Category Archives: Top Stories
After Assad's ouster, Syrian rebel leader tightens his grip on the state
DAMASCUS/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa's Islamist group is stamping its authority on Syria's state with the same lightning speed that it seized the country, deploying police, installi...
Dec 12, 2024 People walk as the search for prisoners at Sednaya prison continues after rebels seized the capital and announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Sednaya, Syria, December 11, 2024. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Recent incidents prompt heightened Statehouse security
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Visitors coming to the Illinois Statehouse to see their lawmakers in action, or just to tour the historic building, may see longer lines to get through secu...
Dec 12, 2024 The Illinois Capitol’s north wing, which is currently undergoing renovations, is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Israel and Palestinians explore Gaza truce with US envoy on shuttle mission
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israelis and Palestinians are signalling new efforts to forge a ceasefire deal, their first in a year, to pause the fighting in Gaza and return to Israel some of the hostage...
Dec 12, 2024 A man walks past a banner that was made for the one-year anniversary of the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, December 11, 2024. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Health execs reckon with patient outrage after UnitedHealthcare killing
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Health care companies are taking a step back to better understand patients' experiences after a powerful U.S. health insurance executive was murdered last week, executives from dr...
Dec 11, 2024 Vin Gupta, Chief Medical Officer of Amazon Pharmacy, speaks during the Reuters NEXT conference, in New York City, New York, U.S., December 11, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Two arrested in connection to Tuesday night carjacking in Peoria
PEORIA Ill. - A carjacking in Peoria Tuesday has two people behind bars. Peoria Police tells us, officers were dispatched to the 2400 block of North Northcrest Drive, just before 8pm, on a report of a...
Dec 11, 2024 (Samuels & McShan mug shots)
FBI Director Chris Wray to resign following Trump nomination of Patel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -FBI Director Chris Wray will step down from his post early next year, the bureau said on Wednesday, after Republican President-elect Donald Trump signaled his intent to fire the ...
Dec 11, 2024 FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during a meeting of the Department of Justice’s Election Threats Task Force at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2024. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon/File Photo
California wildfire fueled by high winds forces Malibu evacuations
MALIBU, California (Reuters) -A wildfire fanned by strong winds was burning on Tuesday just northwest of Los Angeles forced some residents in Malibu to evacuate as it threatened homes, knocked out pow...
Dec 11, 2024 Smoke billows as the Franklin Fire burns in Malibu, California, U.S., December 10, 2024. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
State's attorney's office says West Peoria officer-involved shooting from July was "justified"
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says police had "no choice but to use deadly force" in an officer-involved shooting in West Peoria. The office's final report on the July 21s...
Dec 11, 2024 (Peoria County State's Attorney's Office)
Former Madigan ally ordered to testify in ex-speaker's corruption trial
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Former state Rep. Eddie Acevedo never had to appear in a federal courtroom between 2021 and 2022 as he was arraigned on tax evasion charges, later pleaded guilt...
Dec 11, 2024 Former Democratic state Rep. Eddie Acevedo exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Wednesday after being ordered to testify in ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Albertsons demands billions from rival Kroger after terminating merger bid
(Reuters) - Albertsons on Wednesday terminated its $25 billion bid to merge with Kroger after courts blocked the deal and sued its rival, alleging a breach of contract that led to the deal's demise. T...
Dec 11, 2024 A logo is seen on the exterior of an Albertsons supermarket after a U.S. judge blocked the pending $25 billion merger of U.S. grocery chains Kroger and Albertsons, siding with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. December 10, 2024. REUTERS/David Ryder
