Category Archives: Top Stories
Trump ex-deputy Weisselberg sentenced to five months for perjury
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was sentenced on Wednesday to five months in jail after pleading guilty last month to perjury charges for lying ...
Apr 10, 2024 The Trump Organization's former Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg arrives at the criminal court in New York City, U.S., April 10, 2024. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado
US sets first standard to curb 'forever chemicals' from drinking water
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced its first-ever drinking water standard to protect people against toxic "forever chemicals" found in many househol...
Apr 10, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen at the headquarters of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Rivian's planned shutdown underway in Normal
NORMAL, Ill. - Assembly lines at Rivian Automotive's plant in Normal are idled, in a planned three-week pause. A Rivian spokesperson tells 25 News, the shutdown began Saturday, with production set to ...
Apr 10, 2024 The 100,000th vehicle has rolled off he line at Rivian's plant in Normal, Illinois.
(Rivian Automotive Facebook)
Arizona's top court revives 19th century abortion ban
(Reuters) - Arizona's top court on Tuesday revived a ban on nearly all abortions under a law from 1864, a half century before statehood and women's suffrage, further restricting reproductive rights in...
Apr 10, 2024 A protester takes part in a small rally led by Women's March Tucson after Arizona's Supreme Court revived a law dating to 1864 that bans abortion in virtually all instances, in Tucson, Arizona, U.S. April 9, 2024. REUTERS/Rebecca Noble
Proposed Peoria Township referendum critical of Israel rejected at annual meeting
PEORIA, Ill. - The global debate over Israel's war with Hamas will not be taken up by Peoria Township voters this November. At the township's annual meeting Tuesday night, a proposed non-binding advis...
Apr 09, 2024 Peoria City Clerk Stefanie Tarr counts votes relating to a referendum critical of Israel during the annual Peoria Township town meeting on April 9th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Victim from fatal motorcycle crash in rural Tazewell County identified
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A Towanda man has been identified as the victim in a fatal motorcycle crash Monday afternoon in rural Tazewell County. Coroner Charles Hanley says 73-year-old Eric Bates was pr...
Apr 09, 2024
Man arrested Monday afternoon in Peoria after traffic stop and foot chase
PEORIA, Ill. - A traffic stop in Peoria led to the arrest of a man on drug and weapons charges Monday afternoon. Peoria Police say officers made contact with two males at the stop just after two-15 P-...
Apr 09, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US House delays sending Senate Mayorkas impeachment to Senate until next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives will delay sending the Senate its impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas until next w...
Apr 09, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas attends a House Homeland Security Committee hearing examining worldwide threats to the U.S., on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
More produce, less dairy for low-income families under US nutrition program changes
(Reuters) - Nearly 7 million low-income women and children will be able to purchase more fruits and vegetables but less dairy after the U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized changes to a key federa...
Apr 09, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A person shops for vegetables at a supermarket in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 28, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Man dies after vehicle vs. electric scooter crash in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man died after a crash involving a vehicle and an electric scooter Monday afternoon in South Peoria. Peoria Police say officers arrived just after 2:15 P.M. in the intersection of Ara...
Apr 09, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
