Category Archives: Top Stories
Hunter Biden transcript released to the public
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new transcript reveals Hunter Biden admitted during his deposition on Wednesday that he put his father on speakerphone with business associates and invited him to drop by during b...
Mar 01, 2024 USCapitol
Navalny's funeral held amid tight security as Russians chant outside
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Thousands of Russians chanted opposition politician Alexei Navalny's name on Friday and said they would not forgive the authorities for his death as his mother and father attended a ...
Mar 01, 2024 People knock down barriers gather while leaving an area outside the Soothe My Sorrows church, where a funeral service and a farewell ceremony for Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny were held, in Moscow, Russia, March 1, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer
UPDATE: Trump lawyer says Georgia election interference case's prosecutor should be disqualified
UPDATED 3:47 P.M. (Reuters) -A lawyer for Donald Trump on Friday told a Georgia judge that the lead prosecutor who charged the former U.S. president with election interference should be disqualified b...
Mar 01, 2024 Steve Sadow, attorney for former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks in court, March 1, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. The hearing is to determine whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Nathan Wade, special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against Trump. Alex Slitz/Pool via REUTERS
State Farm suffers $6.3 billion net loss in 2023, due in part to 'significant' boost in catastrophic claims
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - State Farm saw a net loss of $6.3 billion in 2023 due in part to what the company calls a "significant" increase in the severity of damage claims from homeowners' policies. Bloomin...
Mar 01, 2024 (State Farm)
UPDATE: Biden signs stopgap spending bill to avert government shutdown, White House says
UPDATED 1:19 P.M. (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has signed into law a short-term stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown, the White House said on Friday. The bill was appro...
Mar 01, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., February 29, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Multiple Peoria-area teams to play for girls' basketball state championship on Saturday
NORMAL, Ill. - Central Illinois is well-represented at the Illinois High School Association girls basketball state finals this weekend. The finals for all four classes are taking place through Saturda...
Feb 29, 2024 (Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District #327 Facebook Page)
Pentagon leak defendant Jack Teixeira to plead guilty
BOSTON (Reuters) -Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, is expected to plead guilty to charges related to his alleged leaking of classified military information on a social ...
Feb 29, 2024 An undated picture shows Jack Douglas Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air National Guard, who was arrested by the FBI, over his alleged involvement in leaks online of classified documents, posing for a selfie at an unidentified location. Social Media Website/via Reuters
Biden and Trump trade blame at US border in dueling election-year visits
BROWNSVILLE/EAGLE PASS, Texas (Reuters) -President Joe Biden and Donald Trump used rival visits to the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday to heap blame on each other over migrant crossings ahead of a Nove...
Feb 29, 2024 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump visits the U.S.-Mexico border at Eagle Pass, Texas, as seen from Piedras Negras, Mexico, February 29, 2024. REUTERS/Go Nakamura
Local leaders react to Peoria Police 'Call of Duty' recruitment ad
PEORIA, Ill. - Local leaders aren't necessarily happy with a Peoria Police social media ad taken down almost as quickly as it went up, referencing the allegedly-violent video game "Call of Duty." The ...
Feb 29, 2024 This ad, crafted by Peoria Police, has since been pulled from social media. (Peoria Police via 25 News/Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Murder charges dropped for Peoria man after fatal stabbing Tuesday evening
PEORIA, Ill. - Charges relating to a fatal stabbing Tuesday evening, including a First-Degree Murder charge, have been dropped. Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos says evidence provided by Jerem...
Feb 29, 2024 Jeremy Barnett (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
