Author Archives: TJ Carson
Gathering in Peoria aims to show support for Jewish community locally and beyond
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of the Jewish Federation of Peoria says the weekend attacks in Gaza left her "horrified." "People were dragged from their homes and murdered in cold blood, and taken back as ho...
Oct 10, 2023 joshuapiano / CC
Biden interviewed by special counsel in classified documents case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden was interviewed as part of an investigation into his handling of classified documents by Special Counsel Robert Hur, the White House counsel's office said on...
Oct 10, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his economic agenda at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Maryland, U.S. September 14, 2023.?REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
US Army chief says Congress must act to ensure arms to both Israel and Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army on Monday said it would need Congress to approve additional funding to ensure the Pentagon's munitions production and acquisition plans can simultaneously meet the...
Oct 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Secretary of the U.S. Army Christine E. Wormuth testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing on budget estimates for fiscal year 2022 for the Army on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 22, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
UAW workers strike Mack Trucks after rejecting contract
(Reuters) -Union workers at Volvo Group-owned Mack Trucks went on strike on Monday morning after overwhelmingly rejecting a proposed five-year contract deal, the United Auto Workers said, making it th...
Oct 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A United Auto Workers union member holds a sign outside Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, to mark the beginning of contract negotiations in Sterling Heights, Michigan, U.S. July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
RFK Jr. declares independent 2024 presidential run, raises millions more
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -Robert F. Kennedy Jr, an environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist and son of the former senator, announced on Monday in Philadelphia that he is dropping his Democratic Party...
Oct 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers his political speech at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. August 12, 2023. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File Photo/File Photo
US House Republicans plot next moves on leader, McCarthy says he would go back
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Less than a week after becoming the first U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives voted out by his own caucus, Republican Kevin McCarthy told a radio interviewer on Monday ...
Oct 09, 2023 Clouds float above the U.S. Capitol, while inside the building, House Republicans search for a new Speaker of the House following the ouster of Kevin McCarthy, in Washington, U.S., October 5, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Downward trend of gas prices continue in central Illinois. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Central Illinois gas prices are continuing to fall. GasBuddy reports the average price for unleaded in the Peoria area is $3.65/g. The average is 6.8 cents lower than last week, 17.8 ce...
Oct 09, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
Disrupting Saudi-Israel ties may have motivated Hamas attack, Blinken says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said part of the motivation for Hamas' latest attack on Israel could have been disrupting a potential normalizing of Israel-Saudi Arabia t...
Oct 08, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on, as U.S. President Joe Biden (not pictured) speaks about the conflict in Israel, after Hamas launched its biggest attack in decades, while making a statement about the crisis, at the White House in Washington, U.S. October 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Central Illinois family prepares for move to Kenya to help with domestic violence victims in the country
PEORIA, Ill. - A central Illinois couple is preparing for a big move for a worthwhile cause. Terry and Veronicah Richards and their six-year-old daughter will soon make their home in Kenya. The reason...
Oct 08, 2023 (Imani Rescue Center Facebook)
Powerball jackpot grows again after no winners in Saturday night's drawing
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - No one hit all the numbers to win life-changing money in Saturday night's Powerball drawing. The jackpot has now grown to $1.55 billion, which makes it the 3rd largest in the game'...
Oct 08, 2023 (Powerball)
