Author Archives: TJ Carson
Norfolk Southern CEO to testify on train derailment before US Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Norfolk Southern Chief Executive Alan Shaw has agreed to testify on the Ohio train derailment before the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on March 9, the compan...
Mar 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A general view of the site of the derailment of a train carrying hazardous waste in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alan Freed
Lilly to cut some list prices by 70% and offer $25 insulin
(Reuters) -Eli Lilly and Co on Wednesday said it will cut list prices by 70% for its most commonly prescribed insulin products, Humalog and Humulin, beginning from the fourth quarter of this year. The...
Mar 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical manufacturing plant is pictured at 50 ImClone Drive in Branchburg, New Jersey, March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar/
Rivian hopeful for profitability in near future
NORMAL, Ill. - Executives at Rivian are predicting profitability in 2024 despite losses last year. The electric-vehicle maker with a plant in Normal released 4th quarter and yearlong results on Tuesda...
Mar 01, 2023 (25 News)
Biden urges confirmation of Julie Su as labor secretary to protect workers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged the U.S. Senate to quickly confirm Julie Su as Labor Department secretary and hailed his nominee for her past work to increase worker wage...
Mar 01, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden greets Julie Su as he nominates Su to serve as the Labor secretary during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Decatur man indicted for West Peoria homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - A Decatur man has been indicted on murder charges by a Peoria County grand jury. 22-year-old Lamentae Turner is charged with two counts of murder, a Class M felony. He is also charged w...
Feb 28, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Economic leaders discuss results from The Big Table
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria-area economic leaders on Tuesday released a report related to discussions generated through The Big Table. Morton Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Leigh Ann Brown says more...
Feb 28, 2023 Joshua Gunn speaking at event to speak of results from The Big Table/T.J. Carson 1470 and 100.3 WMBD
U.S. house price inflation cools further in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. single-family home prices in December increased at their slowest pace since the summer of 2020, surveys showed on Tuesday, but tight supply could limit an anticipated decli...
Feb 28, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A "For Rent, For Sale" sign is seen outside of a home in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger
National synchronized skating championships at Peoria Civic Center this week
PEORIA, Ill. - National skating champions will be crowned at the Peoria Civic Center this week. The U.S. Figure Skating Synchronized Skating Championships start Wednesday at the Civic Center, continui...
Feb 28, 2023 RichardBH / CC
Peoria man arrested on gun charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man was arrested after a gun was allegedly fired inside a home early Monday morning. Peoria Police were called to the area of N. Gale and W. Richwoods just before 4:30 A.M., fi...
Feb 27, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
White House: No definitive conclusion in US government on COVID origin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There has not been a definitive conclusion and consensus in the U.S. government on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said ...
Feb 27, 2023 FILE PHOTO: John Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, answers questions during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
