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Reinking found guilty of murder in Waffle House shooting
UPDATED 5:42 P.M. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It didn't take long for a jury in Tennessee to find a Morton, Illinois man guilty of murder for the 2018 Waffle House shooting. Our news partner 25 News through th...
Feb 04, 2022 25 News via WSMV-TV
Pritzker speaks on proposed grocery sales tax suspension, calls out Republicans
CHICAGO, Ill. - Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says we can't pick the ways the pandemic has affected our lives, but the state can do something to help lessen the impact. That's why Pritzker says he's p...
Feb 04, 2022 State of Illinois/Illinois Information Service
U.S. labor market shrugs off Omicron surge, economy strong ahead of rate hikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy created far more jobs than expected in January but despite the disruption to consumer-facing businesses from a surge in COVID-19 cases, pointing to underlying s...
Feb 04, 2022 People wait in line to enter the Nassau County Mega Job Fair at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York October 7, 2014. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Washington Police arrest man for murder of son
UPDATED 6:05 P.M. WASHINGTON, Ill. - Police in Washington say they've arrested a man in connection with the death of his child. Authorities say David Van Winsen, 29, was arrested Friday on a charge of...
Feb 04, 2022 Tazewell County Jail via 25 News
U.S. House backs sweeping China competition bill as Olympics start
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday narrowly passed a multibillion-dollar bill aimed at increasing American competitiveness with China and boosting U.S. semiconductor ma...
Feb 04, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter outside a company building in Shanghai, China November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song
Olympics-Games open with a bang - and an echo of the Cold War
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday that not only bear the mark of the global coronavirus pandemic but are also mixing sport and global politics...
Feb 04, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China February 4, 2022. Sputnik/Aleksey Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS
NBC talks politics, human rights in Beijing Olympics opening ceremony coverage
(Reuters) -During the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Olympics on Friday, hosts and experts on U.S. network NBC spoke in stark terms about China's alleged rights violations and Russia's conflict ...
Feb 04, 2022 2022 Beijing Olympics - Opening Ceremony - National Stadium, Beijing, China - February 4, 2022. United States of America contingent is seen during the athletes parade at the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Inside U.S. raid on ISIS leader: Months of preparation, then a deadly blast
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. forces rehearsed the helicopter raid over and over, hoping to capture Islamic State's leader on the third floor of a residential building in a Syrian town on the Turkish bo...
Feb 04, 2022 Interior of a building destroyed in the aftermath of a counter-terrorism mission conducted by the U.S. Special Operations Forces is seen in Atmeh, Syria, February 3, 2022. Mohamed Al-Daher/Handout via REUTERS
Record number of Americans missed work due to illness in January
(Reuters) - A record number of people, totaling more than 3.6 million, were unable to work due to illness during the week that officials gathered data for the benchmark U.S. monthly employment report,...
Feb 04, 2022 Feb 3, 2022; Boulder, Colorado, USA; General view of a guest relations personal holding a Covid-19 facial mask required sign during the first half against the Oregon Ducks at the CU Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Residential streets cleared; trash and recycling pick up resumes in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - All of Peoria's residential areas have been cleared of snow as of Friday morning. Peoria Snow Fighters will now focus on clearing the downtown area...moving into the alleys. On a relate...
Feb 04, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley)
