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U.S. FDA authorizes updated COVID booster shots for children as young as 5
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized Omicron-tailored COVID-19 booster shots from Moderna Inc and Pfizer Inc for children, a move that will boost the government's f...
Julia Bradley Oct 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Syringes are pictured at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
U.S. producer prices increase more than expected in September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. producer prices increased more than expected in September amid strong gains in the costs of services and goods, suggesting inflation could remain uncomfortably high for a w...
Julia Bradley Oct 12, 2022 People shop in a grocery store in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 28, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
If there is a recession, it will be "very slight," Biden says
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said in an interview released on Tuesday that he did not think there would be a recession, but that if it happened it would only be "very slight." "I don't think t...
Julia Bradley Oct 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks following a tour of IBM in Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S., October 6, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
NATO allies, partners aim to boost Kyiv's air defense after Russian air raids
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -More than 50 countries will gather on the sidelines of a NATO meeting in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss bolstering Ukraine's air defense, two days after Russian missiles rained d...
Julia Bradley Oct 12, 2022 Albanian Defence Minister Niko Peleshi walks at the NATO headquarters ahead of a NATO defence ministers meeting, in Brussels, Belgium October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Peoria City Council discusses pot policy
PEORIA, Ill. - City of Peoria administrators have a lot of feedback to go through when it comes to how and to what extent recreational cannabis dispensaries can locate in the city. The area currently ...
Will Stevenson Oct 11, 2022 Scott McLeod / CC
Woman arrested after dead body found in storage locker
MAQUON, Ill. - Authorities in Knox County say they've arrested a woman for charges both related to, and not related to, a decomposing body found in a storage locker Friday evening. Sheriffs detectives...
Will Stevenson Oct 11, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Grand jury files new murder charges in West Peoria homicide case
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has handed down murder charges in connection with a West Peoria double-homicide late last month. The grand jury Tuesday filed six counts of First-Degree Murde...
Will Stevenson Oct 11, 2022 (Photo courtesy of 25 News)
Grand jury charges teen with Taft Homes homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a Peoria teenager for a shooting last month at Taft Homes that claimed the life of a Georgia man. Peoria County Court records indicate the grand ...
Will Stevenson Oct 11, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Last Honor Flight of 2022 returns to Peoria soon
PEORIA, Ill. -- The latest group of area military veterans to travel to Washington D.C. for memorial tours returns tonight and this will reportedly be the final Honor Flight of the year. More than 70 ...
Cooper Banks Oct 11, 2022
U.S. Justice Dept. opposes Trump Supreme Court request over documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump's bid to again empower an independent arbiter to vet classified records sei...
Will Stevenson Oct 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a rally ahead of the midterm elections, in Mesa, Arizona, U.S., October 9, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo