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UPDATE: U.S. tariffs on Mexico to be paused for a month, Trump says
UPDATED 9:58 A.M. WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will pause new tariffs on Mexico for one month after Mexico agreed to reinforce its northern border with 10,000 National G...
Feb 03, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum delivers a speech at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo
NTSB to release data from both aircrafts in Washington crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Data retrieved from an American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army helicopter that collided last week in Washington over the Potomac River killing 67 people will be ...
Feb 03, 2025 People work to retrieve the wreckage remains in the Potomac River, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the river, with the Capitol dome in the background, as seen from Virginia, U.S., February 3, 2025.REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Rubio tells Panama to end China's influence of canal or face US action
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday warned Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino that Washington will "take measures necessary" if Panama does not immediately take steps...
Feb 03, 2025 Marco Rubio tours the Miraflores locks at the Panama Canal, Feb. 2, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS
US Defense Secretary Hegseth to visit border on first trip
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's first trip since taking office will be to the United States' border with Mexico on Monday, in the latest sign that fortifying the border wi...
Feb 03, 2025 FILE PHOTO: President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meets with U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) (not pictured), on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 10, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Peoria gas prices inch up a bit as Trump tariffs go into effect
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have risen two cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.22 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Prices in Peoria are ju...
Feb 03, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
Beyonce wins top Grammys prize for first time with 'Cowboy Carter'
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Beyonce scored the top prize at music's Grammy Awards on Sunday, taking album of the year for the first time in her career with her country record "Cowboy Carter," at a ceremony...
Feb 03, 2025 Beyonce receives the Best Country Album award for "Cowboy Carter" during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 2, 2025. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Recovery efforts in Washington helicopter plane collision identify 55 of 67 victims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Officials have positively identified 55 of the 67 people killed in Wednesday's midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter over the Poto...
Feb 03, 2025 A memorial honoring figure skaters who were among the passengers killed in the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport, stands at the MedStar Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. February 2, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura
Trump says Americans may feel 'pain' in trade war with Mexico, Canada, China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said sweeping tariffs that he has imposed on Mexico, Canada and China may cause "short term" pain for Americans, while EU leaders meeting on Monday braced...
Feb 03, 2025 A sign that reads ''Buy Canadian Instead'' is displayed on top of bottles, hanging above another sign that reads "American Whiskey", after the top five U.S. liquor brands were removed from sale at a B.C. Liquor Store, as part of a response to U.S. President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on Canadian goods, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, February 2, 2025. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Gertie the Groundhog predicts an early spring
PEORIA Ill. - According to 25News, Wildlife Prairie Park's famous groundhog, Gertie has predicted an early spring in our future early Sunday morning. Since 1993, Gertie has been predicting the weather...
Feb 02, 2025 Wildlife Prairie Park's 'Gertie the Groundhog' (25 News)
East Peoria hotel employees mourn American Eagle flight crash victims
EAST PEORIA Ill. - Employees at the Holiday Inn & Suites in the East Peoria Levee District are mourning those killed by Wednesday's American Eagle crash, as some of those who died were frequent gu...
Feb 02, 2025 (City of East Peoria)
