Author Archives: TJ Carson
Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended two days; 11 more hostages freed
CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza that was on the verge of expiring was extended by two days, mediator Qatar said on Monday, raising the prospect the Palestinian grou...
Nov 27, 2023 People gather as hostages are released by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, amid a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 27, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Biden to invoke Cold War-era law to boost medical supplies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will invoke a Cold War-era measure to boost investment in U.S. manufacturing of medicines and medical supplies that he has deemed important for national defe...
Nov 27, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a dinner hosted by the Human Rights Campaign at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, U.S., October 14, 2023. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo
UPDATE: New management at Lincoln Terrace on Peoria's South Side is a partnership. Here's what we know
UPDATED 4:47 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Residents of a housing complex on the South Side of Peoria have new managers. The Peoria Housing Authority Development Corporation announced on Monday a partnership to...
Nov 27, 2023 (Peoria Housing Authority)
Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter to lie in repose in Georgia
PLAINS, Georgia (Reuters) -The body of Rosalynn Carter, the former U.S. first lady who died on Nov. 19 at age 96, will lie in repose on Monday in Georgia, giving Americans the chance to pay their resp...
Nov 27, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Carter poses for a half-length portrait in the White House, February 18, 1977. Library of Congress/Official White House Photograph/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Tanker in Middle East safe from attackers after U.S. Navy responds, officials say
WASHINGTON/RIYADH (Reuters) -A U.S. Navy warship responded to a distress call from a commercial tanker in the Gulf of Aden that had been seized by armed individuals and the vessel is now safe, U.S. of...
Nov 27, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Mason pulls alongside a fleet replenishment oiler in the Atlantic Ocean, July 17, 2021. U.S. Navy/Bill Mesta/Handout via REUTERS
US new home sales fall more than expected in October
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of new U.S. single-family homes fell more than expected in October, likely as higher mortgage rates reduced affordability, but the housing segment remains supported by a p...
Nov 27, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A "sold" sign is seen outside of a recently purchased home in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
UPDATE: Biden hopeful about Israel-Hamas truce extension, US hostages release
UPDATED 3:41 P.M. NANTUCKET, Mass. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that the chances were "real" of a truce between Israel and Hamas being extended and he expressed hope that U.S. ci...
Nov 24, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks following a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, during a press conference in Nantucket, Massachusetts, U.S., November 24, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Chicken coop and machine shed damaged in Friday morning fire in rural Mapleton
MAPLETON, Ill. - A chicken coop and a machine shed were damaged after a fire Friday morning in rural Mapleton. Logan-Trivoli Fire Chief David Tuttle says firefighters arrived at a home on Riekena Road...
Nov 24, 2023 Midwest Communications
Christmas season gets underway Friday morning with annual Peoria Santa Claus Parade
PEORIA, Ill. - The longest-running event of its kind in the United States weaved its way through the streets of downtown Peoria on Friday morning to kick off the Christmas season. The 136th edition of...
Nov 24, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
136th annual Peoria Santa Claus Parade to take place Friday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria tradition that is the longest running event of its kind in the United States will take place Friday morning. The 136th Annual Santa Claus Parade by Peoria Area Community Events...
Nov 23, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
