Category Archives: Top Stories
Florida lawmakers pass bill that would revoke Disney's special status
(Reuters) -Walt Disney Co is set to lose its special tax status in Florida after legislators there passed a bill on Thursday, delivering a major blow to the company embroiled in a dispute over a new s...
Apr 21, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A Mickey Mouse doll is seen pinned depicting a large mouse trap while supporters of Florida's Republican-backed "Don't Say Gay" bill that bans classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity for many young students gather for a rally outside Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, U.S. April 16, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo
Warner Bros Discovery says it is shutting down CNN+ streaming service
UPDATED 1:36 p.m. (Reuters) -Warner Bros Discovery announced on Thursday it would shut down its CNN+ streaming news service less than a month after its highly touted launch. The service, which sought ...
Apr 21, 2022 CNN+
Bonds increased for parents charged with murder
PEORIA, Ill. - The parents of Navin Jones, 8, each charged with six counts of First-Degree Murder with the boy's death, have now seen their bonds increased. Judge John Vespa Thursday agreed with the p...
Apr 21, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Rivermen player Baer named SPHL MVP
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Southern Professional Hockey League on Thursday announced Peoria Rivermen forward Alec Baer as the league's most valuable player for the 2021-2022 season. Baer is the first-ever Ri...
Apr 21, 2022
Biden unveils new $800 million U.S. military aid package for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden announced an additional $800 million security assistance package for Ukraine on Thursday morning to further shore up support for the embattled European ...
Apr 21, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden is flanked by U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley as he meets with military leaders in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; unemployment rolls lowest in 52 years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell moderately last week, still suggesting that April was another month of strong job growth. The report from...
Apr 21, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A "We're Hiring" sign advertising jobs is seen at the entrance of a restaurant in Miami, Florida, U.S., May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Russia tests nuclear-capable missile that Putin calls world's best
LONDON (Reuters) -In a show of strength two months into its assault on Ukraine, Russia test-launched a new nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile which President Vladimir Putin said on Wed...
Apr 21, 2022 The Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test at Plesetsk cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk region, Russia, in this still image taken from a video released on April 20, 2022. Russian Defence Ministry/via REUTERS
City Manager: 'Best chance that we've had' at passenger rail returning to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Thursday is the day you can give your public input on, if it comes to fruition, where a passenger rail train depot and transportation hub can be located in Peoria. An open house will be...
Apr 21, 2022 (City of Peoria)
Putin calls off plan to storm Mariupol plant, opts for blockade instead
(Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin called off plans for the Russian military to storm the sprawling Azovstal steel plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol and said on Thursday he wanted Ukrainia...
Apr 21, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises above Azovstal steelworks, in Mariupol, Ukraine, in this still image obtained from a recent drone video posted on social media. MARIUPOL CITY COUNCIL/via REUTERS
No injuries and three dogs rescued after kitchen fire in Dunlap
PEORIA, Ill. -- Three dogs are rescued but a north Peoria home is badly damaged following a kitchen fire this (Wednesday) afternoon. Peoria Firefighters say around 3:30 p.m. they were called out to a ...
Apr 20, 2022 (25 News)
