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U.S. transport, education secretaries quit in staff exodus after Capitol violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigned on Thursday, joining a growing list of aides leaving President Donald Trump's administratio...
Jan 08, 2021 REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
Trump acknowledges Biden victory; concedes election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) --President Donald Trump conceded for the first time on Thursday that Joe Biden will be the next U.S. president, a day after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol as Congress wa...
Jan 07, 2021 REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Health Department outlines vaccination plans for the future
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department provided more information on its vaccination distribution plan Thursday as Illinois surpassed one million COVID-19 cases since the beginning of...
Jan 07, 2021 Benjamin Pollard/1470-100.3 WMBD
State COVID roundup 1/7: 1M cases since pandemic start
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The state of Illinois has officially clocked more than one million COVID-19 cases. The mark was broken Thursday, as the state Department of Public Health reported 8,757 additional...
Jan 07, 2021 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 1/7: Peoria County woman passes
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria County woman is the latest reported area COVID-19 casualty. The female in her 60s did not live in long-term care and did have underlying health issues, according to the Peoria...
Jan 07, 2021 Midwest Communications
Spain seeking "fair and balanced" legislative districts in Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. -- In the new year, Illinois' House Republicans are offering a plan to draw up new legislative districts. Every 10 years, new boundaries are drawn up based on Illinois' latest Census data...
Jan 07, 2021 Rep. Ryan Spain
Trump says there will be an orderly transition to Biden presidency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday there will be an orderly transition when Joe Biden takes office as president in less than two weeks, after Congress certified the De...
Jan 07, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg
U.S. weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly dipped last week while staying extremely high, with the labor market recovery appearing to sta...
Jan 07, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside Kentucky Career Center prior to its opening to find assistance with their unemployment claims in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston
Ray LaHood reacts to attack on the U.S. Capitol
PEORIA, Ill. -- Dozens of people were arrested Wednesday afternoon in Washington, D.C. as crowds of supporters of President Donald Trump waged an attack on the U.S. Capitol. Former Illinois Congressma...
Jan 07, 2021 1470 100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
Under heavy guard, Congress got back to work after Trump supporters stormed U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a stunning bid to overturn his election defeat, battling police in the hallways and dela...
Jan 07, 2021 An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
