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California Governor Newsom defeats Republican recall effort
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday handily beat back a Republican campaign to oust him from office, sending a decisive message that voters in the deeply Democra...
Sep 15, 2021 California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks after the polls close on the recall election, at the California Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento, California, U.S., September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
Business suffers significant damage in Peoria fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's unclear what caused a fire overnight at a Peoria furniture store. Firefighters were called to The Store in the 2500 block of N. Sheridan around 11:30 p.m. on a fire alarm. Crews f...
Sep 15, 2021 (25 News)
Neighbors condemn 'outrageous' N. Korea ballistic missiles test
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired a pair of ballistic missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, ratcheting up regional tension just days after testing a cruise missile ht...
Sep 15, 2021 People watch a TV broadcasting file footage of a news report on North Korea firing what appeared to be a pair of ballistic missiles off its east coast, in Seoul, South Korea, September 15, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Rivian starts production of electric pick-up in Normal
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc-backed Rivian's first electric pick-up has rolled off the production line, the company's chief executive said on Tuesday. This makes Rivian the first to bring an electric pi...
Sep 14, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The logo for electric vehicle startup Rivian is seen on the hood of its new R1T all-electric truck in Mill Valley, California, U.S., January 25, 2020. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino
White House encouraging state, local COVID-19 vaccine mandates
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -The Biden administration is advocating for state and local leaders to enact COVID-19 vaccine mandates, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Tues...
Sep 14, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a media briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 30, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
School Districts write op-ed opposing mask mandates
MORTON, Ill. -Eighty different school districts in Illinois, including some in this area, are signing a newspaper op-ed that opposes mask mandates in schools. In the op-ed, the districts are accusing ...
Sep 14, 2021 Midwest Communications
Pritzker, others want federal reproductive health bill passed
AURORA, Ill. - Governor JB Pritzker says the state of Illinois is a "champion of women's reproductive health" -- which is why he says a law was passed two years ago that protects the reproductive righ...
Sep 14, 2021
Blinken defends Afghan withdrawal at testy U.S. congressional hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Secretary of State Antony Blinken beat back criticism of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan on Monday at a contentious congressional hearing where at least two Republ...
Sep 14, 2021 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives remarks during a 9/11 commemoration event to mark the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, at the State Department in Washington, U.S., September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool
Peoria fire leaves one person injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- One person was hospitalized for smoke inhalation Monday night after a kitchen fire caused damage to a single story home in Peoria. Crews were called to the 4300 block of N. Nelson Driv...
Sep 14, 2021 Midwest Communications
Heavy downpours from Nicholas batter Texas, Louisiana
HOUSTON (Reuters) -Heavy rains lashed Texas and Louisiana on Tuesday as Hurricane Nicholas weakened into a tropical storm, bringing the threat of widespread floods and power outages as it swept down t...
Sep 14, 2021 Local resident John Smith holds his 18-month-old son Owen as he stands near breaking waves on a pier ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Nicholas in Galveston, Texas, U.S., September 13, 2021. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
