Category Archives: Top Stories
Biden proposes term limits, code of conduct to rein in 'extreme' Supreme Court
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Monday proposed sweeping changes to the U.S. Supreme Court that he said were needed to rein in a conservative-led court that was being weaponized to und...
Jul 30, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas, U.S., July 29, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Tesla recalls over 1.8 million US vehicles over unlatched hood issue
(Reuters) - Tesla is recalling over 1.8 million vehicles in the United States due to risk of software failure to detect an unlatched hood, the national auto safety regulator said on Tuesday. An unlatc...
Jul 30, 2024 A person drives a Tesla vehicle as the company is recalling over 2 million vehicles in the U.S. to install new safeguards in its Autopilot advanced driver-assistance system, after a federal safety regulator cited safety concerns, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S. December 14, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/ File Photo
Peoria mother charged for baby's overdose death
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman is facing a felony charge after her baby died from an apparent overdose of the drug ecstasy. 25 News reports that 19-year-old Zenai Wolford is charged with a single count...
Jul 30, 2024 (Peoria County Jail)
Man accused in shooting death of 18-year-old in Peoria's East Bluff ordered detained
PEORIA, Ill. - A petition to detain a man accused in the shooting death of 18-year-old MikeQuese Taylor was granted by a Peoria County judge at a detention hearing Monday. The Peoria County State's At...
Jul 29, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Morton Caterpillar facility evacuated Monday morning as suspicious object investigated
MORTON, Ill. - Portions of the Caterpillar facility in Morton were evacuated Monday morning as police investigated a suspicious object. Morton Police say an object with wires sticking out was found in...
Jul 29, 2024 (Morton Police)
Pritzker signs birth equity initiative into law, celebrates Medicaid expansion
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law Monday that expands insurance coverage during and after pregnancy with the goal of lowering infant and maternal mortality rates, e...
Jul 29, 2024 An infant and audience member sit in the crowd of a news conference in Chicago’s Fulton Market District neighborhood. Gov. JB Pritzker signed House Bill 5142 into law, with the hope of lowering infant and maternal mortality rates across the state. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Dilpreet Raju)
Washington state man arrested after allegedly firing gun in downtown Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man from Washington state was arrested early Monday morning on weapons charges in downtown Peoria. Peoria Police say officers responded to the area of Main and Madison just after 12:3...
Jul 29, 2024
Two children killed in 'ferocious' knife attack, UK police say
LONDON (Reuters) -Two children were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed event in northwest England, and a 17-year-old male suspect was arrested, police said on Monday. He was held on suspicion o...
Jul 29, 2024 Police work at the scene where a man was arrested after people were stabbed in Southport, Britain, July 29, 2024. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja
As Democrats embrace Harris, some pivotal US House candidates hold back
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris' move to the top of the Democratic ticket injected new life into her party's flailing campaign against Republican Donald Trump, but some lawmakers w...
Jul 29, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) speaks during a press conference on proposed legislation dealing with budgetary reform, as the deadline to avoid partial government shutdown nears at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/File Photo
Hamas, Israel trade blame for not reaching Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal
CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel and the Islamist group Hamas traded blame on Monday over the lack of progress in reaching a ceasefire and hostage release deal in the Gaza Strip despite international mediation...
Jul 29, 2024 Palestinians gather to collect water amid shortages as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, July 29, 2024. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
