Author Archives: TJ Carson
New US House Republican speaker faces early test on government funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Mike Johnson, the untried speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, faces an early test of how well he can unify his splintered majority as he tries to avoid a pa...
Nov 01, 2023 Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) takes his oath of office after he was elected to be the new Speaker at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 25, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabth Frantz/File Photo
No injuries after Tuesday night fire at Mapleton Caterpillar building
MAPLETON, Ill. (25 News) - There were no injuries reported after a duct fire at the Caterpillar Warehouse in Mapleton Tuesday night. 25 News reports the fire happened at around 9:00 P.M. and started o...
Nov 01, 2023 Midwest Communications
Peoria Fire Chief suggests homeowners keep up maintenance on chimneys as cold weather arrives
PEORIA, Ill. - In the wake of fire damaging a chimney in Peoria's East Bluff from the past weekend, the head of Peoria's Fire Department is offering advice to prevent a similar fate from occurring in ...
Oct 31, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria man sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to PPP loan fraud
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man received a probation sentence of three years in a federal court Monday for making false statements relating to the federal Paycheck Protection Program. 25-year-old Andre K....
Oct 31, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Sam Bankman-Fried has 'regret' for not probing $8 billion debt to FTX
NEW YORK (Reuters) -FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried concluded his defense in his fraud trial on Tuesday, saying he felt "regret" for not looking into the $8 billion his hedge fund borrowed from the cryp...
Oct 31, 2023 FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is questioned by prosecutor Danielle Sassoon (not seen) during his fraud trial over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange at federal court in New York City, U.S., October 31, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
Cleanup in East Peoria after train freight cars derail Monday evening
EAST PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Crews are cleaning up in East Peoria after three freight cars derailed Monday evening. 25 News reports the derailment occurred under the Meadow Avenue overpass, spilling ...
Oct 31, 2023 (25 News)
US Supreme Court weighs if public officials can block critics on social media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday waded into the issue of free speech rights in the digital age during arguments in cases from California and Michigan involving whether public of...
Oct 31, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Authority of Law statue is seen outside the U.S. Supreme Court at the start of the new term in Washington, U.S., October 2, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Illinois Report Card shows increased graduation rates at Peoria Public Schools. Find the data here
PEORIA, Ill. - Graduation rates are rising at Peoria Public Schools. That's according to data in the Illinois Report Card released Monday. The district has an 81% graduation rate, up from 65.1% in 201...
Oct 30, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Illinois man pleads not guilty in fatal stabbing of Muslim boy
UPDATED 2:47 P.M. (Reuters) - An Illinois man charged with murder and hate crimes for stabbing a 6-year-old Muslim boy to death and wounding his mother pleaded not guilty before a judge on Monday at a...
Oct 30, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, a Muslim boy who according to police was stabbed to death in an attack that targeted him and his mother for their religion and as a response to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, poses in an undated family photograph obtained by Reuters on October 15, 2023. CAIR/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
White House unveils wide-ranging action to mitigate AI risks
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will take wider-ranging action on artificial intelligence (AI) on Monday by seeking to increase safety while protecting consumers, workers, and minority groups fro...
Oct 30, 2023 FILE PHOTO: AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo
