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Peoria teenager to be tried as adult, following shooting in South Peoria last August
PEORIA Ill. - The teenager who shot a 16-year-old male in August last year, in south Peoria, will be tried as an adult. According to the Peoria County State's Attorneys office - Naidren Williams, who ...
Feb 04, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump urges Gazans to relocate; welcomes Netanyahu to White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump again urged Palestinians in war-shattered Gaza to relocate to neighboring countries, calling the enclave a "demolition site" on Tuesday before he welc...
Feb 04, 2025 U.S President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the entrance of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 4, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Trump says he would like to close Dept of Education with executive action
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would like to be able to close the federal Department of Education using an executive order. "We spend more per pupil than any othe...
Feb 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a document, at the White House, in Washington, U.S. February 3, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
El Paso woman identified after fatal crash in Woodford County
WOODFORD COUNTY Ill. - An El Paso woman has been identified after a fatal crash Monday morning, on IL 251 just south of Kappa. According to 25News and Woodford County Coroner, Tim Ruestman, 62-year-ol...
Feb 04, 2025
US job openings post biggest drop in 14 months
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. job openings dropped by the most in 14 months in December, but steady hiring and low layoffs suggested that the labor market was not abruptly slowing down and probably keep ...
Feb 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Construction workers install windows on a nearly completed office building in San Diego, California, U.S., October 9, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Peoria man detained after allegedly firing gun at juveniles in East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man will remain in jail after allegedly firing a weapon at a group of juveniles last week in the East Bluff. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says a petition to deta...
Feb 04, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Kennedy moves closer to top health job after clearing Senate panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's pick for health secretary, moved closer to securing the job on Tuesday, winning approval from a key Republican senator and a recom...
Feb 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. President Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Term limits debate tabled in Washington
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Washington aldermen will take more time to consider term limits for the city. A motion to approve enacting limits of three four-year terms for mayors and aldermen was tabled at Mond...
Feb 04, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
China launches limited tariffs after Trump imposes sweeping new levies
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) -China imposed targeted tariffs on American imports on Tuesday and put several U.S. companies, including Google, on notice for possible sanctions, in a measured response t...
Feb 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Cranes and containers are seen at the Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Martin Pollard/File Photo
USAID contractors fire staff, face cash crunch as Trump causes chaos in aid world
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's overhaul of U.S. foreign assistance has led to chaos in the aid and development field, leaving hundreds of contractors in a severe financial crunch with...
Feb 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Passengers rest in the waiting room as an one of the blankets donated by the United States Agency for International Development is seen, at central railway station in Kyiv, Ukraine November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo
