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Fed's Powell says higher rates may be needed, will move 'carefully'
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates further to ensure inflation is contained, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday, nodding both to easing price pre...
Aug 25, 2023 Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell walks in Teton National Park where financial leaders from around the world gathered for the Jackson Hole economic symposium outside Jackson, Wyoming, U.S., August 26, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
U.S. military jet crashes near San Diego -media reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. military aircraft crashed overnight near San Diego's Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, media reports on Friday said, citing unnamed officials It was not immediately clear ...
Aug 25, 2023 Chic Bee
County of Maui sues Hawaiian Electric for negligence leading to fires
(Reuters) - The county of Maui, Hawaii, on Thursday sued Hawaiian Electric accusing the power company of acting negligently by failing to shut down its equipment despite warnings hurricane winds could...
Aug 25, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A view shows the damages as U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden (not pictured) visit the fire-ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, U.S., August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
UPDATE: Trump booked at Georgia jail on election charges
UPDATED 8:04 p.m. ATLANTA (Reuters) -Donald Trump was booked at an Atlanta jail on Thursday on more than a dozen felony charges as part of a wide-ranging criminal case stemming from the former U.S. pr...
Aug 25, 2023 Former U.S. President Donald Trump is shown in a police booking mugshot released by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, after a Grand Jury brought back indictments against him and 18 of his allies in their attempt to overturn the state's 2020 election results in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., August 24, 2023. Fulton County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS
US House Republicans launch probe of Atlanta DA in Trump election case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Thursday launched an investigation of Fani Willis, the district attorney in Georgia's Fulton County, as former President Donald Trump...
Aug 24, 2023 Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks to the media after a Grand Jury brought back indictments against former president Donald Trump and 18 of his allies in their attempt to overturn the state's 2020 election results, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. August 14, 2023. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage/File Photo
Federal jury rules in favor of Peoria Police in lawsuit over officer-involved shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A jury is backing Peoria Police and an officer who shot and killed a suspect several years ago. The federal jury Thursday ruled in favor of the City of Peoria in a lawsuit against the c...
Aug 24, 2023 Midwest Communications
ISU professor arrested on felony sex charges
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Police in Bloomington say an employee of Illinois State University was arrested and charged with a felony sex crime. Police say Alan Bates, 52, was taken into custody Wednesday on ...
Aug 24, 2023 Alan Bates (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Bloomington Police)
Life in prison for Peoria man convicted of First-Degree Murder
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man who killed a woman and tried to hide her body in East Peoria will spend the rest of his life in prison. According to court documents, natural life in prison is what a Peori...
Aug 24, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail 2021)
UPDATE: Jury convicts Madigan's longtime chief of staff on perjury, obstruction of justice charges
UPDATED 5:54 P.M. CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - A federal jury has convicted the once-top aide to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, finding Tim Mapes guilty on charges of perjury and ...
Aug 24, 2023 Former House Speaker Michael Madigan, right, is a key figure in the perjury and obstruction of justice trial of his chief of staff for more than 25 years, Tim Mapes, left. (Capitol News Illinois file photos)
Unemployment up in Peoria area, but so is the number of jobs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The state says more jobs continue to be added to the rolls in the year-over-year period ending in July, but unemployment rates are increasing. Federal data provided by the Illinois...
Aug 24, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
