Category Archives: Top Stories
Trump testimony in doubt after sick juror postpones E. Jean Carroll trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's ability to testify in the writer E. Jean Carroll's latest civil defamation case is in doubt after the presiding judge on Monday postponed the trial because one juro...
Jan 22, 2024 E. Jean Carroll exits Manhattan Federal Court, in the second civil trial after she accused former U.S. President Donald Trump of raping her decades ago, in New York City, U.S., January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Quadruple murder discovered in Chicago suburb. Here's what we know
TINLEY PARK, Ill. - A father of five is suspected of shooting and killing his wife and three daughters at their home Sunday morning in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park. Police received a 911 call fro...
Jan 22, 2024 Tony Webster / CC
Mexico, US pitch measures to ease pressure on border, plan Guatemala talks
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Senior Mexican, U.S. and Guatemalan officials will meet as soon as possible for talks on migration, Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena said on Monday as she set out plans a...
Jan 22, 2024 Mexico's new Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena Ibarra speaks during a meeting with the media at the Secretary of Foreign Affairs headquarters, in Mexico City, Mexico. July 14, 2023. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha/File Photo
Israeli forces storm hospital as Khan Younis hit by bloodiest fighting of 2024
GAZA/DOHA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli forces, advancing deep into western Khan Younis in Gaza's bloodiest fighting of the new year so far, stormed one hospital and placed another under siege on Monda...
Jan 22, 2024 A general view of a tent camp housing displaced Palestinians, as smoke rises in the distance due to an Israeli ground operation in Khan Younis, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, January 22, 2024. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Icy roads delay trash/recycling schedule in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Due to icy road conditions on Monday morning, Peoria's trash collection will be delayed this week. GFL will not collect trash or recycling on Monday in Peoria. This will push back trash...
Jan 22, 2024 Peoria trash cart out at the end of a driveway after snow. (1470/100.3 WMBD-Julia Bradley)
Biden, Harris target Republican curbs on abortion rights on Roe anniversary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will spotlight Republican curbs on abortion rights this week, a galvanizing issue for Democrats that they hope will boo...
Jan 22, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on abortion rights in a speech hosted by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) at the Howard Theatre in Washington, U.S., October 18, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Peoria County closes offices due to inclement weather Monday
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - A number of Peoria County facilities will be closed on Monday due to icy conditions on the roads. The Peoria County Courthouse, Veterans Assistance Commission, Peoria County Elec...
Jan 22, 2024
Peoria area gas prices have gone up again
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria have gone up six cents a gallon in the past week, averaging $3.07 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of local stations. Prices in Peoria are just over three ...
Jan 22, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
Ron DeSantis ends 2024 campaign, endorses Trump over Haley as New Hampshire vote looms
SEABROOK, New Hampshire (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ended his fading presidential campaign on Sunday and endorsed Donald Trump just two days before the pivotal New Hampshire primary, leav...
Jan 21, 2024 Casey DeSantis introduces her husband and Republican presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as he makes a campaign visit ahead of the South Carolina presidential primary in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S. January 20, 2024. REUTERS/Randall Hill
Stamp prices to increase on Sunday
WASHINGTON, D.C. - It'll cost you a little bit more to send a letter in the mail. FOX News reports that starting Sunday, the cost of a First-Class Mail forever stamp is increasing two cents, to 68 cen...
Jan 21, 2024 Paul Sableman / CC
