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Biden signs bill raising U.S. debt limit, averting default
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday signed legislation temporarily raising the government's borrowing limit to $28.9 trillion, pushing off the deadline for debt default only unt...
Oct 15, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden hosts a virtual coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Summit as part of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) from the White House in Washington, U.S., September 22, 2021.REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Tri-County COVID-19 update: Health departments will be ready to administer booster shots
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of the Peoria City/County Health Department says some local residents may be closer to getting booster COVID-19 vaccines. Public Health Administrator Monica Hendrickson says wi...
Oct 14, 2021 Peoria City/County Health Department
U.S. congressional panel probing Capitol riot sets Bannon contempt vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee probing the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol said it would convene a business meeting on Tuesday to vote on adopting a cont...
Oct 14, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon exits the Manhattan Federal Court, following his arraignment hearing for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S. August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
FDA advisers back Moderna COVID-19 booster shots for older and high-risk people
(Reuters) - A panel of expert advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration unanimously voted on Thursday to recommend booster shots of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for Americans aged 65 and old...
Oct 14, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Schildt out as St. Louis Cardinals Manager
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Three playoff appearances in three years likely weren't good enough for the Saint Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals Thursday said they have parted ways with manager Mike Schildt. Cardin...
Oct 14, 2021 St. Louis Cardinals
Illinois AG Raoul joins effort to reveal disinformation allowed by Facebook
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says he believes Facebook allowed several elite accounts to continue spreading disinformation about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines. Raoul an...
Oct 14, 2021 WMBD/State of Illinois
U.S. vaccine mandates are working, Biden says, but 66 million still don't have shot
UPDATED 1:11 P.M WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden touted the success of mandates in spurring vaccination against COVID-19 in the United States on Thursday but said more needed to be done to g...
Oct 14, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One to depart O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Providing help and support in the aftermath of Peoria's gun violence
PEORIA, Ill. - There are plenty of businesses and community organizations that have provided support to families affected by Peoria's increase in violence, even though it may be getting more and more ...
Oct 14, 2021 (25 News)
Rivermen season opener postponed due to opposing team's ice problems
DANVILLE, Ill. - Professional hockey started its regular season this week -- unless, unfortunately, you're the Peoria Rivermen. The Rivermen were to start the season this weekend against the newest me...
Oct 14, 2021
UnityPoint Health/TCHD offering free mammograms Friday
PEORIA, Ill. -- Just because you don't have medical insurance, it doesn't mean you can't get a mammogram. Dr. Christine Wigginton, a Diagnostic Radiologist with UnityPoint Health, says the health syst...
Oct 14, 2021 Army Medicine / CC
