Category Archives: National
Man claiming to have bomb near U.S. Capitol surrenders to police
UPDATE - 2:21 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol surrendered to police on Thursday after a standoff that paralyzed a swath of Washingt...
Aug 19, 2021 Social Media via REUTERS
U.S. says it expects Taliban to allow Afghans to evacuate safely
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday the United States expects the Taliban to allow Afghans who wish to leave Afghanistan to depart safely, following reports that the group now...
Aug 18, 2021 Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS
Durbin, Duckworth: Peoria Air National Guard Unit Stays Put
PEORIA, Ill. - If Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth have their way, the 182nd Airlift Wing unit in Peoria won't be going away any time soon. Durbin and Duckworth, along with U.S. Rep. Cheri Bus...
Aug 17, 2021 Courtesy: 182nd Airlift Wing/Facebook
Taliban say they want peace, will respect women's rights under Islamic law
KABUL (Reuters) -The Taliban held their first official news conference in Kabul on Tuesday since the shock seizure of the city, declaring they wanted peaceful relations with other countries and would ...
Aug 17, 2021 Men try to get inside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Biden defends Afghanistan decision, blames Afghan army's unwillingness to fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Monday strongly defended his decision to pullout U.S. troops from Afghanistan and rejected broad criticism of the chaotic withdrawal that is posing a cris...
Aug 16, 2021 REUTERS/Leah Millis
Rep. LaHood speaks on events in Afghanistan
PEORIA, Ill. - A local Congressman says the fall of Afghanistan and the evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul are both the fault of President Joe Biden and his administration's policies. According t...
Aug 16, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Taliban enter Afghan capital two decades after U.S.-led ouster
UPDATE - KABUL (Reuters) -Taliban insurgents entered Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Sunday and an official said President Ashraf Ghani had left the city for Tajikistan, capping the militants' lightnin...
Aug 15, 2021 REUTERS/Stringer
Children hospitalized with COVID-19 in U.S. hits record number
WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Reuters) -The number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 in the United States hit a record high of just over 1,900 on Saturday, as hospitals across the South were stretched to c...
Aug 15, 2021 REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
New Illinois law prevents hair discrimination in schools
CHICAGO -- A new Illinois law signed Friday by Gov. JB Pritzker prevents hair discrimination in school dress codes. The bill prohibits school uniform and dress code policies from restricting hairstyle...
Aug 13, 2021 Midwest Communications
San Francisco becomes second U.S. city to mandate vaccines for bars, gyms
(Reuters) -San Francisco announced on Thursday that proof of full vaccination would be required for entry to restaurants, gyms and other indoor venues, aiming to curb a new wave of COVID infections th...
Aug 12, 2021 REUTERS/Stephen Lam
