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Pfizer begins study of oral drug for prevention of COVID-19
(Reuters) -Pfizer Inc said on Monday it has started a mid-to-late-stage study testing its investigational oral antiviral drug for the prevention of COVID-19 infection among those who have been exposed...
Sep 27, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Pfizer logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration photo taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Pelosi sets Thursday vote on infrastructure, eyes smaller social spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday set a vote on the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill for Thursday and voiced confidence it would pass. Debate...
Sep 27, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds her weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Man arrested for stabbing his father Sunday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. -- A man was taken into custody in Peoria Sunday afternoon after he allegedly stabbed his father during a domestic dispute. Around 3:15 p.m. police responded to a home on N. Sheridan Road...
Sep 27, 2021 MWC-PPD
Rebuilding Together Day includes first-ever "She-Build"
PEORIA, Ill. - You might have seen a lot of building work going on in Peoria Saturday, including at least one done entirely by women. It was a part of the annual "Rebuilding Together Day" -- moved fro...
Sep 26, 2021 25 News
Large Lego-built exhibit coming to Wheels O' Time Museum
DUNLAP, Ill. - There's a new exhibit coming to Dunlap's "Wheels o Time" Museum that is all locally built from Legos. The museum gave a sneak preview of the exhibit Saturday. It's called "Bricks in Mot...
Sep 26, 2021 25 News
Mattress fire causes damage to Peoria home
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Fire officials say three people were displaced after fire broke out in a home late Friday night. The blaze started around 10:30 p.m. Friday in the 3000 block of Northeast Adams S...
Sep 26, 2021 Midwest Communications
PG&E charged with manslaughter for sparking California wildfire
(Reuters) -Prosecutors in Northern California on Friday charged power utility Pacific Gas & Electric with four counts of manslaughter and other felonies, alleging it failed to cut down a sickly tr...
Sep 26, 2021 A sign identifying Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Metcalf Power Substation near San Jose, California is seen February 7, 2014. REUTERS/Norbert von der Groeben (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENERGY BUSINESS)
U.S. agency to probe Amtrak derailment that killed 3 in Montana
(Reuters) -At least three people died on Saturday and some passengers were injured after an Amtrak train derailed in north-central Montana, an official at the local sheriff's office said. The National...
Sep 26, 2021 People wait at the side of train tracks at the scene of a train derailment near Havre, Montana, U.S. September 25, 2021, in this still image obtained from video. Courtesy of Jacob Cordeiro / Social Media via REUTERS
Update: I-474 crash victim identified
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- A crash on eastbound I-474 on Friday morning has claimed an Illinois man's life. The accident, that involved two trucks, happened about 7:20 a.m., about a mile east of the Pekin...
Sep 25, 2021 (25 News)
U.S. House passes abortion rights bill, outlook poor in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on Friday to protect abortion services against growing Republican-backed state restrictions, including a Texas law that imp...
Sep 25, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds a pro-abortion rights sign as she listens to speakers at a Black Women Take Action event outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. September 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
