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Biden condemns attacks on U.S. Jewish community as 'despicable'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden condemned violence against Jewish communities in the United States and abroad on Monday after a string of attacks amid the conflict between Israel and Ga...
May 24, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in (not pictured) hold a joint news conference after a day of meetings at the White House, in Washington, U.S. May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. Republicans clash over Jan 6 panel as Senate debate looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress clashed on Sunday over the need for an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, with one lawmaker warning that failure to ...
May 24, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Light catches the security fence around the U.S. Capitol, erected in the wake of the January 6th attack but now scheduled to start being removed, in Washington, U.S. March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
George Floyd's family marches to mark first anniversary of his death
(Reuters) - Relatives of George Floyd, the African-American whose death triggered protests against racism and police brutality across the United States and around the world, gathered on Sunday in a ra...
May 24, 2021 People march during the "One Year, What's Changed?" rally hosted by the George Floyd Global Memorial to commemorate the first anniversary of his death, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. May 23, 2021. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi
State COVID roundup 5/23: Less than 1,000 cases reported
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- On Sunday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 943 new cases of coronavirus in the state and 24 additional deaths. Data from the Centers for Disease Control a...
May 24, 2021 Midwest Communications
Armed drugstore robbers remain on the loose
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have been scouring the area for two men who robbed the University St. Walgreens. The incident happened Saturday just before 10 P.M. and involved the brandishing of handgu...
May 23, 2021 MWC-Peoria Police Media Release
Two shot dead, eight injured after shooting in downtown Minneapolis
(Reuters) - Two men were shot dead and eight others were wounded in downtown Minneapolis, police said early on Saturday. "Of the 10 victims, all are adults, five male and five female. Two deceased are...
May 22, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
White House says it has pared infrastructure proposal to $1.7 trillion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Friday it had pared down its infrastructure bill to $1.7 trillion from $2.25 trillion, with cuts to investments in broadband as well as roads and bridges,...
May 21, 2021 REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Why you're paying more: local trucking experts address cause-and-effect of driver shortage
PEORIA, Ill. -- The recent pipeline outage that caused gas prices to spike in certain parts of the country brought to the top of many economists' minds another looming problem related to gas prices. T...
May 21, 2021 Credit: G&D Integrated
Local COVID roundup 5/21: Hospitalizations continue downward trend
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department (PCCHD) Friday reported three fewer patients are in area hospital beds due to COVID-19 compared to Thursday. One fewer person occupies an ICU b...
May 21, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 5/21: vax numbers once again hit six digits
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Bucking a recent trend of fewer people getting the COVID-19 vaccine than when the shot was first made available, the Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday reported 126,02...
May 21, 2021 Midwest Communications
