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US jobless benefits rolls in mid-October were the highest since August, Labor Dept says
(Reuters) -The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits stood at a two-month high in mid-October at the time when the Labor Department would have been conducting its survey of U.S. househol...
Nov 18, 2025 A "now hiring" sign is displayed on a local business, in Encinitas, California, U.S. August 1, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Update: Cloudflare restores services after outage impacts thousands of internet users
UPDATED 1:26 P.M. (Reuters) -Cloudflare has fully restored its services after an outage on Tuesday at the web-infrastructure company prevented thousands from accessing major internet platforms, includ...
Nov 18, 2025 The X app icon on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
US House to vote on Epstein files release as Trump drops opposition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote Tuesday to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Ep...
Nov 18, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services' sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019. New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS IMAGE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY, AN UNPROCESSED VERSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED SEPARATELY./File Photo
GasBuddy: Fewer Americans plan to travel for Thanksgiving holiday
DALLAS, Tx. - Fewer Americans plan to hit the road for Thanksgiving this year, even as gas prices remain near the lowest holiday level since the pandemic, according to GasBuddy. GasBuddy forecasts a n...
Nov 18, 2025 XXLPhoto / Depositphotos.com
"Weird Al" Yankovic to visit Peoria on 2026 tour
PEORIA, Ill. - He's leaving his Amish Paradise to come to the River City. Live Nation and the Peoria Civic Center have announced that "Weird Al" Yankovic will be coming to Peoria for a stop on his "Bi...
Nov 17, 2025 (LiveNation)
Teenager to be tried as adult for allegedly shooting at Peoria East Bluff home
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria teenager will be tried as an adult for allegedly shooting at a home in August in the East Bluff. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 18-year-old Tabias Kelley was ...
Nov 17, 2025 courtroom gavel
Third person pleads guilty to foiled Facebook robbery in Peoria last year
PEORIA, Ill. - A third person has pleaded guilty for their role in a foiled Facebook robbery in Peoria last year that left one of the robbers dead. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 20-...
Nov 17, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Judge finds 'profound' missteps in US probe of FBI ex-chief James Comey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge found on Monday there is evidence of misconduct in how a federal prosecutor closely aligned with President Donald Trump secured criminal charges against James Comey,...
Nov 17, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Former FBI Director James Comey is sworn in prior to testifying before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files
Raising Cane's in Peoria to open doors next month
PEORIA, Ill. - A popular chicken fast food restaurant is weeks away from opening its doors in Peoria. Raising Cane's is scheduled to open on December 9th. The location sits on the former Firestone Tir...
Nov 17, 2025 (Raising Canes Facebook)
Peoria Police launch online reporting system
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police is making it easier for residents to report non-emergency crimes. The department has launched the Desk Officer Reporting System, or DORS, which is available 24 hours a day...
Nov 17, 2025
