Author Archives: TJ Carson
Fresh spending showdown looms as US Congress returns to Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives and the Democratic-led Senate this week will start to seek the upper hand in a spending showdown that could trigger a gov...
Jul 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: General view of the U.S. Capitol during morning hours, in Washington, U.S., March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Nassar, disgraced doctor who abused US gymnasts, is stabbed in prison
(Reuters) - Larry Nassar, the disgraced doctor of USA Gymnastics who was convicted of sexually abusing young female gymnasts, has been stabbed multiple times by another inmate in prison and was in sta...
Jul 10, 2023 Larry Nassar, a former team USA Gymnastics doctor who pleaded guilty in November 2017 to sexual assault charges, stands in court during his sentencing hearing in the Eaton County Court in Charlotte, Michigan, U.S., February 5, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
Russian strike on Ukrainian aid distribution point killed four, Kyiv says
KYIV (Reuters) - Four people were killed in a Russian attack on a humanitarian aid distribution point in the southeastern Ukrainian region of Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. The Gene...
Jul 10, 2023 A view shows a building destroyed by a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine July 10, 2023. Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Yurii Malashko via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS
East Peoria mobile home total loss after fire
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - An East Peoria mobile home is a total loss after a fire early Saturday morning. The East Peoria Fire Department responded to the home off Meadow Avenue near the East Peoria VFW Pos...
Jul 08, 2023 D4E / CC
Ukraine's Zelenskiy visits symbolic Snake Island to mark 500 days of war
(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Snake Island, a rocky outcrop on the Black Sea, to mark 500 days since Russia's invasion, a video issued by his office on Saturday showed. T...
Jul 08, 2023 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy writes an inscription 'Glory to Ukraine' as he visits Snake (Zmiinyi) Island in the Black Sea, retaken by the Ukrainian Armed Forces a year ago, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released July 8, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
State ends fiscal year with record $50.7 billion in base revenue, sparking small surplus
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - State revenues once again reached a record high in the fiscal year that ended June 30, creating what Gov. JB Pritzker called a "one-time" budget surplus of ...
Jul 08, 2023 (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Cause of Friday night Peoria house fire 'undetermined'
PEORIA, Ill. - The cause of a fire to a home late Friday evening in Peoria is not quite known at this time. Firefighters were called to a house in the area of Central and Arcadia just before 10:30 P.M...
Jul 08, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Yellen urges US-China cooperation on economy, climate
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged closer communication between China and the United States on Saturday to improve economic decision-making and challenged China to join glo...
Jul 08, 2023 U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, left, shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng during a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, Saturday, July 8, 2023. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS
Drought lessens slightly in central Illinois after storms the week before
PEORIA, Ill. - Storms last week in central Illinois gave a little relief to persisting drought conditions. The latest U.S Drought Monitor report shows the area between moderate to severe drought level...
Jul 07, 2023 (National Weather Service)
More than $40 billion announced for Rebuild Illinois projects in next six years
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The state of Illinois will invest more than $40 billion over the next six years for a wide variety of infrastructure projects across the state. The Rebuild Illinois program was ann...
Jul 07, 2023 Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Omer Osman is pictured at a news conference in Springfield Friday. He unveiled the state's latest six-year plan for infrastructure improvements. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
