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Peoria non-profit fires multiple employees for alleged misuse of gift cards
PEORIA, Ill. - Five employees have been fired from a Peoria non-profit for alleged misuse of client gift cards. Peoria Citizens Community for Economic Opportunity interim president John Edwards announ...
TJ Carson Apr 25, 2024
Net neutrality rules restored by US agency, reversing Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 on Thursday to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules and reassume regulatory oversight of broadband internet rescinded unde...
TJ Carson Apr 25, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Supporters of Net Neutrality protest the FCC's decision to repeal the program in Los Angeles, California, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/ Kyle Grillot/File Photo
Columbia University inspires national protest wave, swift response by authorities
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A stalemate at Columbia University over removing a student encampment to protest Israel's war in Gaza has spawned a wave of similar demonstrations on college campuses across the U...
Julia Bradley Apr 25, 2024 LAPD surrounds students protesting in support of Palestinians at an encampment at the University of Southern California’s Alumni Park, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Zaydee Sanchez/File Photo
Tabloid publisher testifies he canceled deal for Trump to buy story of alleged affair
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified at Donald Trump's criminal trial on Thursday that he worked out a deal that would allow Trump to buy the silence of a form...
Julia Bradley Apr 25, 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears in State Supreme Court in Manhattan on Thursday, April 25, 2024, for his trial on charges of falsifying business records. Jefferson Siegel/Pool via REUTERS
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to still tight labor market conditions. Initial claims for state unempl...
Julia Bradley Apr 25, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Harvey Weinstein's conviction is overturned by top New York court
(Reuters) - New York's highest court on Thursday overturned the 2020 sex crimes conviction of former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, in the case that helped trigger the #MeToo movement. In a 4-3 ...
Julia Bradley Apr 25, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, 04 October 2022. Harvey Weinstein was extradited from New York to Los Angeles to face sex-related charges. Etienne Laurent/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Peoria firefighters rescue driver from ravine. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria emergency crews were called to N. Gale Avenue Wednesday night for a vehicle rescue. Fire Battalion Chief Tom Sander said the vehicle was found approximately 20 feet down a ravine...
Julia Bradley Apr 25, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Two Peoria homes demolished after arson fire. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called to a structure fire early Thursday morning on W. Smith Street, on reports of neighboring homes on fire. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Tom Sander said extra...
Julia Bradley Apr 25, 2024 Midwest Communications
Bears pitch $3.2B stadium plan, but Pritzker still 'skeptical' despite team's $2B pledge
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Chicago Bears laid out a $3.2 billion plan for a new domed stadium on Chicago's lakefront on Wednesday afternoon, painting pictures of future Super Bowls an...
Julia Bradley Apr 25, 2024 An artist rendering of the Chicago Bears’ stadium proposal. (Photo
provided by the Chicago Bears)
Caterpillar profit rises as higher prices offset easing demand
(Reuters) -Caterpillar posted a rise in quarterly profit on Thursday as it held on to higher prices for its construction equipment as demand eased from last year's boom. Caterpillar has benefited from...
Julia Bradley Apr 25, 2024 A Caterpillar excavator is displayed at the China Coal and Mining Expo 2013 in Beijing, China October 22, 2013. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
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