Category Archives: Top Stories
Biden to name Jeff Zients as next chief of staff, source says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will name former COVID policy coordinator Jeff Zients as his next chief of staff, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday, refreshing a key role...
Jan 23, 2023 FILE PHOTO: White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients delivers remarks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
UPDATE: Homicide investigated in West Peoria, victim identified
UPDATED 3:43 P.M. WEST PEORIA, Ill. - Authorities have identified the victim of Sunday's fatal shooting of a Decatur man in West Peoria. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood identifies the victim as St...
Jan 22, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria Police looking for armed robbery suspect
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are asking for the public's help in finding a suspect from a Friday night armed robbery incident. Authorities say the incident occurred at around 5:52 P.M. in the area of ...
Jan 22, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
U.S. Justice Dept found more classified items in Biden home search
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A new search of President Joe Biden's home in Wilmington, Delaware on Friday by the U.S. Justice Department found six more items, including documents with classification markings...
Jan 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he hosts mayors from the U.S. Conference of Mayors' Winter Meeting and other officials in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Atlanta protest against shooting death of activist briefly turns violent
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A protest in Atlanta briefly turned violent on Saturday as demonstrators set a police car on fire and smashed windows of buildings. Marchers had gathered to protest the killing of ...
Jan 22, 2023 A law enforcement vehicle is seen lit on fire during demonstrations related to the death of Manuel Teran who was killed during a police raid inside Weelaunee People's Park, the planned site of a controversial "Cop City" project, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
High egg prices should be investigated, U.S. farm group says
(Reuters) -The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) should examine high egg prices for signs of price gouging from top egg companies, a farm group said, as Americans continue to pay more than ever for the h...
Jan 21, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An egg display case is seen nearly empty at a Giant Food grocery store as the U.S. continues to experience supply chain disruptions in Washington, U.S., January 9, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
Musk to jury: Just because I tweet something, doesn't mean people believe it
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Elon Musk, Tesla Inc's chief executive, testified on Friday that investors do not always react to his Twitter messages as he expects, defending himself in a fraud trial over h...
Jan 21, 2023 Tesla CEO Elon Musk testifies during a securities-fraud trial in San Francisco, California, U.S., January 20, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Vicki Behringer
Candles sold at Ross Dress for Less recalled
PEORIA, Ill. - Items sold at a national retailer with stores in Peoria and throughout the area are being recalled. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling two types of candles sold at Ross...
Jan 21, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Consumer Product Safety Commission)
US senators, visiting Kyiv, blast delays in supplying tanks to Ukraine
NOTE: This story contains one instance of potentially profane language. KYIV (Reuters) - A bipartisan delegation of three U.S. Senators visiting Kyiv blasted the delays around Western tank supplies to...
Jan 21, 2023 U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) take part in a news conference next to a tank at an exhibition displaying destroyed Russian military vehicles, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in central in Kyiv, Ukraine January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Judge rules against state's assault weapons ban
EFFINGHAM, Ill. - A judge in Effingham has granted a temporary restraining order related to enforcing the state's new ban on assault weapons. The judge reportedly said he's not focusing on the Second ...
Jan 20, 2023 Midwest Communications
