Category Archives: Top Stories
US online sales surge to $44.2 billion during five-day holiday shopping, Adobe Analytics says
Dec 2 (Reuters) - U.S. shoppers spent $14.25 billion on Cyber Monday, pushing total online sales over the Thanksgiving weekend to $44.2 billion, according to an Adobe Analytics report, as consumers la...
Dec 02, 2025 Workers move products during Cyber Monday at Amazon's fulfilment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey, U.S., December 1, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
West Bluff home damaged by fire Monday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - It appears a faulty furnace is to blame for a fire Monday morning in Peoria's West Bluff. Battalion Chief Josh Martin said the fire in the 2100 block of N. Machin Avenue started in the ...
Dec 02, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Anti-abortion 'crisis pregnancy centers' case goes to US Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Tuesday in a case from New Jersey involving the state attorney general's investigation into the operator of Christian f...
Dec 02, 2025 People walk near the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 8, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Peoria Snowfighters working 'round the clock' to clear snow
PEORIA, Ill. - Snow returned to the Peoria area Monday afternoon and tapered off around midnight. That snow did make driving Monday night a little tricky, as road crews focused their attention on the ...
Dec 02, 2025 Peoria Snowfighters out plowing the streets in North Peoria early on Friday, January 12, 2024 --1470 100.3 WMBD
Bartonville youth sports charged with alleged inappropriate conduct with minor
PEORIA, Ill. - A Bartonville coach has been charged with allegedly making inappropriate conduct with a minor earlier this year. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 22-year-old Aydan Trueb...
Dec 01, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Second defendant in Peoria home invasion case ordered to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - A 23-year-old man must remain in jail until trial for his alleged role in a home invasion at a Peoria apartment complex that led to the death of a teenager. The Peoria County State's At...
Dec 01, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
White House says admiral approved second strike on boat from Venezuela, defends attack as lawful
WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized an admiral to conduct multiple strikes on a vessel from Venezuela allegedly carrying illegal...
Dec 01, 2025 U.S. Navy Admiral Frank "Mitch" Bradley delivers remarks during the USSOCOM Change of Command Ceremony in Tampa, Florida, U.S. October 3, 2025. Airman 1st Class Monique Stober/U.S. Special Operations Command/Handout via REUTERS.
White House says Trump MRI was preventative, president in excellent health
WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday that a recent MRI conducted on President Donald Trump was preventative in nature and revealed that he was in g...
Dec 01, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during travel to Washington, D.C., from Palm Beach International Airport, Florida, U.S., November 30, 2025. REUTERS/Anna Rose Layden/File Photo
Luigi Mangione in court for hearings over US healthcare executive's killing
NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a UnitedHealthcare executive outside a Manhattan hotel, appeared in state court on Monday as a series of high-stakes hearing...
Dec 01, 2025 Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, Dec. 1, 2025, in New York, U.S., Yuki Iwamura/Pool via REUTERS
US agency will charge $45 fee for air passengers without REAL IDs
WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said on Monday it will begin charging air travelers $45 on February 1 if their IDs do not meet stricter federal standards,...
Dec 01, 2025 A Real ID signage is displayed at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City, U.S., May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
