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Illinois becomes first U.S. state to require Asian-American history in schools
(Reuters) - Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill on Friday requiring public schools to teach Asian-American history, the first such step by a U.S. state amid rising concerns about violence ag...
Jul 09, 2021 REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Death toll in Florida condo collapse rises to 78
(Reuters) -The confirmed death toll in the collapse of a Miami-area condominium tower increased to 78 on Friday after workers pulled the remains of an additional 14 people from the rubble of the build...
Jul 09, 2021 REUTERS/Marco Bello
Changes at Pekin's famous ''Spudnuts"
PEORIA, Ill. -- Spudnut Donuts in Pekin is now under new management. Jacqueline Butler, who now owns the business with her parents and husband Boomer Grigsby, a former NFL player from Canton, said the...
Jul 09, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
CDC says vaccinated students and teachers don't need masks
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday updated its guidance to help reopen schools in the fall, including recommending masking indoors for everyone who is not fully ...
Jul 09, 2021 REUTERS/Hannah Beier
Pfizer, BioNTech to seek authorization for COVID booster shot as Delta variant spreads
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Pfizer and partner BioNTech plan to ask U.S. and European regulators within weeks to authorize a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, based on evidence of greater risk of infectio...
Jul 09, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Syringe and vial are seen in front of displayed new Pfizer logo in this illustration taken, June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
Collins: Central Illinois could see severe storms Friday night
PEORIA, Ill. -- There's a threat of severe weather moving into the Peoria metro area Friday night. According to 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins, a cluster of potentially severe thunderstorms...
Jul 09, 2021 Midwest Communications
UPDATE: Third escaped prisoner in custody
UPDATE 10:00 p.m. -- The Fulton County Sheriff's Office has said Cody Villalobos is now in custody. He was captured in the Western Peoria area, according to authorities. Zachary Hart was the only inma...
Jul 08, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Biden says it's up to Afghans to run their country as U.S. leaves
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday said it is up to the Afghan people alone how they run their country, as he announced the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will end on Aug. 31 ...
Jul 08, 2021 REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Olympics-Some spectators allowed at venues outside Greater Tokyo -minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Olympics Minister Tamayo Marukawa said on Thursday that venues outside the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area would allow a limited number of spectators, while the policy for P...
Jul 08, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Minister Tamayo Marukawa speaks at a meeting of the IOC Coordination Commission for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, in Tokyo, Japan, May 19, 2021. Yoshikazu Tsuno/POOL via REUTERS
Death toll in Florida condo collapse rises by 6 to 60
SURFSIDE, Fla. (Reuters) -Crews searching the collapsed condominium tower near Miami recovered an additional six bodies, bringing the death toll to 60, officials said on Thursday, one day after declar...
Jul 08, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Debris is seen after the managed demolition of the remaining part of Champlain Towers South complex as search-and-rescue efforts continue in Surfside, Florida, U.S. July 6, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello
