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Biden will talk budget but won't negotiate debt ceiling in Congress meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden will not negotiate over the debt ceiling during his meeting with four top congressional leaders on May 9, but he will discuss starting "a separate budget proc...
TJ Carson May 02, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during an event marking National Small Business Week, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
UPDATE: Power restored after 'widespread' outage affecting Canton
3:26 p.m. Ameren Illinois' outage map no longer shows any power outages in Canton. --------------------------------- CANTON, Ill. - A fallen tree limb is to blame for what police in Canton call a "wid...
Will Stevenson May 02, 2023 (Ameren Illinois)
Senate panel to seek ethics standards for US Supreme Court as questions swirl
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Democratic-led Senate panel intends to pursue legislation setting ethical standards for U.S. Supreme Court justices amid revelations about luxury trips and real estate transact...
TJ Carson May 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court justices pose for their group portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2022. Seated (L-R): Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., Samuel A. Alito, Jr. and Elena Kagan. Standing (L-R): Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Teenager injured in Monday shooting in South Side of Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a shooting in Peoria's South Side Monday afternoon. Officers responded to Madison Park Terrace and West Kettelle at around...
TJ Carson May 02, 2023 Midwest Communications
US to temporarily send 1,500 troops to Mexico border -source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's administration will temporarily send 1,500 additional troops to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border, a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday, in preparation ...
TJ Carson May 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Migrants camp between the two border fences as they wait for authorities to request asylum in San Ysidro, California, U.S., as seen from Tijuana, Mexico April 30, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes
Stabbing in Peoria's East Bluff under investigation
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are looking for a suspect in a stabbing Monday night in the East Bluff. Officers responded to the area of Wisconsin Avenue and Seneca Place just before 10:00 P.M. They fou...
TJ Carson May 02, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: I-55 closed again as ISP asks for help in identifying victims of deadly crash; 7th victim confirmed
UPDATED: 5:51 p.m. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The chain-reaction crashes along Interstate 55 south of Springfield Monday have gotten worse. Illinois State Police say they now believe seven people were killed...
Julia Bradley May 02, 2023 (Illinois State Police via Facebook)
Seven bodies, including two missing teens, found in Oklahoma town
(Reuters) -The bodies of seven people, including two missing teens and a convicted sex offender, were found Monday afternoon on a property near the small Oklahoma city of Henryetta, the county sheriff...
Julia Bradley May 02, 2023 Tony Webster / CC
US may default on June 1 without debt ceiling hike; Biden, McCarthy to meet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday summoned the four top congressional leaders to the White House next week after the Treasury warned the government could run short of cash to p...
Julia Bradley May 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as they depart following the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Hollywood writers to strike, triggering TV shutdowns amid streaming disruption
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hollywood film and television writers will go on strike starting Tuesday, throwing Hollywood into turmoil as the entertainment business grapples with seismic changes triggered b...
Will Stevenson May 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The iconic Hollywood sign is shown on a hillside above a neighborhood in Los Angeles California, U.S., February 1, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
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