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US House to vote Tuesday on leadership challenge to Speaker McCarthy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Tuesday on a leadership challenge to Speaker Kevin McCarthy by a fellow Republican that could plunge Congress into chaos. Republica...
Oct 03, 2023 U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters in the U.S. Capitol after the House of Representatives passed a stopgap government funding bill to avert an immediate government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. September 30, 2023. REUTERS/ Ken Cedeno
UPDATE: Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to gun charges in Delaware court
Updated 9:51 a.m. WILMINGTON, Delaware(Reuters) -President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges that he lied about his drug use while buying a handgun, in the first-ev...
Oct 03, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, arrives to appear in a federal court on gun charges in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., October 3, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar
EV maker Rivian beats quarterly delivery estimates after raising production
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Electric-vehicle maker Rivian Automotive on Monday reported third-quarter deliveries above market expectations, as it ramped up production to meet a sustained demand for its p...
Oct 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A Rivian R1T electric truck is seen outside Munro & Associates headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S., June 3, 2022. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
Trump civil fraud trial enters second day as business empire hangs in balance
(Reuters) -Donald Trump's civil trial continues in Manhattan on Tuesday in a case that threatens to dismantle parts of the former U.S. president's business empire and sharply curtail his ability to do...
Oct 03, 2023 Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves a Manhattan courthouse after attending the first day of the trial of himself, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James, in New York City, U.S., October 2, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Striking Hollywood actors resume contract talks with studios, networks
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Negotiators for striking Hollywood actors resumed contract talks on Monday with representatives of major studios, television networks and streaming services, marking the first ...
Oct 03, 2023 Actors, writers and other union members gather around a speaker as SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikers demonstrate in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Powerball jackpot over $1 billion after no winner Monday night
CHICAGO, Ill. - The Powerball jackpot continues to grow after no one matched all six numbers Monday night to claim the $1.07 billion grand prize. The winning numbers Monday night were: 12, 26, 27, 43,...
Oct 03, 2023 (Powerball)
Pekin school bus involved in Monday crash
PEORIA, Ill. -A Pekin school bus was hit, with kids on board, Monday afternoon. The crash happened just after 3 p.m. at S. 9th and Washington Streets. A BMW hit the bus on its side, then careened off,...
Oct 03, 2023 (25 News) A dark BMW wedged into a curb at S. 9th and Washington Streets in Pekin after hitting a school bus.
One person displaced after fire at Central Peoria apartment building Monday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. - Residents of an apartment building in Central Peoria had to evacuate after a fire Monday afternoon in one of the apartments. Peoria Fire crews responded to the Oak Woods Apartments, jus...
Oct 02, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470- & 100.3 WMBD)
Man pronounced dead at rural Mapleton lake
MAPLETON, Ill. - A man is dead after he was found floating in a Peoria County lake. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says deputies and the Department of Natural Resources went to a lake in rural Ma...
Oct 02, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Illinois Central College program fills need for solar energy jobs in central Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois Central College President Doctor Sheila Quirk-Bailey is having solar energy panels installed on the roof of her house this week. And those doing the work of installing those pa...
Oct 02, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
