Author Archives: TJ Carson
Thousands protest near US Capitol ahead of Netanyahu speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters opposed to Israel's war in Gaza, some carrying Palestinian flags, gathered near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday ahead of a speech by Israeli Prime Minister...
Jul 24, 2024 Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold signs, calling for an end to Israel's attack on Gaza, on the day Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress, in Washington, U.S., July 24, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Detention hearing for woman accused of suffocating baby in Tazewell County continued
PEKIN, Ill. - A Tazewell County judge will decide Thursday whether a 21-year old woman accused of suffocating a 10-month old baby will remain in jail until her trial. 25 News reports that's when a det...
Jul 24, 2024 courtroom gavel
DOJ confirms it is 'assessing the circumstances' of Sonya Massey shooting
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed late Tuesday that it is "assessing the circumstances" surrounding the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black woman by a...
Jul 23, 2024 Attorney Benjamin Crump, the renowned civil rights lawyer who is representing the family of Sonya Massey, speaks at a news conference Tuesday alongside Massey’s son, Malachi Hill Massey. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Grand jury indicts three men accused of burning pride flags in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted three men on a felony hate crime charge related to allegedly stealing and burning pride flags last month. 21-year-old Noah Gohring, 18-year-old N...
Jul 23, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Israel tanks advance deeper in southern Gaza as more ceasefire talks expected
CAIRO/JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) -Palestinian residents of eastern neighbourhoods of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip fled their homes on Tuesday as Israeli tanks advanced deep into the area after...
Jul 23, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Palestinians flee the eastern part of Khan Younis as they travel in an animal-drawn cart after they were ordered by Israeli army to evacuate their neighborhoods, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip July 22, 2024. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/File Photo
Harris assails Trump, promises compassion over chaos in debut rally
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) -Vice President Kamala Harris assailed Donald Trump on Tuesday at her first campaign rally since replacing President Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential candidate, while a Reu...
Jul 23, 2024 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during a campaign event, at West Allis Central High School, in West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S., July 23, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
Biden heads to Washington after COVID, ending campaign
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden headed to Washington on Tuesday, two days after ending his re-election bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomina...
Jul 23, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., July 23, 2024. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
US Senator Bob Menendez resigns after corruption conviction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez resigned on Tuesday in the aftermath of his conviction on corruption charges including bribery and acting as an agent for Egypt's government, bowing to...
Jul 23, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) looks on, following his bribery trial in connection with an alleged corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen, in New York City, U.S., July 16, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Trump to meet Israel's Netanyahu in Florida on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday at his resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Netanyahu is in W...
Jul 23, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive to deliver joint remarks on a Middle East peace plan proposal in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
Illinois lawmaker calls for strengthening protection for homeschooled children
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - An Illinois lawmaker heading a child welfare committee said the state must strengthen its laws and policies to protect homeschooled children facing inadequa...
Jul 23, 2024 State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is calling for stronger homeschool laws following reporting about the state’s lax oversight. She’s pictured in a file photo on the House floor. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
