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DOGE targets federal Peoria offices
PEORIA - The Department of Government Efficiency has targeted three local offices of federal agencies: the U.S. Attorney's Office, the U.S. Trustee Program and the Federal Drug Administration. The Peo...
Mar 06, 2025 (Department of Government Efficiency)
Pope Francis stable, Vatican says, daily updates will stop
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis, battling pneumonia in hospital for nearly three weeks, remained stable on Thursday and did not have any new episodes of respiratory crisis, the Vatican said. In a...
Mar 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Nuns hold rosaries as they pray near the statue of late Pope John Paul II outside Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis continues his treatment, in Rome, Italy, March 5, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo
UPDATE: Some Democrats censure Rep. Al Green over Trump outburst as party seeks path forward
UPDATED 2:42 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ten Democrats joined Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday in voting to censure one of their own, Representative Al Green, for shouting d...
Mar 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Al Green (D-TX) is escorted out after shouting during U.S. President Donald Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 4, 2025.
Giannoulias: Illinois' state flag will stay the same
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Well, it looks like we're sticking with what we've got. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias says the current Illinois state flag was the overwhelming winner in the state's Flag Re...
Mar 06, 2025 Matt Turner / CC
US announced job cuts surge 245% in February on federal government layoffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Layoffs announced by U.S.-employers jumped to levels not seen since the last two recessions amid mass federal government job cuts, canceled contracts and fears of trade wars, of...
Mar 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators rally during a protest against billionaire Elon Musk, who is heading U.S. President Donald Trump's drive to shrink the federal government, outside the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Trump warns Hamas as US holds unprecedented talks for Gaza hostages
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States broke a longstanding diplomatic taboo by holding secret talks with Hamas on securing the release of U.S. hostages held in Gaza, sources told Reuters on Wednesd...
Mar 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A hostage who was released from captivity in Gaza as part of the hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, arrives at Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) in Tel Aviv, Israel February 22, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
State lawmakers brace for possible federal cuts to Medicaid
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Health care advocates, hospital officials and people who rely on Medicaid for their medical coverage warned state lawmakers Wednesday of consequences that could r...
Mar 06, 2025 (Capitol News Illinois)
Trump exempts some automakers from Canada, Mexico tariffs for one month
WASHINGTON/OTTAWA (Reuters) -President Donald Trump will exempt automakers from his punishing 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for one month as long as they comply with an existing free trade agreemen...
Mar 05, 2025 An employee polishes the 2025 Ford Maverick Hybrid pickup truck during the Los Angeles Auto Show, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 21, 2024. REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo
US cuts intelligence for Ukraine, adding pressure for peace deal
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. has paused intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, CIA Director John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday, piling pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to coope...
Mar 05, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Police keep watch outside the U.S. embassy, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 26, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
Peoria Notre Dame and Washington girls' basketball teams ready for state finals
PEORIA/WASHINGTON, Ill. - One Peoria-area high school girls' basketball team is looking to go back-to-back at state, while another is looking for its first title this weekend. Peoria Notre Dame and Wa...
Mar 05, 2025 (Peoria Notre Dame)
