Author Archives: TJ Carson
Israel targets senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut air strike
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM/MANILA (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike targeted a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut's southern suburbs late on Tuesday in what the Israeli military said was retaliation for a cro...
Jul 30, 2024 People gather near a site hit by what security sources said was a strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon July 30, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Man accused in shooting death of 18-year-old in Peoria's East Bluff ordered detained
PEORIA, Ill. - A petition to detain a man accused in the shooting death of 18-year-old MikeQuese Taylor was granted by a Peoria County judge at a detention hearing Monday. The Peoria County State's At...
Jul 29, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Morton Caterpillar facility evacuated Monday morning as suspicious object investigated
MORTON, Ill. - Portions of the Caterpillar facility in Morton were evacuated Monday morning as police investigated a suspicious object. Morton Police say an object with wires sticking out was found in...
Jul 29, 2024 (Morton Police)
Pritzker signs birth equity initiative into law, celebrates Medicaid expansion
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law Monday that expands insurance coverage during and after pregnancy with the goal of lowering infant and maternal mortality rates, e...
Jul 29, 2024 An infant and audience member sit in the crowd of a news conference in Chicago’s Fulton Market District neighborhood. Gov. JB Pritzker signed House Bill 5142 into law, with the hope of lowering infant and maternal mortality rates across the state. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Dilpreet Raju)
Washington state man arrested after allegedly firing gun in downtown Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man from Washington state was arrested early Monday morning on weapons charges in downtown Peoria. Peoria Police say officers responded to the area of Main and Madison just after 12:3...
Jul 29, 2024
Two children killed in 'ferocious' knife attack, UK police say
LONDON (Reuters) -Two children were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed event in northwest England, and a 17-year-old male suspect was arrested, police said on Monday. He was held on suspicion o...
Jul 29, 2024 Police work at the scene where a man was arrested after people were stabbed in Southport, Britain, July 29, 2024. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja
As Democrats embrace Harris, some pivotal US House candidates hold back
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris' move to the top of the Democratic ticket injected new life into her party's flailing campaign against Republican Donald Trump, but some lawmakers w...
Jul 29, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) speaks during a press conference on proposed legislation dealing with budgetary reform, as the deadline to avoid partial government shutdown nears at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/File Photo
Hamas, Israel trade blame for not reaching Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal
CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel and the Islamist group Hamas traded blame on Monday over the lack of progress in reaching a ceasefire and hostage release deal in the Gaza Strip despite international mediation...
Jul 29, 2024 Palestinians gather to collect water amid shortages as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, July 29, 2024. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
Iowa starts enforcing six-week abortion ban
(Reuters) - Iowa enforced a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy on Monday, becoming the 22nd state to impose broad restrictions on ending pregnancies since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned ...
Jul 29, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Iowa state capitol on the day of the Iowa Caucus in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Peoria City to host USL League Two National Championship match at Shea
PEORIA, Ill. - The Carp will stay home for the championship. USL League Two announced Monday morning that the National Championship game will take place at Shea Stadium. The match between Peoria City ...
Jul 29, 2024 Peoria City players lift the 2024 USL League Two Central Conference championship trophy after defeating Flint City, 1-0, on July 26th at Shea Stadium. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
