Author Archives: TJ Carson
Strong US retail sales boost first-quarter growth estimates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in March amid a surge in receipts at online retailers, further evidence that the economy ended the first quarter on solid ground. ...
Apr 15, 2024 FILE PHOTO: People look for presents at the Macy’s flagship store during the holiday season in New York City, U.S., December 10, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
IRS says beats US tax filing season service goals, needs funding sustained
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service started tax filing deadline day on Monday by announcing that it had exceeded its goals for speeding assistance to taxpayers and cutting phone hold t...
Apr 15, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A U.S. 1040A Individual Income Tax form is seen at a U.S. Post office in New York April 15, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Trump says embattled House Republican Speaker Johnson doing 'good job'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump threw his support behind embattled U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday, seeking to demonstrate unity as Johnson struggles to quell dissent w...
Apr 12, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) delivers remarks in Emancipation Hall of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2024. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy/File Photo
Truck slams into Texas public building, killing one, injuring over a dozen
(Reuters) - An 18-wheel truck with a loaded flatbed slammed into a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) building on Friday, killing one person and injuring more than a dozen others in what a county...
Apr 12, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Illinois Senate advances changes to state's biometric privacy law after business groups split
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - It's been more than a year since the Illinois Supreme Court "respectfully suggest(ed)" state lawmakers clarify a law that's led to several multi-million-dol...
Apr 12, 2024 State Sen. Bill Cunningham, D-Chicago, speaks to reporters after passing an amendment to the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act through the Senate on Thursday. It now heads to the House for consideration. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Biden says expects Iran to attack Israel soon, warns: 'Don't'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said he expected Iran to attack Israel "sooner, rather than later" and warned Tehran not to proceed. Asked by reporters about his message to Ir...
Apr 12, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden looks on during his visit at the Chavis Community Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., March 26, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Man arrested for reportedly assaulting and injuring police officer in downtown Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man has been arrested after reportedly assaulting and injuring a Peoria Police officer Friday morning. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 33-year-old Eric Anderson has b...
Apr 12, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
U.S. Steel shareholders approve $14.9 billion buyout by Nippon Steel
(Reuters) -U.S. Steel shareholders on Friday approved its proposed $14.9 billion acquisition by Japan's Nippon Steel, taking the merger one step closer to completion even as political opposition to th...
Apr 12, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Nippon Steel logo is displayed at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan April 1, 2024. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
As state continues to inventory lead pipes, full replacement deadlines are decades away
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Lead pipes in public water systems and drinking fixtures have been banned in new construction since 1986, when Congress amended the Safe Drinking Water Act,...
Apr 12, 2024 A 2023 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report estimated Illinois has the most lead service lines per capita in the country. (Capitol News Illinois graphic by Cole Longcor)
Israel on edge for Iranian retaliation after embassy strike
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel on Friday braced for an attack by Iran or its proxies as warnings grew of retaliation for the killing last week of a senior officer in Iran's embassy in Damascus. Countries...
Apr 12, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Iranians burn an Israeli flag during a rally marking Quds Day and the funeral of members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who were killed in a suspected Israeli airstrike on the Iranian embassy complex in the Syrian capital Damascus, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
