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US consumer prices post first decline in nearly five years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly fell in March amid cheaper gasoline and used motor vehicles, but the improvement in inflation is unlikely to be sustained after President Donald...
Apr 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Shoppers browse a Walmart Supercenter a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced new tariffs, in Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S. April 3, 2025. REUTERS/Siddharth Cavale/File photo
UPDATE: House Republicans pass budget plan that clears the way for Trump tax cuts
UPDATED 10:25 A.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a budget plan that lays the groundwork for extending President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts, despite oppo...
Apr 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: People look the U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Death toll nears 200 in Dominican Republic nightclub tragedy
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) -A devastating roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic has claimed at least 184 lives, authorities said late on Wednesday, as the search f...
Apr 10, 2025 A member of the Red Cross talks to people gathered at a gas station near the site of the collapsed Jet Set nightclub while waiting for news of relatives and friends, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, April 9, 2025. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
Lawmakers approve bills easing driving tests on seniors, limits on student fines
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Road tests to renew driver's licenses could be a thing of the past for many seniors in Illinois under a bill unanimously approved Wednesday by the Illinois House....
Apr 10, 2025 The Illinois House meets on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
Dual national prisoners head home in US-Russia swap
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia on Thursday released a dual citizen jailed for donating to a charity providing aid to Ukraine in a swap with the United States for a German-Russian citizen accused of exportin...
Apr 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Russian-American dual citizen Ksenia Karelina, accused of treason for making a donation to a charity supporting Ukraine, attends a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia August 15, 2024. REUTERS/Dmitry Chasovitin/File Photo
Supreme Court rules House Republicans waited too long to challenge maps
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois House Republicans waited too long to file a lawsuit challenging legislative maps drawn in 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. As a re...
Apr 09, 2025 House Republican Leader Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, speaks to reporters at the Illinois Statehouse on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 after a ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Ben Szalinski)
Peoria Rivermen seek back-to-back SPHL titles starting this week
PEORIA, Ill. - After a successful regular season, the Peoria Rivermen are shifting their focus to defending their President's Cup title. The Rivermen are the top seed in the Southern Professional Hock...
Apr 09, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Federal funding fully restored to Peoria public television station WTVP
PEORIA, Ill. - A dark chapter in the history of Peoria public television station WTVP has now been closed. CEO and President Jenn Gordon says WTVP received more than $1.6 million in funds from the Cor...
Apr 09, 2025 (25 News)
Pekin man convicted of attempting to entice a minor
PEORIA, Ill. - A federal court jury in Peoria has found a Pekin man guilty of attempting to entice a minor. Sentencing for Joseph Perkins, 32, is scheduled for August 13. Government prosecutors testif...
Apr 09, 2025 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Wall Street rebounds sharply after Trump announces 90-day tariff pause
(Reuters) - The S&P 500 soared 9.5% on Wednesday for its biggest daily gain since 2008 after U.S. President Donald Trump declared an immediate 90-day tariff pause for many countries, bringing some rel...
Apr 09, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 8, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
