Author Archives: TJ Carson
Biden, China's Xi will discuss communication, competition at APEC summit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Monday President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss strengthening communication and managing competition when they meet at the Asia-P...
Nov 13, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 14, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
US Supreme Court announces formal ethics code for justices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday adopted its first formal code of conduct governing the ethical behavior of its nine justices, bowing to months of outside pressure over revelatio...
Nov 13, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen on the day that Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito released their delayed financial disclosure reports and the reports were made public in Washington, U.S., August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm/File Photo
UPDATE: Bradley University president says school is still strong, in the wake of proposed program cuts and planned protest
PEORIA, Ill. - The president of Bradley University says, in the wake of proposed program and faculty cuts, the university is still in a strong position. Last week, Stephen Standifird in an email to st...
Nov 13, 2023 Bradley University president Stephen Standifird speaks at an event in 2022. (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Pekin City Council member makes shocking announcement
UPDATE: 6:32 p.m. PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - Becky Cloyd, a former mayoral candidate, took to Facebook Monday to announce she is resigning as a Pekin city council member. Cloyd believes she was silenced ...
Nov 13, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Becky Cloyd via Facebook)
US House Republicans eye plan to avert government shutdown as Moody's warns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Republicans are due to unveil a stopgap measure on Saturday aimed at averting a government shutdown, the latest in a series of standoffs that contri...
Nov 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Newly-elected U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) walks from his office to the House floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 26, 2023.REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger
Morton High School Marching Band advances at grand nationals in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Morton High School Marching Band will play on at the national championships. The band learned Friday night that they were one of 33 in four classifications to advance to the s...
Nov 11, 2023 (Paul Friend/Morton High School Marching Band)
UAW workers at GM's Flint plant narrowly vote against new labor deal
(Reuters) -United Auto Workers (UAW) union members at General Motors' Flint assembly plant in Michigan have narrowly voted against a proposed contract with the U.S. automaker, the local chapter said. ...
Nov 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
UPDATE: Peoria honors veterans with parade and ceremony Saturday morning
UPDATED 12:25 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A parade during a crisp and cool fall morning in downtown Peoria honored all of those who have served their country. The city's annual Veteran's Day Parade was held S...
Nov 11, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Hollywood actors win streaming bonuses under new contract
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Streaming services will pay bonuses of roughly $40 million per year as part of the tentative labor agreement reached between the SAG-AFTRA actors union and major Hollywood studi...
Nov 11, 2023 SAG-AFTRA union President Fran Drescher and SAG-AFTRA chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland attend a press conference after SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Committee approved a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to bring an end to the actors strike, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 10, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake
UPDATE: Israel's war on Hamas homes in on Gaza hospitals
UPDATED 8:51 A.M. GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Palestinian officials said a baby died and dozens more patients were at risk from an Israeli siege around Gaza's largest hospital on Saturday, while Israel ...
Nov 11, 2023 Smoke rises over Gaza as seen from Southern Israel, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, November 11, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
