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Luigi Mangione in court for hearings over US healthcare executive's killing
NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a UnitedHealthcare executive outside a Manhattan hotel, appeared in state court on Monday as a series of high-stakes hearing...
Dec 01, 2025 Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, Dec. 1, 2025, in New York, U.S., Yuki Iwamura/Pool via REUTERS
US agency will charge $45 fee for air passengers without REAL IDs
WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said on Monday it will begin charging air travelers $45 on February 1 if their IDs do not meet stricter federal standards,...
Dec 01, 2025 A Real ID signage is displayed at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City, U.S., May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
Trump cuts could shrink Illinois economy by $10B: report
Article Summary A report by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute found federal budget cuts could reduce economic activity in Illinois by $10 billion each year by 2029. The most significant impacts w...
Dec 01, 2025 Protesters hold up signs at a rally outside the Illinois Capitol in January 2025 protesting federal government cuts pushed by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
US screened record 3.13 million airline passengers on Sunday
WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said it screened 3.13 million airline passengers on Sunday, the highest number for a single day. The record travel coincid...
Dec 01, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Passengers wait to board flights for the Thanksgiving holidays, at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska/ File Photo
Peoria Snowfighters prepping for next round of snow
PEORIA, Ill. - Another round of snow is expected in the Peoria area Monday afternoon and evening, though we won't see nearly as much snow as we did over the weekend. Peoria Public Works' Nick McMillio...
Dec 01, 2025 Peoria snowplow on the streets following the first real snow storm of 2024. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--TJ Carson)
Luigi Mangione due in court for pretrial hearings over U.S. healthcare executive's killing
NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a UnitedHealthcare executive outside a Manhattan hotel, is due in state court on Monday for a series of high-stakes hearings...
Dec 01, 2025 Luigi Mangione, 26, a suspect in the New York City killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, poses for a booking photograph in Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 10, 2024 in a combination of photographs. Altoona Police Department/Handout via REUTERS
East Peoria home damaged by fire Sunday afternoon
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria crews were called to Linden Street Sunday afternoon for a structure fire. Fire Chief Bobby Zimmerman says when they arrived just before 3:30 p.m., firefighters found sm...
Dec 01, 2025 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
GasBuddy: Peoria prices dropped another 10 cents over Thanksgiving weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria gas prices have dropped nearly 10 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.07 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. AAA Illinois' price is two cents higher. Peoria prices are ei...
Dec 01, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
Sunday evening fire causes $35K damage to Peoria home
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters responded to a home in the 400 block of S. Madison Park Terrace Sunday evening, on reports of smoke and flames. Fire Battalion Chief Phil Snowden says around 5 p.m.,...
Dec 01, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
National Guard shooting suspect radicalized in US, homeland secretary says
WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - U.S. authorities believe the Afghan immigrant accused of ambushing National Guard members in Washington, D.C., was not radicalized until after he came to the United Stat...
Dec 01, 2025 A picture of Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who is the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members, is displayed at a press conference with FBI Director Kash Patel, attorney Jeanine Pirro and other authorities, in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 27, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
