around, a new school year starts Wednesday for Peoria Public Schools. With a new year about to begin, a couple things w...
Jul 31, 2024 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Study: Illinois students still struggle with post-pandemic learning loss
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - As the flow of billions of dollars in federal pandemic-related aid is about to end, many students in Illinois are still struggling to catch up academically ...
Jul 31, 2024 Students are pictured in a file photo working on laptops at Lanphier High School in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 12:00 P.M. Wednesday
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 578 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 550 AM CDT WED JUL 31 2024 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 578 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCA...
Jul 31, 2024
Trump sitdown at Black journalists' convention sparks backlash
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Donald Trump speaks at the country's largest annual gathering of Black journalists on Wednesday, an effort to bolster the Republican presidential candidate's standing that has divi...
Jul 31, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a rally with his vice presidential running mate U.S. Senator JD Vance in St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S., July 27, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran, Hamas says
CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the early hours of the morning in Iran, the Palestinian militant group said on Wednesday, drawing fears of wider escalation in a region...
Jul 31, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with Palestinian group Hamas' top leader Ismail Haniyeh and Palestinian Islamic Jihad chief Ziad al-Nakhala in Tehran, Iran July 30, 2024. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Olympics-Gymnastics-Triumphant Biles leads U.S. to gymnastics team gold
PARIS (Reuters) -Simone Biles clinched her fifth Olympic gold medal as she made a triumphant return to the women's gymnastics team final at the Paris Games on Tuesday, reinforcing her status as one of...
Jul 30, 2024 Paris 2024 Olympics - Artistic Gymnastics - Women's Team Final - Bercy Arena, Paris, France - July 30, 2024. Simone Biles of United States celebrates after her performance on the Uneven Bars with her coach. REUTERS/Mike Blake
US Senate passes major online child safety reforms, House fate unclear
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate passed major online child safety reforms in a nearly unanimous vote on Tuesday, although the legislation, which has drawn mixed reactions from the tech industry, ...
Jul 30, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Capitol, following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's bid for immunity from federal prosecution for 2020 election subversion in Washington, U.S., July 1, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File photo
