Category Archives: Top Stories
US consumer prices post largest gain in seven months in November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in seven months in November, but that is unlikely to discourage the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates for a third time next ...
Dec 11, 2024 People carry shopping bags during the holiday season in New York City, U.S., December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Syrian leader vows to rebuild but faces cash crunch
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syria's new interim prime minister said he aimed to bring back millions of Syrian refugees, protect all citizens and provide basic services, but rebuilding would be difficult becau...
Dec 11, 2024 A drone view shows Yusuf al-Azma Square in Damascus, after Syrian rebels ousted President Bashar al-Assad, Syria December 11, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano
Finalists revealed for potential new Illinois state flag
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Stars, cornfields, and silhouettes of Abraham Lincoln. Those are some of the elements included in the designs of the ten finalists for a new Illinois state flag. The Illinois Flag ...
Dec 11, 2024 (Illinois Secretary of State's Office)
Blinken to testify in Congress on Afghanistan weeks before his term ends
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken will testify to a Republican-led House of Representatives committee on Wednesday on the August 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending a ...
Dec 11, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends an interview, in Brussels, Belgium December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Johanna Geron
Peoria City Council approves multiple agreements in regards to potential land-based casino
PEORIA Ill. - Peoria City Council discussed possible locations for a new land-based casino, Tuesday night. They unanimously approved multiple agreements regarding a future land-based casino in Peoria ...
Dec 10, 2024 (City of Peoria)
Suspect in UnitedHealth murder to fight extradition to New York
ALTOONA, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -The 26-year-old man accused of gunning down UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson in Manhattan intends to fight his extradition to New York to face murder charges from...
Dec 10, 2024 Luigi Mangione, 26, a suspect in the New York City killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, arrives for an extradition hearing at Blair County Court House in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 10, 2024. REUTERS/Matthew Hatcher
One person taken to hospital after Peoria house fire
PEORIA Ill. - One person was hospitalized after a house fire Tuesday afternoon in Peoria. According to the Peoria Fire Department -- firefighters were dispatched to the 3900 block of North Ashton Aven...
Dec 10, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
OSF Healthcare Ministries announces leadership transition
PEORIA Ill. - OSF Healthcare Ministries announces a transition in leadership. In a statement sent out Tuesday, OSF officials said in April of 2026, current CEO Bob Sehring, will be retiring. Sehring f...
Dec 10, 2024 (Photo of Bob Sehring, Courtesy of OSF Healthcare)
US Treasury transfers $20 billion in Ukraine loan funds to World Bank facility
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday said it transferred the $20 billion U.S. portion of a $50 billion G7 loan for Ukraine to a World Bank intermediary fund for economic and ...
Dec 10, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen holds a bilateral meeting with Ukraine Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko on the sidelines of the IMF and WB annual meetings, at the Treasury Department in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/File Photo
US troops are staying in Syria, White House's Finer says
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. troops will be staying in Syria after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad as part of a counter-terrorism mission focused on destroying Islamic State militants, a top White ...
Dec 10, 2024 A drone view shows people walking in Damascus, after Syrian rebels ousted President Bashar al-Assad, Syria December 10, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano
