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US labor market still tight; productivity falters in first quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits held steady at a low level last week, pointing to a still fairly tight labor market that should continue to un...
May 02, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian passes a "Help Wanted" sign in the door of a hardware store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
UPDATE: Trump lawyer suggests hush money payment was extortion
UPDATED 1:18 P.M. NEW YORK (Reuters) -A lawyer for Donald Trump sought on Thursday to portray the hush money payment at the center of his criminal trial as extortion, questioning a lawyer involved in ...
May 02, 2024 Former U.S. President Donald Trump's attorney Todd Blanche shows examples of social media during a gag order hearing of his criminal trial on charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York City, U.S. May 2, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
Collins: A chance of severe storms Thursday. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Scattered severe storms are possible in Central Illinois Thursday afternoon. 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins says we could start seeing a few storms after 3 p.m. "...
May 02, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Arizona Senate repeals 1864 abortion ban, governor seen signing quickly
(Reuters) -The Arizona Senate voted on Wednesday to repeal the state's 1864 ban on abortion, which could otherwise have taken effect within weeks. The repeal was passed by the Senate in a 16-14 vote a...
May 02, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican Arizona state Senator Anthony Kern speaks with anti-abortion protesters at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Rebecca Noble/File Photo
Fed keeps rates unchanged, flags 'lack of further progress' on inflation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday and signaled it is still leaning towards eventual reductions in borrowing costs, but put a red flag on recent dis...
May 01, 2024 U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Peoria Zoo's giraffe Taji passes away
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Zoo is mourning the passing of one of their giraffes. The zoo announced that Taji was humanely euthanized on Tuesday. Taji had received specialized shoes earlier this year af...
May 01, 2024 (Peoria Zoo/Peoria Park District)
Peoria City to host Mexican soccer club for two matches at Shea Stadium in June
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria City will play against international competition for the first time next month. The club announced Wednesday the inaugural Copa Peoria Series, with two games against the under-23...
May 01, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Harvey Weinstein will be retried in New York after rape conviction overturned
(Reuters) -Harvey Weinstein will be retried in New York, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said in court on Wednesday, a week after the state's highest court threw out his 2020 rape conviction....
May 01, 2024 Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears at Manhattan Criminal court for his first public appearance since an appeals court overturned his sex crimes conviction in New York City, New York, U.S., May 1, 2024. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado/Pool
US job openings slide to three-year low as demand for labor gradually eases
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - U.S. job openings fell to a three-year low in March, while the number of people quitting their jobs declined, signs of easing labor market conditions that over time could aid the...
May 01, 2024 FILE PHOTO: An employee hiring sign with a QR code is seen in a window of a business in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Reservoir Gifted Academy unveils new Outdoor Classroom
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Reservoir Gifted Academy has a new classroom...outside. On Wednesday, Reservoir Gifted Principal Susan Martin thanked alumni, students and school administrators for their part ...
May 01, 2024 Principal Susan Martin speaking at the ribbon cutting of Reservoir Gifted Academy's new Outdoor Classroom.
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