Category Archives: Top Stories
U.S. Supreme Court again spurns challenge to gun 'bump stock' ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away another challenge to a federal ban imposed under former President Donald Trump on devices called "bump stocks" that enable a semi-aut...
Nov 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A bump fire stock that attaches to a semi-automatic rifle to increase the firing rate is seen at Good Guys Gun Shop in Orem, Utah, U.S., October 4, 2017. REUTERS/George Frey/File Photo
Three members of University of Virginia football team slain in shooting, suspect in custody
UPDATED 10:54 A.M. (Reuters) -A suspect in a shooting at the University of Virginia that left three members of the University of Virginia football team dead was in custody on Monday, hours after he al...
Nov 14, 2022 Christopher Darnell Jones in an image released by the University of Virginia police. UVA police/via Twitter
U.S. to sanction military procurement network aiding Russia, Yellen says
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the United States will impose new sanctions on a transnational network of individuals and companies that have been working to p...
Nov 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during her interview with Reuters in New Delhi, India, November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain
U.S. House control hinges on tight races after Democrats take Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Control of the U.S. House of Representatives hinged on Monday on several tight races that could secure a majority for Republicans following midterm elections that saw President J...
Nov 14, 2022 Staff process ballots for the U.S. midterm elections at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., November 13, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Morton Marching Band earns highest ranking ever at nationals
MORTON, Ill. -- A historic marching season ends on a high note. The Morton High School Marching Band wrapped up their season at the Bands of America Grand National Championships in Indianapolis over t...
Nov 14, 2022 (Courtesy of Ken Zurski)
Biden, Xi stress need to work together as they meet for talks ahead of G20
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) -Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden met on Monday for long-awaited talks that come as relations between their countries are at their lowest in decades...
Nov 14, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 14, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Three dead, two injured in University of Virginia campus shooting
(Reuters) -Police were searching the University of Virginia campus and the area around the school on Monday for an "armed and dangerous" suspect who was wanted in a shooting that left three people dea...
Nov 14, 2022 Christopher Darnell Jones in an image released by the University of Virginia police. UVA police/via Twitter
LaHood could become next NRCC chair
PEORIA, Ill. - No matter how the balance of power may be shaking out in Congress, one local lawmaker may soon have some more responsibility. 16th District Congressman Darin LaHood is in line to chair ...
Nov 13, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
'Help Fill Howie' for Phoenix Community Development Services
PEORIA, Ill. - "Howie" at Phoenix Community Development Services needs your help. "'Howie' is a specialized vehicle that we have. It stands for 'Hygiene On Wheels Independence Empowered,'" said Jolene...
Nov 13, 2022 (Phoenix Community Development Services)
Pope hosts lunch for Rome's poor and homeless
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis hosted a lunch for 1,300 poor and homeless people on Sunday, the day the Roman Catholic Church marks the World Day of the Poor. Francis, who has been using a whee...
Nov 13, 2022 Pope Francis leads a holy mass in St. Peter's Basilica on World Day of Poor at the Vatican, November 13, 2022. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
