Author Archives: TJ Carson
Republicans aim to take a second swing at Mayorkas impeachment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will try again on Tuesday to impeach Democratic President Joe Biden's top border official, a week after their first attempt ende...
Feb 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks at a news conference about security for the Super Bowl in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. February 7, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino
Paramount Global to lay off about 800 employees - source
(Reuters) -Paramount Global is laying off about 800 employees or roughly 3% of its workforce, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, as the media company looks to cut costs and return to e...
Feb 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A view of Paramount Studios's water tank as SAG-AFTRA members walk the picket line outside during their ongoing strike, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 26, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
Rents boost US consumer prices in January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer prices rose more than expected in January amid a surge in the cost of shelter, but the pick-up in inflation did not change expectations that the Federal Reserve wil...
Feb 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A man shops for produce at Best World Supermarket in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C., U.S., August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
Peoria-area baseball legend among people honored with state's highest honor for civilians
CHICAGO, Ill. - A baseball legend from Peoria is one of the recipients of the highest honors in the state of Illinois. Jim Thome was announced Monday as one of seven 2024 recipients of the Order of Li...
Feb 12, 2024 (File-25 News)
East Peoria Fire Department makes several promotions official on Monday
UPDATED 5:21 P.M. EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The East Peoria Fire Department made multiple promotions on Monday, on the heels of a new fire department building opening. Andy Ogburn was promoted from lieutena...
Feb 12, 2024 (25 News)
Biden says he is pushing for six-week Gaza pause
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday the United States is pushing for a six-week pause in the fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza as a stepping stone toward a longer cea...
Feb 12, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden walks with Jordan's King Abdullah, as they attend a press conference, following their meeting, at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 12, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
UPDATE: Trump asks US Supreme Court to intervene as he presses immunity bid
UPDATED 3:45 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Monday turned to the U.S. Supreme Court as he presses his claim - rejected by lower courts - that he is immune from being prosecuted for trying...
Feb 12, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during his Iowa caucus night watch party in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., January 15, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Democratic senator raises concerns about Biden campaign decision to join TikTok
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee said on Monday he is concerned about the decision by the campaign of President Joe Biden to join short-video app TikTok, ...
Feb 12, 2024 U.S. Senator Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia and Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, holds a hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., April 14, 2021. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
UPDATE: US says Rafah strike should not impact hostage talks ahead of expected spy chiefs meeting
UPDATED 3:16 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israeli airstrikes in Rafah should not affect negotiations toward a deal between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas on the release of hostages, a U.S. offic...
Feb 12, 2024 Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a mosque, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 12, 2024. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Jackpot winning Illinois Lottery ticket sold Friday night in Peoria Heights
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - It was someone's lucky day in Peoria Heights on Friday night. That's where an Illinois Lottery Lucky Day Lotto ticket worth $1.45 million was sold at the BP gas station on North...
Feb 12, 2024 (Illinois Lottery)
