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UPDATE: Biden takes on Trump and Republicans in feisty State of the Union speech
Updated 3/8/24 6:33 A.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday laid out his case for re-election in a fiery State of the Union speech that accused Donald Trump of threatening democracy...
Mar 07, 2024 US President Joe Biden delivers his third State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 07 March 2024. SHAWN THEW/Pool via REUTERS
Trump cannot delay enforcing $83.3 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll case
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday denied Donald Trump's request to delay enforcement of the writer E. Jean Carroll's $83.3 million verdict in her recent defamation case. The order was issued by ...
Mar 07, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump participates in a Fox News town hall with Laura Ingraham in Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. February 20, 2024. REUTERS/Sam Wolfe/File Photo
State commission says Illinois underfunds public universities by $1.4 billion
(Capitol News Illinois) - A state commission created in 2021 has issued a new report calculating that public universities in Illinois are underfunded by approximately $1.4 billion. The Commission on E...
Mar 07, 2024 State Sen. Kimberly Lightford, D-Westchester, speaks at a news conference Wednesday at the Illinois Capitol to highlight the findings of a new report on state funding for public universities. She was the co-chair of the commission that found Illinois underfunds public universities by about $1.4 billion. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Boxing-Mike Tyson to face Jake Paul in heavyweight bout streamed on Netflix in July
(Reuters) - Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will face YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a fight that will be streamed by Netflix on July 20 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the hom...
Mar 07, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Boxing - Jake Paul v Ryan Bourland - Coliseo de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico - March 2, 2024 Jake Paul after winning his fight against Ryan Bourland REUTERS/Miguel Rodriguez/File Photo
Volunteers help install smoke detectors in homes throughout Peoria as part of "Sound the Alarm" campaign
PEORIA, Ill. - With the clocks set to move ahead this weekend, the Peoria Fire Department and American Red Cross say it's also time to check your smoke detectors. This week is the "Sound the Alarm" ca...
Mar 07, 2024 Peoria Fire's Nate Rice speaks to "Sound the Alarm" volunteers at the American Red Cross. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Avanti's Event Center still in operation and hosting events in Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. - Events are still taking place at the location of the Avanti's Events Center in Pekin. Avanti's Event Center General Manager Brian Wonders says the center itself has never been closed, an...
Mar 07, 2024 (Avanti's Event Center)
Sweden joins NATO as war in Ukraine prompts security rethink
WASHINGTON/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden joined NATO in Washington on Thursday, two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced it to rethink its national security policy and conclude that support f...
Mar 07, 2024 A Swedish soldier stands next to a ceremonial cannon in the courtyard of the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, March 7, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Little
Peoria Richwoods Knights receive sendoff before playing in IHSA state semifinals
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Richwoods Knights boys' basketball team is on their way to Champaign to play for a state championship. Richwoods will play in the Illinois High School Association Class 3A se...
Mar 07, 2024 Members of the Peoria Richwoods Knights boys' basketball team walk through a tunnel of students and staff after a pep rally to send the team off to the IHSA Class 3A state semifinals in Champaign on March 7th, 2024. (T.J. Carson /1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Xcel Energy says its facilities likely started Texas fire
(Reuters) -Electric utility Xcel Energy said on Thursday its facilities likely started the Smokehouse Creek fire, which has destroyed dozens of homes and charred sprawling cattle ranches in the larges...
Mar 07, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from a wildfire in Texas, U.S., February 27, 2024 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Jeff Bartlett/via REUTERS
US weekly jobless claims unchanged
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week as the labor market continued to gradually ease. Initial claims for state unemploymen...
Mar 07, 2024 FILE PHOTO: People wait in line to enter the Nassau County Mega Job Fair at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York October 7, 2014. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
