Author Archives: TJ Carson
Fire damages Peoria home on New Year's Eve. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - An electrical issue is being cited as the cause of a house fire in Peoria's East Bluff area Sunday evening. Peoria Fire says the fire was called in at Thrush and Peoria Avenues at aroun...
Jan 01, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Israel troop pullback signals 'gradual shift' to lower intensity operations -US official
UPDATED 1:15 p.m. CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix (Reuters) -Israel's decision to withdraw some troops from Gaza appears to signal the start of a shift to lower-intensity operations in the north of the Pales...
Jan 01, 2024 Palestinians stand in a house destroyed by an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, January 1, 2024. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
UPDATE: At least six dead after huge earthquake rocks Japan on New Year's Day
UPDATED 3:47 p.m. TOKYO (Reuters) - The powerful earthquake that hit central Japan on New Year's Day killed at least six people, as police and local authorities early on Tuesday reported cases of bodi...
Jan 01, 2024 Fire burns following an earthquake at a residential area in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan January 1, 2024, in this photo released by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo via REUTERS
World welcomes 2024 with New Year's fireworks, reflection and a royal farewell
(Reuters) -The world welcomed 2024 with a mix of celebration and sombre reflection. Sydney sparkled under a shower of silver and gold fireworks commemorating the 50th anniversary of its iconic Opera H...
Jan 01, 2024 People watch confetti flying around after the clock strikes midnight during New Year celebrations at Times Square, in New York City, New York, U.S., January 1, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
No winner in final Powerball drawing of 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Someone could start the new year on millions of high notes. No one won Saturday night's Powerball jackpot of $760 million. The jackpot will now grow to an estimated $810 million fo...
Dec 31, 2023 (Powerball)
Kharkiv strikes were retaliation for Ukraine's Belgorod attack, Russia says
(Reuters) -Russia on Sunday said it attacked military facilities in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv overnight, including a hotel housing military commanders and "foreign mercenaries", in response to Ukr...
Dec 31, 2023 A view shows destroyed cars following what Russian authorities say was a Ukrainian military strike in Belgorod, Russia December 30, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer
Police increasing presence to keep people safe on the roads during New Year's celebrations
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Police will step up patrols to try and keep the roads safe to start the new year. The increased presence during New Year's celebrations will focus on drunk driving, distracted driv...
Dec 31, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Maersk pauses Red Sea sailings after Houthi attack on container ship
COPENHAGEN/DUBAI (Reuters) -Iranian-backed Houthi militants attacked a Maersk container vessel with missiles and small boats, prompting the company to pause all sailing through the Red Sea for 48 hour...
Dec 31, 2023 FILE PHOTO: CMA CGM Louis Bleriot and a Maersk Line container ship pass through the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt July 7, 2021. Picture taken July 7, 2021. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Israeli jets pound central Gaza as Netanyahu indicates longer war
CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli jets intensified attacks on central Gaza on Sunday, residents and medics said, as battles raged through the rubble of towns and refugee camps in a war that Isra...
Dec 31, 2023 An Israeli military tactical drone operator launches a drone near the Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in southern Israel, December 30, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
U.S. drivers hope for lower pump prices in 2024 as gasoline stocks climb
(Reuters) - American drivers can expect lower motor fuel costs for a second-straight year in 2024 as a jump in global refining capacity and a surplus in U.S. gasoline stocks drive down retail prices, ...
Dec 29, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Signage shows the price of unleaded regular gas at less than $2.50 per gallon as cars queue to fill fuel at a gas station, in Houston, Texas, U.S., December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Gary McWilliams/File Photo
