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Area hospitalizations due to COVID-19 trending younger
PEORIA, Ill. - OSF Saint Francis Medical Center President Bob Anderson at Thursday's Peoria City/County Health Department (PCCHD) weekly briefing said COVID-19 hospitalizations are trending younger, m...
Apr 15, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
UPDATE: 2nd victim of March shooting dies
***UPDATE*** 4/15/21 3 P.M. The other gunshot victim has died. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said 27-year-old Brian Bruce, Jr. succumbed Thursday afternoon at 12:20 to his injuries at OSF St. Fr...
Apr 15, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
U.S. preparing for 1-year COVID-19 booster shots; Pfizer chief sees need
(Reuters) -The United States is preparing for the possibility that a booster shot will be needed between nine to 12 months after people are initially vaccinated against COVID-19, a White House officia...
Apr 15, 2021 REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
OSF intros new vax schedule tool
PEORIA, Ill. -- Anyone 16 and older may now schedule their own vaccination at the OSF HealthCare website. Once signup is complete, the patient receives a confirmation code and an e-mail or text. Anyon...
Apr 15, 2021 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 4/15: Area hospitalizations increase by 18
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Thursday reported an increase of 18 area hospitalizations due to COVID-19 compared to Wednesday. As of Thursday afternoon, 46 patients were in ...
Apr 15, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 4/15: J&J stoppage has no bearing on numbers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Despite Johnson & Johnson vaccines' being placed on hold, residents of Illinois continued Wednesday to get their COVID-19 shots. The amount of vaccines administered, 129,755, ...
Apr 15, 2021 Midwest Communications
Derek Chauvin waives right to testify at murder trial for George Floyd arrest
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin on Thursday waived his right to testify to the jury at his murder trial for the deadly arrest last May of George Floyd. "I will invoke...
Apr 15, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin rises to greet jury members on the twefth day of his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. April 13, 2021 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
U.S. imposes wide array of sanctions on Russia for 'malign' actions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed a broad array of sanctions on Russia to punish it for election interference, cyber-hacking, bullying Ukraine and other "malign" acts. The m...
Apr 15, 2021 FILE PHOTO: National flags of Russia and the U.S. fly at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Futures jump as retail sales surge, jobless claims fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales rebounded sharply in March as Americans received additional pandemic relief checks from the government and increased vaccinations allowed broader economic re-e...
Apr 15, 2021 FILE PHOTO: American flags hang from the facade of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) building after the start of Thursday's trading session in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Minnesota officer faces manslaughter charge over shooting of Black man
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -The white suburban police officer who fatally shot a young Black motorist during a traffic stop in Minnesota, igniting several nights of civil unrest, was charged with manslaugh...
Apr 15, 2021 Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran who resigned from the Brooklyn Center police force, poses for a booking photograph at Hennepin County Jail for fatally shooting 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. April 14, 2021 in a combination of photographs. Hennepin County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS
