Category Archives: Top Stories
Georgia appeals court disqualifies prosecutor Fani Willis in Trump 2020 election case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Georgia appeals court ruled on Thursday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified from prosecuting U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and several o...
Dec 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis attends a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, March 1, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Alex Slitz/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Wisconsin shooter contacted California man planning separate attack, reports say
(Reuters) - The teenage girl who killed a teacher and fellow student at her Wisconsin school this week was in contact via text message with a California man who was planning his own mass shooting, acc...
Dec 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Mourners gather for a candlelight vigil at the Wisconsin State Capitol building a day after a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School, in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. December 17, 2024. REUTERS/Cullen Granzen/File Photo
Amazon workers go on strike in US ahead of Christmas rush as union seeks contract talks
(Reuters) - Amazon.com workers at seven U.S. facilities walked off the job early on Thursday during the holiday shopping rush, aiming to pressure the retailer into contract talks with their union. War...
Dec 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A person works at the Amazon warehouse, busy on Prime Day, in Melville, New York, U.S., July 11, 2023. REUTERS/Soren Larson/File Photo
US Congress has two days to avert shutdown after Trump rejects spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress has two days to avert a partial government shutdown after Republican President-elect Donald Trump rejected a bipartisan deal late on Wednesday and demanded law...
Dec 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building is pictured at sunset on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
Budget pressures could impact K-12 funding
SPRINGFIELD - Public schools in Illinois have enjoyed several consecutive years of substantial increases in state funding, thanks largely to steady growth in state revenues and a new funding formula t...
Dec 18, 2024 Ben Varner, chief economist for the legislative Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, along with COGFA revenue manager Eric Noggle and executive director Clayton Klenke, brief the Illinois State Board of Education on the state’s budget outlook during a board meeting Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Teenager who fired three shots into victim's head, last summer, found guilty of murder
PEORIA Ill. - The teenager who shot and killed 17-year-old Dahvie Brown-Bey last summer -- has been charged guilty of murder. According to the Peoria County State's Attorney's Office, a Peoria County ...
Dec 18, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Fed lowers rates but sees slower pace of further cuts, firmer inflation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday and signaled it will slow the pace at which borrowing costs fall any further, given a relatively stable unemployment rate...
Dec 18, 2024 FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is seen in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
New, safer Nofsinger intersection opens in Washington
WASHINGTON, Ill. - A project that brings much needed safety improvements to one of Washington's busiest roads is now complete. City leaders on Wednesday cut the ribbon on the completed Nofsinger/Dalla...
Dec 18, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Defense bill passes Congress despite transgender provision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly for an $895 billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon on Wednesday, despite the inclusion of a controversial provision on transgender medi...
Dec 18, 2024 FILE PHOTO: The dome of the U.S. Capitol building is seen on a rainy day in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
New McClugage Bridge to have soft opening on Thursday
PEORIA/EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A new bridge that connects Peoria and East Peoria will partially open Thursday. The Illinois Department of Transportation says traffic patterns will switch overnight on the ...
Dec 18, 2024 (Illinois Department of Transportation)
