Category Archives: Top Stories
Escaped Pennsylvania murderer shot at by homeowner while stealing rifle
(Reuters) - A convicted murderer who broke out of a Pennsylvania prison two weeks ago snatched a rifle from the garage of a homeowner, who then opened fire on him as he fled, authorities said on Tuesd...
Sep 12, 2023 Escaped convict Danelo Cavalcante, 34, a Brazilian who escaped from Chester County Prison where he was awaiting transfer to a state prison to serve a life sentence for killing his ex-girlfriend, is seen clean shaven and wearing a hooded sweatshirt, black baseball cap, green prison pants and white shoes, in stills from security camera video near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, U.S. September 9, 2023. Pennsylvania State Police/Handout via REUTERS/File photo
Top US House Republican McCarthy calls for Biden impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday called for an impeachment inquiry into Democratic President Joe Biden encouraged by his party's right ...
Sep 12, 2023 U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) holds a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File photo
US says Google cheated and tried to hide its efforts to dominate search
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States argued on Tuesday that Google did not play by the rules in its efforts to keep its dominance in online search, paying $10 billion to ensure that smaller rivals ...
Sep 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured at Google's European Engineering Center in Zurich, Switzerland July 19, 2018 REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo/File Photo
Shutdown risk looms as US Congress faces spending, impeachment brawl
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives returns this week for an expected political brawl over spending cuts and impeachment that could paralyze the Republican-controlled chamber, as ...
Sep 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Capitol Police Officer walks a K-9 dog in front of the Capitol amid talks over government funding, as the threat of an October government shutdown looms on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson/File Photo
Jussie Smollett could be headed back to jail
CHICAGO, Ill. - An Illinois appellate judge will hear arguments from both sides on Tuesday to decide whether disgraced actor Jussie Smollett should be sent back to the Cook County jail to serve the re...
Sep 12, 2023 Midwest Communications
Family escapes fire overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria fire crews were called overnight to a residential fire in the area of E. McClure and N. Indiana. Fire Battalion Chief Scott Strum said the call came in around 11:40 p.m. Monday. ...
Sep 12, 2023 Midwest Communications
Morocco quake toll likely to rise with rescuers yet to reach some remote villages
TALAT N'YAAQOUB, Morocco (Reuters) -Many survivors of Morocco's most powerful earthquake in over a century were struggling in makeshift shelters on Tuesday after a fourth night outside, with rescuers ...
Sep 12, 2023 Emergency crews work, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Amizmiz, Morocco, September 10, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Pennsylvania fugitive now believed to be armed and dangerous
EAST NANTMEAL, Pa. - Pennsylvania authorities early Tuesday morning said fugitive Danelo Cavalcante, who remains on the run after he escaped prison nearly two weeks ago, is now armed. Pennsylvania Sta...
Sep 12, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Biden asks Americans to honor Sept. 11 dead by rejecting extremism
ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - President Joe Biden urged Americans on Monday not to succumb to the "poisonous politics of difference and division" as he sought to revive the spirit of national unity after the ...
Sep 11, 2023 A New York City Fire Department firefighter stands at the Firefighter memorial, on the day of the 22nd anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, in New York City, U.S., September 11, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
US allows $6 billion transfer as part of Iran prisoner swap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States waived sanctions to allow the transfer of $6 billion in Iranian funds from South Korea to Qatar, a step needed to carry out a previously announced U.S.-Iran pr...
Sep 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Iranian and U.S. flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
