Category Archives: Top Stories
Biden told China's Xi that U.S. opposes efforts to change Taiwan status quo, White House says
UPDATED 1:38 p.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden told China's Xi Jinping on Thursday that U.S. policy on Taiwan has not changed and that Washington strongly opposes unilateral efforts to c...
Jul 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks virtually with Chinese leader Xi Jinping from the White House in Washington, U.S. November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. says 'substantial offer' on the table for Russia to release detainees Griner, Whelan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has made "a substantial offer" to Russia to release U.S. citizens detained there, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, adding he would press his...
Jul 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner sits in a cage at a court room prior to a hearing, in Khimki, outside Moscow, Russia, July 27, 2022. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS
Biden administration announces $400 million for rural internet access
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration announced on Thursday that it will provide $401 million to provide access to high-speed internet for 31,000 rural residents and businesses i...
Jul 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks on expanding high-speed internet access, during a Rose Garden event at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
City installs street signs discouraging panhandling in some medians
PEORIA, Ill. - The City of Peoria isn't necessarily discouraging panhandling, but they are saying be careful about where it's being done. The city's public works department has started putting up sign...
Jul 27, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Two Minnesota ex-officers sentenced on federal charges in George Floyd case
(Reuters) -Two former Minneapolis police officers were sentenced on Wednesday on federal charges stemming from the murder of George Floyd, the Black man who was killed when their colleague Derek Chauv...
Jul 27, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A view of the George Floyd mural at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue a day before opening statements in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, who is facing murder charges in the death of George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., March 28, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo
Man arrested after chase, stolen gun discovered
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say they arrested a man wanted on a warrant, after he allegedly fled from officers and tried to toss a stolen handgun. Police say it started around 8:30 Tuesday night on N...
Jul 27, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Suspect in July 4 mass shooting near Chicago indicted on 117 counts
(Reuters) -An Illinois man accused of shooting into a crowd watching a Chicago-area Independence Day parade was indicted by a grand jury on 117 counts, including 21 counts of first-degree murder, the ...
Jul 27, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A menorah adorns a memorial for victims of a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
'Leave It to Beaver' co-star Tony Dow dead at 77, a day after premature announcement
(Reuters) - Actor Tony Dow, best known for his role as Wally Cleaver in the 1950s American TV sitcom "Leave It to Beaver," died Wednesday at age 77, his family and management team said on Wednesday, a...
Jul 27, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Actors Jerry Mathers (L) and Tony Dow, stars of the hit comedy series "Leave It To Beaver" act as presenters during a taping of the second annual TV Land Awards in Hollywood March 7, 2004. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo
Fed unveils 75-basis-point rate hike, flags weakening economic data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark overnight interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday in an effort to cool the most intense breakout of inflation...
Jul 27, 2022 The exterior of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building is seen in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger
Man identified in fatal Fulton County shooting
UPDATED 3:44 p.m. TABLE GROVE, Ill. - Authorities have identified the man killed in Monday night's officer-involved shooting in Fulton County. Illinois State Police and County Coroner Steve Hines have...
Jul 27, 2022 Midwest Communications
