Author Archives: TJ Carson

Trump's aide Walt Nauta again delays plea in federal documents case
MIAMI (Reuters) - Donald Trump's aide Walt Nauta's arraignment on charges of helping the former president hide national security documents was postponed until July 6 on Tuesday because he still did no...
TJ Carson Jun 27, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Walt Nauta, aide of former U.S. President Trump, appears on classified document charges after a federal indictment at Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States Courthouse, in Miami, Florida, U.S., June 13, 2023 in a courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/File Photo

DeSantis details hardline border plan, looking to compete with Trump
(Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday provided his most detailed plan yet for securing the U.S. southern border with Mexico as he tries to make up ground against Donald Trump in the race...
TJ Carson Jun 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis speaks at the North Carolina Republican Party convention in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. June 9, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo

Local Russian expert says weekend revolt has damaged image of Putin within his country
PEORIA, Ill. - A local expert on Russian affairs says she has "cautious optimism" about the attempted mutiny by the Wagner Group from the past weekend. The group, led by Yevgeny Prigozhin on Saturday,...
TJ Carson Jun 26, 2023 flowcomm / CC

US to spend $42 billion to make internet access universal by 2030
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Monday divvied up $42 billion among the nation's 50 states and U.S. territories to make access to high-speed broadband universal by 2030, as it launched a new...
TJ Carson Jun 26, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden announces a $42.45 billion national grant program for high-speed internet infrastructure deployment called the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 26, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Stroke recovery research project to be done in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Researchers based in Peoria will soon begin studying a way to reduce the harmful effects of stroke in people. The University of Illinois College of Medicine has been awarded a $300,000 ...
TJ Carson Jun 25, 2023 (University of Illinois College of Medicine)

Fire damages kitchen in Peoria home early Saturday evening
PEORIA, Ill. - Unattended cooking is being blamed for a fire at a house in Peoria early Saturday evening. Firefighters were called to a house on W. Circle Dr. just off University just after 6:15 P.M. ...
TJ Carson Jun 25, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)

UPDATE: US Secretary of State Blinken says Russia turmoil could take months to play out
UPDATED 10:03 A.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The unprecedented challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin by Wagner fighters has exposed fresh "cracks" in the strength of his leadership that may take w...
TJ Carson Jun 25, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on during a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at the Intercontinental O2 Hotel in London, Britain, June 21, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/Pool/File Photo

US House Republicans seek to expunge Trump impeachments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two of Donald Trump's staunchest allies in the U.S. Congress have introduced legislation aimed at expunging the former president's two impeachments, a legislative maneuver witho...
TJ Carson Jun 23, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks outside Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on the day of former U.S. President Donald Trump's court appearance after his indictment by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, in New York City, U.S., April 4, 2023. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo

Honda recalling 1.2 million US vehicles for rear camera issue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Honda Motor is recalling 1.2 million vehicles in the United States due to a potential issue with the rearview camera image, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NH...
TJ Carson Jun 23, 2023 A Honda logo is seen during the New York International Auto Show, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 5, 2023. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/FILE PHOTO

Starbucks workers at over 150 stores to go on strike over Pride decor dispute
(Reuters) -More than 3,000 workers at over 150 Starbucks stores in the United States will go on strike next week, the union representing the coffee chain's baristas said on Friday, following claims th...
TJ Carson Jun 23, 2023 A Starbucks sign is show on one of the companies stores in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 19,2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake


