Author Archives: TJ Carson
US struggles to curb Israel's Gaza bombardment, despite pressure at home and abroad
(Reuters) - As the death toll in Gaza tops 10,000, the Biden administration faces growing pressure at home and abroad to compel Israel to take steps to minimize civilian deaths in its drive to oust Ha...
Nov 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: People participate in a "pray-in", organized by the Franciscan Action Network, to call on U.S. President Joe Biden to support a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, amid the ongoing conflict between them, outside the White House in Washington, U.S., November 2, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Tyson recalls 30,000 pounds of Dino Chicken Nuggets
(Reuters) -U.S. food company Tyson Foods has said it was voluntarily recalling approximately 30,000 pounds of frozen, fully cooked dinosaur-shaped chicken "Fun Nuggets" or Dino Chicken Nuggets. A limi...
Nov 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The logo of Tyson Foods is seen in Davos, Switzerland, May 22, 2022. Picture taken May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
Father of accused July Fourth gunman in Chicago suburb pleads guilty
(Reuters) -An Illinois father pleaded guilty on Monday to multiple counts of reckless conduct for helping his troubled underage son obtain a gun that the latter used to kill seven people at a Fourth o...
Nov 06, 2023 File photo: Robert E. Crimo III's mother Denise Pesina and father Robert Crimo Jr. attend a hearing for their son in Lake County court, in Waukegan, Illinois, U.S., August 3, 2022. Nam Y. Huh/Pool via REUTERS/File photo
Gas prices continue to shrink in central Illinois. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - It's not much compared to last week, but gas prices in central Illinois continue to fall. GasBuddy reports the average price of a gallon of unleaded in the Peoria area sits at $3.43/g, ...
Nov 06, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
Iowa Governor Reynolds to endorse DeSantis' presidential bid, source says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds will endorse Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's bid to be the Republican nominee in the 2024 presidential race on Monday, according to a source familiar ...
Nov 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis speaks next to Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds during a "Fair-Side Chat" hosted by the governor at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., August 12, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
More than 300 Americans got out of Gaza, more remain -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -More than 300 Americans have left Gaza, but there are still U.S. citizens who remain in the besieged enclave, a White House official said on Sunday. A number of Americans remain ...
Nov 05, 2023 Ken Jones / CC
Protesters oppose Biden war policy in large pro-Palestinian rally in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington on Saturday to demand a ceasefire in Gaza where thousands have been killed in an Israeli offensive since an attack by Palestinian ...
Nov 05, 2023 Demonstrators rally in support of Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at Freedom Plaza in Washington, U.S., Nov. 4, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Coroner identifies person who died in fatal crash in Woodford County after trio flees from police
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. (25 News) - The burglary suspect who died in a vehicle crash in Woodford County early Friday morning has been identified. 25 News reports 38-year-old Jazzmon D. Perdue was pronou...
Nov 05, 2023 Midwest Communications
UPDATE: Gaza evacuations suspended; Palestinian president presses US to secure Gaza ceasefire
UPDATED 9:10 A.M. GAZA/RAMALLAH (Reuters) -Efforts were under way on Sunday to resume evacuations of injured Gazans and foreign passport holders through the Rafah crossing to Egypt, suspended since Sa...
Nov 05, 2023 A Palestinian man reacts, as people search for casualties, at the site of Israeli strikes on houses, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at the Magazi Refugee Camp, in central Gaza Strip, November 5, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Peoria Salvation Army Tree of Lights campaign for 2023 underway
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Salvation Army Tree of Lights three-month campaign began Friday afternoon with a ceremony at Center Court of Northwoods Mall. Money raised from the campaign helps provide foo...
Nov 03, 2023 (Kathy Anderson/Peoria Salvation Army)
