Category Archives: Top Stories
Apple shows off new Watch with bigger screen as it kicks off iPhone 16 AI event
CUPERTINO, California (Reuters) -Apple unveiled an updated Watch at an event on Monday focused on its AI-enhanced iPhone 16, although Apple's product showcase risks being overshadowed by Chinese rival...
Sep 09, 2024 An Apple logo is pictured in an Apple store in Paris, France, March 6, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
Pekin man dies days after two-vehicle crash in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A Pekin man has succumbed to his injuries after a two-vehicle crash last week. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says the crash happened September 3rd at the intersection of Knoxville...
Sep 09, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Man dies after being struck by own vehicle at Peoria's Metro Centre
PEORIA, Ill. - A man died last week at Peoria's Metro Centre after officials say his own vehicle struck him. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says first responders were called near the 50's Diner j...
Sep 09, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Kentucky highway shooting suspect still at large as manhunt paused overnight
(Reuters) -The man suspected of opening fire on cars traveling along Interstate 75 in rural Kentucky was at large on Sunday night after a daylong manhunt by multiple law enforcement agencies through r...
Sep 09, 2024 I-75 near London, Kentucky, September 7, 2024. Rich Brimer/via REUTERS
NFL-Dolphins' Hill detained, police conducting internal investigation
(Reuters) -Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill was placed face down on the road and handcuffed after being detained for a driving violation on Sunday ahead of his NFL team's season-opener and the Miam...
Sep 09, 2024 Aug 17, 2024; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) throws the football before preseason game against the Washington Commanders at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports/ File Photo
Big Lots sells business to Nexus Capital as it begins bankruptcy proceedings
(Reuters) - U.S. discount home goods retailer Big Lots said on Monday it has secured $707.5 million to support its operations and sell its business to private equity firm Nexus Capital, as it has init...
Sep 09, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Big Lots brand paper towels are seen in a store in Niles, llinois, U.S. May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo
GasBuddy: Local gas prices still falling
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have dipped nearly four cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.57 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Peoria prices ...
Sep 09, 2024 Orin Zebest / CC
US House Republican report blasts Biden over chaotic Afghan withdrawal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Republicans will release a long-awaited report on Monday blasting Democratic President Joe Biden's administration for failures surrounding the chao...
Sep 09, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Taliban soldiers stand in front of a sign at the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 9, 2021. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTER/File Photo
Harris, Trump effectively tied in final stretch of 2024 race, NYT/Siena poll shows
(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris are effectively tied heading into the final weeks of the election, according to a natio...
Sep 09, 2024 Former U.S. President Donald Trump in New York City, U.S. May 30, 2024 and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington, U.S., July 22, 2024 in a combination of file photos. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz, Nathan Howard/File Photo
Boeing reaches early deal with 25% higher pay in hope to avert strike
REUTERS - Boeing said on Sunday it had reached a tentative agreement with a union representing more than 32,000 workers in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, in a deal that could help avert a possible crippl...
Sep 08, 2024 The Boeing logo is displayed on a screen, at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
