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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
If you've been vaccinated, you could win $1 million
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The first drawing for Illinois' COVID-19 vaccine lottery will be held Thursday, July 8. The initial prize in the "All In For The Win" promotion is $1 million. College scholarships...
Jul 08, 2021
U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly last week, an indication that the labor market recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continue...
Jul 08, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A "Now Hiring" sign advertising jobs at a hand car wash is seen along a street in Miami, Florida, U.S. May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Marco Bello
PPD: Burglary suspect arrested, still searching for other stolen guns
PEORIA, Ill. -- The suspect in a burglary at Pinnacle Gun and Ammo Wednesday morning in Peoria is now in custody. PPD responded to an intrusion alarm at the business at 701 Main Street around 5:20 a.m...
Jul 08, 2021 Courtesy: Peoria Police Department
U.S. will not immediately lift travel restrictions - White House official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will not immediately lift any international travel restrictions, even as it faces growing pressure from U.S. business groups and lawmakers, a White Hous...
Jul 08, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Travelers queue in a security line limited to every other lane for social distancing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Washington, U.S. April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
Search called off for survivors of Florida condo tower collapse
SURFSIDE, Fla. (Reuters) -South Florida officials on Wednesday called off the search for survivors of a June condominium tower collapse, saying there was no longer any hope of pulling someone alive fr...
Jul 08, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Rescue workers are 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
President Biden talks education, student debt in visit to Illinois
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. -- President Joe Biden made his first trip to Illinois as president Wednesday to discuss the $1.8 trillion American Families Plan. The American Families Plan is a proposal by Biden ...
Jul 07, 2021 Courtesy: White House
