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U.S. House Jan. 6 committee votes to subpoena Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol voted on Thursday to subpoena Donald Trump, an action that could eventually...
Oct 13, 2022 Chair of U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson (D-MS), U.S. Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) and other members of the committee arrive for a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S, October 13, 2022. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump request over seized documents
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump's bid to have an independent arbiter vet classified documents that were seized by the FBI from his Florida home as ...
Oct 13, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. president Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, U.S., September 17, 2022. REUTERS/Gaelen Morse/File Photo
Peoria City Council gets update on SAFE-T Act
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria isn't really giving an opinion just yet on all the controversy and confusion surrounding the cashless bail and pre-trial release provisions of the st...
Oct 13, 2022 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
U.S. Capitol attack panel opens, promising new details on Trump's role
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters opened what could be its last public hearing on Thursday with ...
Oct 13, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Police clear the U.S. Capitol Building with tear gas as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather outside, in Washington, U.S. January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/File Photo
U.S. grocer Kroger in talks to merge with rival Albertsons - Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -U.S. grocery giant Kroger Co is in talks to merge with smaller rival Albertsons Companies Inc, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. A deal would crea...
Oct 13, 2022 An undated handout photo shows Kroger grocery delivery bags in the U.S. obtained by Reuters on June 15, 2022. Kroger/Handout via REUTERS
Easter Seals' retired leader to be honored at Tribute Dinner in November
PEORIA, Ill. -- Retired President and CEO of Easter Seals Central Illinois, Steve Thompson, spent 42 years asking the community to open their hearts and pocket books to help kids. He tells WMBD's "The...
Oct 13, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Julia Bradley)
Biden says prices "too high" as inflation rises before midterms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's hopes that his party would head into the midterm elections with inflation receding were dashed on Thursday when the final report ahead of the November ...
Oct 13, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden walks to board the Marine One helicopter for travel to Colorado from the White House in Washington, U.S. October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Florida jury says man who confessed to Parkland school shooting should be sentenced to life
(Reuters) -Jurors determined Thursday that Nikolas Cruz should be sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole for a 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people. Juro...
Oct 13, 2022 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz sits at the defense table during a hearing just before the jury resumed deliberations in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., October 13, 2022. Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Pool via REUTERS
Two Connecticut police officers shot dead, one wounded
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two officers in central Connecticut were killed and another wounded while responding to a domestic disturbance between a pair of siblings that also left the shooter dead, authori...
Oct 13, 2022 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
U.S. consumer prices increase more than expected in September; weekly jobless claims rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S consumer prices increased more than expected in September and underlying inflation pressures continued to build up, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve will de...
Oct 13, 2022 People shop in a supermarket as rising inflation affects consumer prices in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 13, 2022. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
