Author Archives: TJ Carson
Appeals court affirms conviction of Chauvin for George Floyd murder
(Reuters) -The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday upheld the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd during a 2020 arrest, rejecting Chauvin's re...
Apr 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin addresses his sentencing hearing and the judge as he awaits his sentence after being convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. June 25, 2021 in a still image from video. Pool via REUTERS
U.S. charges two with setting up Chinese 'secret police station' in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. law enforcement officials have arrested two New York residents for allegedly operating a Chinese "secret police station" in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood, the top federa...
Apr 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration taken, January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Gas prices rising in central Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. - The price to fill up your car is going up. GasBuddy reports the average price of unleaded in the Peoria-area is $3.87/g. That's 4.7 cents higher than last week and 25.6 cents higher tha...
Apr 17, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
Fulton County concerned storm-affected residents may not get aid
FULTON COUNTY, Ill. - While Fulton County residents are still cleaning up from tornadoes earlier this month, questions linger about whether or not they will get aid to get back on their feet. 25 News ...
Apr 15, 2023 (Fulton County Sheriffs Department)
COVID spread risk decreasing in Illinois
CHICAGO, Ill. - The risk of COVID-19 spreading in Illinois is decreasing. The Illinois Department of Public Health says just six counties are at an elevated level of risk. All six are located in north...
Apr 15, 2023 (Illinois Department of Public Health)
Biden says he will announce run for re-election 'soon'
KNOCK, Ireland (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he has decided to run for a second term and would formally announce his re-election campaign "relatively soon." "We'll announce it rel...
Apr 15, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden gestures during an event at St. Muredach's Cathedral in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland, April 14, 2023. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Best Buy lays off hundreds of store workers in online push - WSJ
(Reuters) -Best Buy Co Inc is cutting store jobs across the United States as the electronics retailer looks to trim costs and shift its business more towards e-commerce, the Wall Street Journal report...
Apr 14, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A person walks in front of Best Buy during Black Friday sales in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.,, November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
New American citizens sworn-in at Bradley University
PEORIA, Ill. - For 239 people, Friday was the completion of a journey to be a citizen of their new home. They took part in a naturalization ceremony at Renaissance Coliseum on the campus of Bradley Un...
Apr 14, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Biden administration asks US Supreme Court to stop abortion pill limits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The abortion pill mifepristone may not be available for months if limits on it set by lower courts are allowed to take effect, President Joe Biden's administration and the drug's...
Apr 14, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A patient prepares to take mifepristone, the first pill given in a medical abortion, at Women's Reproductive Clinic of New Mexico in Santa Teresa, U.S., January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Bradley University seeking opinions on former Avanti's property
PEORIA, Ill. - Leaders at Bradley University would like to know from the community what to do with the former Avanti's property near campus. The university in January purchased the site at the corner ...
Apr 13, 2023 (25 News)
