Author Archives: TJ Carson
Trump aide pleads not guilty in classified documents probe -media
(Reuters) -An aide to Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in federal court in Florida on Tuesday to charges he tried to helped the former U.S. president hide secret documents taken upon leaving office, U....
Aug 15, 2023 Carlos De Oliveira, the property manager of former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, arrives at Alto Lee Adams Sr. U.S. Courthouse, in Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S. August 10, 2023. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Greater Peoria Tailgater prepares football fans for new season on Peoria Riverfront
PEORIA, Ill. - With football around the corner, fans of the Chicago Bears and more prepared for the new season with a party on the Peoria Riverfront. The Greater Peoria Tailgater took place Monday on ...
Aug 14, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US Navy joins Army, Marine Corps in having no Senate-confirmed leader, in historic first
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy on Monday became the third branch of the military to no longer have a Senate-confirmed leader for the first time in history, as a Republican senator continues to b...
Aug 14, 2023 A U.S. flag flutters in the background as members of the U.S. Marines and the U.S. Navy stand on a deck of the USS Bataan, a U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, as it takes part in a parade of ships during Fleet Week 2022 in New York, U.S. May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
UPDATE: State legislative leaders react to Illinois Supreme Court upholding constitutionality of assault weapons ban
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Governor J.B. Pritzker says he is "pleased" with the Illinois Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of the state's assault weapons ban. The 4-3 ruling on Friday upholds the...
Aug 11, 2023 (State of Illinois)
UPDATE: Illinois Supreme Court upholds assault weapon ban, but federal test remains
UPDATED 6:04 P.M. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The state's ban on high-powered weapons and high-capacity magazines passed a state constitutional test Friday as it awaits a potentially m...
Aug 11, 2023 State Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur, holds a news conference at the Illinois State Fair Friday after the state Supreme Court sided against him by ruling that the state's ban on "assault weapons" does not run afoul of the state constitution. (Credit: Blueroomstream.com)
US consumer prices rise moderately in July; weekly jobless claims above expectations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices increased moderately in July amid lower costs for goods, including used motor vehicles, a trend that could persuade the Federal Reserve to leave interest ra...
Aug 10, 2023 Shoppers crowd a supermarket to buy food ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
Drought levels in central Illinois are decreasing. Here's the latest numbers
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Drought is decreasing in central Illinois after relief from recent rains and cooler temperatures in the past week. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor report released Thursday shows all ...
Aug 10, 2023 (National Weather Service)
Biden highlights clean energy 'boom' at New Mexico wind tower plant
ALBUQUERQUE (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will take his economic pitch to New Mexico on Wednesday with remarks at the groundbreaking of an Arcosa wind tower manufacturing facility at which the White...
Aug 09, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his administration's conservation efforts on the day he signs a proclamation establishing the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, at the Historic Red Butte Airfied in Tusayan, Arizona, U.S., August 8, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Fox Business to host second Republican debate -RNC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Fox Business will hold the second debate of the 2024 Republican presidential contest, the Republican National Committee said on Wednesday, making the conservative Fox outlets hos...
Aug 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Windham, New Hampshire, U.S., August 8, 2023. REUTERS/Reba Saldanha/File Photo
US court blocks Biden debt relief rule benefiting defrauded students
(Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Monday blocked the Biden administration from proceeding with another piece of its student debt relief agenda, a rule that would make it easier for people who are ...
Aug 08, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about his plans for continued student debt relief after a U.S. Supreme Court decision blocking his plan to cancel $430 billion in student loan debt, at the White House in Washington, U.S. June 30, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
