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Native American history, repatriation measures advance in Illinois House
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - In an effort to increase recognition of indigenous history and culture, lawmakers are considering measures to repatriate Native American remains and teach N...
Mar 27, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Biden calls for assault weapons ban after Nashville shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass an assault weapons ban after six people, including three children, were killed in a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee o...
Mar 27, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 24, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable
US will not back off Syria mission despite deadly attacks -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will not back away from its nearly eight-year-old deployment to Syria, where it is battling the remnants of Islamic State, despite attacks on U.S. forces there...
Mar 27, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The White House is seen from the top of the Washington Monument April 3, 2003. REUTERS/Molly Riley
Authorities identify arrested and victim in off-campus WIU shooting
MACOMB, Ill. - We're learning more about the, so far, one person arrested after a weekend shooting near Western Illinois University in Macomb. Police say Donnell Williams, 23 of Macomb, is the one bei...
Mar 27, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/McDonough County Sheriffs Department)
Biden to veto Republican energy permitting bill, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden would veto a Republican energy legislation package if it were to pass Congress, citing cost increases that the legislation could lead to, the White House...
Mar 27, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the 13th anniversary of passage of the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
UPDATE: Former Christian school student kills 3 children, 3 staff in Nashville shooting
UPDATED 6:23 A.M. (3/28) NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Investigators seeking clues to the latest bout of mass gun violence in the U.S. pored over a "manifesto" and other writings uncovered after th...
Mar 27, 2023 A still image from surveillance video shows what the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department describe as mass shooting suspect Audrey Elizabeth Hale, 28, entering The Covenant School carrying weapons in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 27, 2023. Metropolitan Nashville Police Department/Handout via REUTERS
Walt Disney Co begins 7,000 layoffs
LOS ANGELES(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co on Monday began 7,000 layoffs announced earlier this year, as it seeks to control costs and create a more "streamlined" business, according to a letter Chief Exec...
Mar 27, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A screen shows the logo and a ticker symbol for The Walt Disney Company on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 14, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Peoria-area gas prices increase slightly
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria-area gas prices are slowly trickling up. GasBuddy reports that the average price of a gallon of unleaded in the area is around $3.65. The average is 2.4 cents higher than last we...
Mar 27, 2023 Orin Zebest / CC
Washington mayor discusses Mississippi's recovery process
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- Having gone through an EF-4 tornado on Nov. 17, 2013, Washington, Illinois Mayor Gary Manier knows the recovery process for Mississippi and Alabama will be long after deadly tornad...
Mar 27, 2023 (File-Julia Bradley/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US House speaker says lawmakers to move forward with TikTok bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday lawmakers will move forward with legislation to address national security worries about TikTok, alleging Chin...
Mar 27, 2023 TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing entitled "TikTok: How Congress can Safeguard American Data Privacy and Protect Children from Online Harms," as lawmakers scrutinize the Chinese-owned video-sharing app, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
