Category Archives: Top Stories
U.S. steps up response to Houthi attacks
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States intends to launch additional strikes against Iran-backed groups in the Mideast. John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House, tells Fox ...
Feb 05, 2024 futureatlas.com / CC
Blinken meets Saudi crown prince amid heightened Mideast tensions
RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, his first stop in a Middle East tour as Washington tries to advance negotiations on a normalization deal be...
Feb 05, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is welcomed upon arriving at King Khalid International Airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS
Caterpillar's shares climb on profit beat, robust demand for mining equipment
(Reuters) -Caterpillar reported a double-digit increase in operating profit on Monday, beating Wall Street estimates as mining equipment sales remained robust and higher prices across its machinery di...
Feb 05, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A Caterpillar (Cat) Excavator is seen working at a construction site near the New York Harbor in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Peoria gas prices have been pretty steady in the past week
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria haven't moved much in the past week, down just over a penny, averaging at $3.22 on Monday. According to GasBuddy's survey of stations in Peoria, Peoria's prices are...
Feb 05, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
Atmospheric river storm leaves over 600,000 still without power in California
(Reuters) - More than 600,000 homes and businesses were still without power in California early on Monday, according to data from PowerOutage.us, after an atmospheric river storm pounded the state wit...
Feb 05, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Workers clear an area of a fallen tree as a Pacific storm known as an "Atmospheric River" approaches northern California, bringing heavy rains and winds that could trigger widespread flooding, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., February 4, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
UPDATE: Republican US Senate border negotiator says party should decide next move by Tuesday
UPDATED 1:20 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The lead Republican negotiator on a bipartisan U.S. Senate bill toughening border security and providing aid to Ukraine said his caucus should decide by Tuesda...
Feb 05, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-OK) speaks to reporters as the deadline to avoid partial government shutdown nears, at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades
Taylor Swift makes Grammys history as women rule music's top honors
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Pop superstar Taylor Swift set another record on Sunday, winning the Grammy award for album of the year for an unprecedented fourth time as women dominated the music industry's ...
Feb 05, 2024 Taylor Swift accepts the award for Album of the Year for Midnights during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 4, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Kahl: Still time to fill out East Peoria 'branding' survey
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria Mayor John Kahl is continuing to push a survey that's going out that could help "brand" the city in the future. Kahl, telling a group listening to his state of the City...
Feb 04, 2024 East Peoria Mayor John Kahl gives his "State of the City" speech Friday, February 2. (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Comptroller urges awareness of tax scams
(Capitol News Illinois) - State Comptroller Susana Mendoza is warning Illinoisans of email, telephone and mail tax scams as the 2024 filing season begins. One scam, for example, may contain a letter i...
Feb 04, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Illinois Comptroller's Office)
State announces parks funding
(Capitol News Illinois) - The state announced 111 parks and recreation projects throughout Illinois will receive a portion of $55 million in state funding this year. The Open Space Land Acquisition an...
Feb 04, 2024 (Illinois Department of Natural Resources)
