Category Archives: Top Stories
UPDATE: Hunter Biden's ex-wife describes his drug use at his criminal trial
UPDATE 11:15 A.M. WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -Hunter Biden's ex-wife testified on Wednesday about first discovering his drug use, speaking at a criminal trial where prosecutors are trying to prove...
Jun 05, 2024 Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, arrives at the federal court, during the second day of his trial on criminal gun charges in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/ File Photo
Gunman fires shots at US Embassy in Lebanon, army says
BEIRUT (Reuters) -A gunman fired shots at the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon on Wednesday and was wounded in an exchange of fire with troops, the Lebanese army said. The army said the attacker, a Syrian nati...
Jun 05, 2024 Lebanese police check a car at a checkpoint near the U.S. embassy in Awkar, Lebanon June 5, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
US House passes Republican bill to sanction International Criminal Court over Israel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court over its prosecutor's decision to seek arrest...
Jun 04, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 21, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Biden imposes sweeping asylum ban at U.S.-Mexico border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday instituted a broad asylum ban on migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, a major enforcement move in the run-up to November...
Jun 04, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden announces an executive order on enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border, as he remarks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis
US attorney general denies politicizing justice system against Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday rejected accusations by House Republicans that he had politicized the criminal justice system in a bid to stop Donald Trump from ...
Jun 04, 2024 U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is sworn-in to testify before the House Judiciary Committee during a hearing entitled “Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice”, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Anna Rose Layden
Columbia University settles lawsuit over campus safety amid protests
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Columbia University will provide safety escorts and take other steps to protect its students, to settle a lawsuit claiming its campus had become unsafe during recent pro-Palestini...
Jun 04, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Police stand guard near an encampment of protesters supporting Palestinians on the grounds of Columbia University, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 30, 2024. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs//File Photo
Washington to consider increased price tag for new evidence building
WASHINGTON, Ill. - The city of Washington will have to pay a little more money to build a new evidence building for the police department. Police Chief Mike McCoy sent a memo to city council, dated Mo...
Jun 04, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Park-A-Palooza returning to the Peoria Riverfront for a second year
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Park District is bringing back Park-A-Palooza this week. Park District Executive Director Emily Cahill tells WMBD's "Greg and Dan", they've got brand new experiences ready. "...
Jun 04, 2024 Peoria Park District's Park-A-Palooza is scheduled for June 6-8 on the Peoria Riverfront. (Peoria Park District)
U.S. job openings drop in April, as labor market cools
(Reuters) -U.S. job openings fell more than expected in April to the lowest in more than three years, a sign that labor market conditions are softening in a manner that could help the Federal Reserve'...
Jun 04, 2024 Hundreds of people line up outside a Kentucky Career Center hoping to find assistance with their unemployment claim in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston
Democrats tap gaming cash cow to help fill state budget gap
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - In order to boost infrastructure spending and avoid a projected fiscal cliff facing the state in the next couple of years, Democrats who control state gover...
Jun 04, 2024 Sports betting has become popular among Illinoisans since the market launched in 2020. But the state has also benefitted from taxing sportsbooks, netting nearly $415 million so far – a figure that’s set to rise even higher under a tax hike Democrats pushed through the General Assembly last week. (Unsplash.com photo by Amit Lahav)
