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Peoria Christian students and adults safe after flight scare in San Francisco
PEORIA, Ill. - A group from Peoria Christian High School safely arrived in Japan after their international flight had to be diverted. The group of 16 students and three adults were on a United Airline...
Mar 08, 2024 (Peoria Christian School)
Peoria Richwoods boys' basketball team defeated in IHSA Class 3A state semifinals
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The Knights have fallen short in their bid for a state championship. Peoria Richwoods lost Friday afternoon to Chicago DePaul Prep, 52-41, at the Illinois High School Association Cla...
Mar 08, 2024 Peoria Richwoods Knights (Peoria Public Schools)
US aid policy on Gaza 'absurd' given military support for Israel, UN expert says
GENEVA (Reuters) - A U.N. expert on Friday criticised U.S. efforts to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza, such as plans for a temporary port and recent air drops, which he said were "absurd" and "cynical"...
Mar 08, 2024 Palestinian children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen amid shortages of food supplies, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, January 16, 2024. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/File Photo
Trump tightens grip on US Republican Party with daughter-in-law taking key post
HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) -Donald Trump cemented his grip on the Republican National Committee on Friday after his daughter-in-law and another ally assumed top leadership posts amid a debate among memb...
Mar 08, 2024 Former U.S. President Donald Trump is introduced by North Carolina Republican Party chairman Michael Whatley before speaking at the North Carolina GOP convention dinner in Greenville, North Carolina, U.S. June 5, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo
Donald Trump appeals E. Jean Carroll's $83.3 million defamation verdict
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Friday appealed the writer E. Jean Carroll's $83.3 million verdict in her recent defamation case, which arose from his branding her a liar after she accused him of...
Mar 08, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump reacts on stage during a campaign rally in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. March 2, 2024. REUTERS/Jay Paul/File Photo
Multi-state lottery games in Illinois have combined jackpots of more than $1 billion this weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Both of the multi-state lottery games you can play in Illinois are now more than a half-billion dollars. Friday night's Mega Millions has a top prize of $687 million, with a take h...
Mar 08, 2024 (Multi-State Lottery Association/Mega Millions)
US job growth accelerates in February; unemployment rate rises to 3.9%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth accelerated in February, but a rise in the unemployment rate and moderation in wage gains kept on the table an anticipated interest rate cut in June from the Fed...
Mar 08, 2024 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
Illinois' governor praises Biden's State of the Union Address
CHICAGO, Ill. - Following President Biden's third State of the Union Address, Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker released a statement praising the president's vision for the country's future - one that respec...
Mar 08, 2024 Governor J.B. Pritzker delivers his State of the State and budget address before the General Assembly at the Illinois State Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/pool)
Illinois politicians react to Biden's State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Depending on what side of the aisle they're on, Illinois politicians either praised or found flaws in President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address on Thursday night. Congressman...
Mar 08, 2024 The White House
US Senate poised to pass spending package, averting government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is expected to give Congress' final approval on Friday of legislation funding several federal agencies through September, averting a partial government shutdown ...
Mar 08, 2024 FILE PHOTO: People walk past the U.S. Capitol building as the deadline to avoid partial government shutdown looms in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis/ FILE PHOTO
