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U.S. TV audience for Jan. 6 hearing reaches 20 million
(Reuters) -An estimated 20 million people tuned in to live U.S. television broadcasts of Thursday's hearing by lawmakers probing the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, the Nielsen ratings agency said on F...
Jun 11, 2022 An image is seen on a screen as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its first public hearing to reveal the findings of a year-long investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 9, 2022. Mandel Ngan/Pool via REUTERS
U.S. gasoline average price tops $5 per gallon in historic first
(Reuters) -The price of U.S. gasoline averaged more than $5 a gallon for the first time on Saturday, data from the AAA showed, extending a surge in fuel costs that is driving rising inflation. The nat...
Jun 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People drive along the Governor Alfred E. Driscoll Bridge at the start of the Memorial Day weekend, under rising gas prices and record inflation, in Keasbey, New Jersey, U.S., May 27, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Richard Irvin makes campaign stops in Central Illinois Friday
MORTON, Ill. -- With just weeks to go until primary elections in Illinois, one Republican candidate for Governor spent a good portion of Friday in Central Illinois trying to make his case. Richard Irv...
Jun 11, 2022 State Rep. Avery Bourne and Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin (from www.irvinbourne.com)
Biden unveils migration plan at Americas summit roiled by division
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and fellow leaders from the Western Hemisphere on Friday rolled out a new set of measures to confront the regional migration crisis, seeking to salvage ...
Jun 10, 2022 Heads of delegation pose for a family photo during the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 10, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Catalytic converters stolen from Tazewell County vehicles
TREMONT, Ill. - It's happening again -- but this time, it's impacting government vehicles. 25 News reports at least five catalytic converters have been stolen off of Tazewell County vehicles. Official...
Jun 10, 2022 Will Stevenson/1470-100.3 WMBD
Pritzker signs mental health-related legislation
CHICAGO, Ill. - Governor JB Pritzker has signed legislation he says should help expand the mental health workforce in Illinois, as well as increasing access to such services state-wide. The legislatio...
Jun 10, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
U.S. annual inflation posts largest gain in nearly 41 years as food, gasoline prices soar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer prices accelerated in May as gasoline prices hit a record high and the cost of food soared, leading to the largest annual increase in nearly 40-1/2 years, suggestin...
Jun 10, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A customer refuels a vehicle at a Mobil gas station in Beverly Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, U.S., March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan
White: Appointments necessary at Peoria's Driver Services facilities
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- If your driver's license is about to expire, listen up. Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is reminding the public that appointments are required at some of the state's bigge...
Jun 10, 2022 Brady Wahl / CC
Appellate Court overturns Pekin man's Aggravated Battery to a Child conviction
OTTAWA, Ill. - An appellate court has overturned the conviction and prison sentence of a Pekin man accused more than four years ago of causing serious injury to his young daughter. The June 1 Third Di...
Jun 10, 2022 Brian Turner / CC
U.S. to drop COVID testing for incoming international air travelers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will drop pre-departure COVID-19 international air testing requirements effective Sunday at 12:01 a.m. after heavy lobbying from airlines and the travel...
Jun 10, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Travelers wearing protective face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reclaim their luggage at the airport in Denver, Colorado, U.S., November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
