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Pope Francis, in setback, had 'isolated' breathing crisis, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis had an "isolated breathing crisis" in hospital on Friday, the Vatican said, in a setback as the 88-year-old pontiff battles double pneumonia. Francis, 88, has been...
Feb 28, 2025 A bishop carries a cross at St. Peter's Square, as Pope Francis continues his hospitalization, at the Vatican, February 28, 2025. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
East Peoria mayor delivers positive tone in city's State of the City address
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria's mayor says the city is in a great and strong position going into 2025. "We continue to grow, a lot of it too is not just new growth, but maintaining what you have," m...
Feb 28, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump to make English official US language, White House official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump will sign an executive order to make English the official U.S. language, a White House official said on Friday, for the first time in the country's history...
Feb 28, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/ File Photo
Solar farm fire causes minor damage in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called to a solar panel farm off N. Galena Road Thursday afternoon. Fire Battalion Chief Larry Carter says crews arrived just before 1:30 p.m., finding fire in ...
Feb 28, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US transport chief seeks to boost air traffic control hiring
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Thursday the Trump administration will take steps to boost air traffic controller hiring after a series of recent safety inciden...
Feb 28, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy holds a press conference about high speed rail at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 20, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Trump's 'very big' minerals deal may pay off with US Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A critical minerals deal Donald Trump has negotiated with Ukraine could ease tensions between Kyiv and the U.S. president and at the same time win back support from his Republic...
Feb 28, 2025 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy leaves following a meeting hosted by the House Armed Services Committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis
PPD: Man wanted after barricading himself inside Peoria home
PEORIA, Ill. - Police have identified the man who barricaded himself inside a Peoria home Thursday afternoon as 30-year-old Joshua Cole. Peoria Police were called to the 2000 block of W. Howett Street...
Feb 28, 2025 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US judge halts Trump administration's calls for mass firings by agencies
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A California federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ordering the U.S. Department of Defense and other agencies to carry out the mass firi...
Feb 27, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the East Room at the White House, February 27, 2025 in Washington, D.C., U.S. Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS
US officials must testify about DOGE in lawsuit over access to agency systems
(Reuters) - Trump administration officials must face questioning under oath about the workings of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency in a lawsuit by government employee unions seeking t...
Feb 27, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Peoria ROE head focused on getting truant students in the classroom
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Regional Office of Education is working to reduce truancy in all of its schools. An investment into more case workers by the Peoria County Board has helped make it pos...
Feb 27, 2025 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County)
