Category Archives: Top Stories
FTX's Bankman-Fried 'subsisting on bread and water' in jail, lawyer says
NEW YORK (Reuters) -FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried is "subsisting on bread and water" because the federal jail where he is being held ahead of his fraud trial has not provided h...
Aug 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, arrives at court as lawyers push to persuade the judge overseeing his fraud case not to jail him ahead of trial, at a courthouse in New York, U.S., August 11, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
US says deal on Iran releasing five US citizens on track
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes an understanding on Iran eventually releasing five U.S. citizens remains on track, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday...
Aug 22, 2023 White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan briefs the press ahead of the trilateral summit at Camp David near Thurmont, Maryland, U.S., August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Cases of COVID-19 have gone up this summer, but locally our numbers are still low
PEORIA, Ill. - With COVID-19 cases rising slightly nationally, a local health expert says there's no need to panic. Data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows the highest COVID-19 n...
Aug 22, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Police say woman was shot Monday night while in a parked car
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say a woman is believed to have been shot Monday night. Police say they didn't find a victim at first when they responded to Gift and Broadway just before 9:00 p.m. on a S...
Aug 22, 2023 Midwest Communications
Coroner: 'Shock' cause of death for homeless man later given military burial
PEORIA, Ill. - We're learning more about the death of a homeless man whose body was found behind a restaurant near Bradley University, and about how he's received the funeral he was owed. Peoria Count...
Aug 22, 2023 Robert Moore (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/photo via 25 News)
State urges people to take precautions this week during heat wave
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Public Health is warning residents to be careful during hot temperatures this week. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for central Illinois until Thu...
Aug 22, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
New Biden student loan plan cuts payments for millions, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday said it was overhauling student loan repayment plans, seeking to make payments more affordable by reducing the amount owed each month and cur...
Aug 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (not pictured) during the trilateral summit at Camp David near Thurmont, Maryland, U.S., August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
US existing home sales drop, but prices up from a year earlier
(Reuters) - U.S. existing home sales dropped to a six month-low in July as home owners who are locked into cheap mortgages refrained from selling their properties with the cost of new mortgages for an...
Aug 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A "sold" sign is seen outside of a recently purchased home in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
When is the first Republican primary debate? Who will be there?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Several top Republican presidential contenders on Wednesday will take part in the first debate of the 2024 primary election cycle. Here are some facts about the showdown: WHEN AN...
Aug 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis speaks next to Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds during a "Fair-Side Chat" hosted by the governor at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., August 12, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Storm Hilary moves north after drenching Southern California, Southwest
CATHEDRAL CITY, California (Reuters) - Storm Hilary flooded streets, downed power lines and triggered mudslides across Southern California on Monday after unleashing record-breaking downpours overnigh...
Aug 22, 2023 Ronald Mendiola returns his home through a flooded street after Tropical Storm Hilary passed Cathedral City, California, U.S., August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston

