Author Archives: TJ Carson
Amid international crises, US Congress handcuffed by Republican feud
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the flames of war burn in the Middle East and Ukraine, the U.S. Congress is immobilized by a brawl among Republicans, a dysfunction that even some in Donald Trump's party wor...
Oct 15, 2023 The U.S. Capitol is seen at sunrise as Republican House members will today continue their search to find a House speaker following the ouster of Kevin McCarthy, in Washington, U.S., October 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Israel urges Gazans south, as airstrikes continue ahead of ground assault
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Sunday it would continue to allow Gazans to evacuate south ahead of an expected ground assault by its forces on the Gaza Strip in retaliation fo...
Oct 15, 2023 A view shows the remains of a Palestinian house destroyed in Israeli strikes in the central Gaza Strip October 15, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa
Arrest made in fatal September shooting in Central Peoria. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - An arrest has been made in connection to a fatal shooting last month in Central Peoria. Peoria Police says 25-year-old Amorta Nelson was taken in for questioning Thursday, after being i...
Oct 13, 2023 Amorta Nelson (1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Advocates push for guns to be taken from domestic abusers when order of protection served
CHICAGO (Capitol New Illinois) - As lawmakers prepare to return to Springfield later this month for their annual two-week fall veto session, advocates are pushing for a measure that would require law ...
Oct 13, 2023 (Flanked by domestic violence advocates and a pair of state senators, State Rep. Maura Hirschauer, D-Batavia, speaks at a Chicago news conference on Thursday announcing intentions to run a gun-related proposal during the General Assembly’s fall veto session later this month. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel) )
Layoffs occurring at WTVP as station works to get finances in order. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria public television station WTVP is reducing its workforce to help get its finances in order. 25 News reports the station will be laying off nine people as part of $1.5 m...
Oct 13, 2023 (25 News)
Biden spoke with families of 14 Americans missing after Hamas attacks -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden has spoken with family members of 14 Americans unaccounted for after attacks by Hamas militants on Israel, the White House said on Friday. White House na...
Oct 13, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a roundtable with Jewish community leaders regarding the Palestine-Israel conflict, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, U.S. October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Bob Michel Bridge project close to completion. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - The finish line is near for the completion of the Bob Michel Bridge rehabilitation project. Illinois Department of Transportation spokesman Paul Wappel says there's only a couple tasks ...
Oct 13, 2023 (Illinois Department of Transportation)
Blinken tells Arab leaders 'no more business as usual' with Hamas
DOHA (Reuters) - U.S. top diplomat Antony Blinken is telling Middle Eastern leaders there can be "no more business as usual" with Palestinian militant group Hamas, he said on Friday as he tours Arab s...
Oct 13, 2023 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes statements to the media with Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, in Doha, Qatar, Friday Oct. 13, 2023. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS
US Supreme Court temporarily blocks order curbing Biden social media contacts
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday maintained a block on restrictions imposed by lower courts on the ability of President Joe Biden's administration to encourage social media companies to rem...
Oct 13, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The United States Supreme Court building is seen as in Washington, U.S., October 4, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
UAW warns of new strikes against Detroit Three without warning, no new walkouts Friday
DETROIT (Reuters) - United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said on Friday that the union will not expand its strike against the Detroit Three automakers at the moment, but said its members would now...
Oct 13, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A striking UAW member pickets outside the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, U.S., September 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dieu-Nalio Chery
