Category Archives: Top Stories
Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current CBS analyst visits patients at OSF Children's Hospital
PEORIA, Ill. - A former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys made a return trip to OSF Children's Hospital in Peoria to help brighten patients' days. Tony Romo's visit to the hospital on Wednesday is pa...
Jun 26, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US Supreme Court appears set to allow emergency abortions in Idaho, Bloomberg reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to allow abortions to be performed in Idaho in cases of medical emergencies for pregnant women, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing a co...
Jun 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: View of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Illinois man accused of Fourth of July shooting backs out of plea deal
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois man accused of opening fire on spectators watching an Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb two years ago backed out of a plea deal on Wednesday, local media repo...
Jun 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Robert E. Crimo III answers to Judge Victoria A. Rossetti during a hearing in Lake County court, in Waukegan, Illinois, U.S., August 3, 2022. Nam Y. Huh/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Peoria sex offender sentenced for possession of child porn depicting abuse
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been sentenced to a total of 10 years and a day in federal prison for possession of child porn, depicting sexual abuse of children. 43-year-old Jack Lee Nimrick was han...
Jun 26, 2024 courtroom gavel
NATO picks Netherlands' Mark Rutte as next boss
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO on Wednesday selected Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as NATO's next boss, as the war in Ukraine rages on its doorstep and uncertainty hangs over the United States' future att...
Jun 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte looks on, on the day of the opening ceremony of the Summit on Peace in Ukraine at the Buergenstock Resort in Stansstad near Lucerne, Switzerland, June 15, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/Pool/File Photo
US Supreme Court won't curb Biden administration social media contacts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to impose limits on the way President Joe Biden's administration may communicate with social media platforms, rejecting a challenge ...
Jun 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo
Peoria Riverfront Museum bringing in Ken Burns for America 250 exhibit
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Riverfront Museum announced at its State of the Museum on Tuesday night, an acclaimed filmmaker will be a guest curator for an exhibit celebrating the nation's upcoming 250th...
Jun 26, 2024 (Peoria Riverfront Museum Facebook)
Russia starts secret trial for U.S. reporter Gershkovich on spy charges
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (Reuters) -U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors on Wednesday in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, where he faces charges of espionage and a likely ...
Jun 26, 2024 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who stands trial on spying charges, is seen inside an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia June 26, 2024. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
Passionate welcome for WikiLeaks founder Assange as he lands in Australia
CANBERRA (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange landed to an ecstatic welcome in Australia on Wednesday after pleading guilty to violating U.S. espionage law in a deal that sets him free from a ...
Jun 26, 2024 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange waves as he arrives in Canberra, Australia, June 26, 2024. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Biden administration awards $85 million to ease affordable housing development
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday announced the award of $85 million in housing funds to 21 state and local governments for a new program aimed at helping them remove barrie...
Jun 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A house under construction is seen in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 22, 2022. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
