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UPDATE: Alec Baldwin, armorer charged for 'Rust' shooting
UPDATED 3:14 P.M. (Reuters) -Actor Alec Baldwin and set armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed were charged with involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on...
Julia Bradley Jan 31, 2023 Actor Alec Baldwin departs his home, as he will be charged with involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie "Rust", in New York, U.S., January 31, 2023. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado
Caterpillar misses profit estimates as costs weigh
(Reuters) -Caterpillar Inc on Tuesday reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit as increasing manufacturing and freight costs pressured the heavy machinery maker's margins. Shares of Caterpillar...
Julia Bradley Jan 31, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Caterpillar Inc. equipment is on display for sale at a retail site in San Diego, California, U.S., March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake
CAT union workers approve UAW strike authority
PEORIA, Ill. -- Members of the United Auto Workers Union at Caterpillar have overwhelmingly decided to give their leaders the authority to call a strike against the company in case contract negotiatio...
Julia Bradley Jan 31, 2023 (Caterpillar)
'Laverne & Shirley' actress Cindy Williams dies at 75
(Reuters) - Cindy Williams, who played Shirley alongside Penny Marshall's Laverne in "Laverne & Shirley," one of the most popular U.S. TV shows of the 1970s and 1980s, has died at 75, the AP repor...
Will Stevenson Jan 30, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Holding replica plaques, Penny Marshall (2nd L), and Cindy Williams, who co-starred in the 1970s hit TV series "Laverne & Shirley" pose with (L-R) Henry Winkler, Ed Begley Jr. and Garry Marshall, following a rare two-star unveiling ceremony honoring them with the 2,258th and 2,259th stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame August 12, 2004. REUTERS/Jim Ruymen/File Photo/File Photo
U.S. to end COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's administration on Monday said it will end COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11, nearly three years after the United States imposed sweeping pandemic me...
Will Stevenson Jan 30, 2023 FILE PHOTO: People walk outside wearing masks during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Harlem area of the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Three Memphis fire department employees fired in Tyre Nichols case
UPDATED 6:30 P.M. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Reuters) -The Memphis Fire Department said on Monday it had dismissed two emergency medical technicians and a lieutenant who responded to the fatal police beating of ...
Will Stevenson Jan 30, 2023 People protest against the fatal beating of Black motorist Tyre Nichols by Memphis Police officers, during a rally in Oakland, California, U.S. January 29, 2023. REUTERS/Laure Andrillon
Biden says no F-16s for Ukraine as Russia claims gains
KYIV, Ukraine/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will not provide the F-16 fighter jets that Ukraine has sought in its fight against Russia, President Joe Biden said on Monday, as Russian forces ...
Will Stevenson Jan 30, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 140th Wing of the Colorado Air National Guard during NATO exercise Saber Strike flies over Amari military air base, Estonia June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
Decade in federal prison for convicted meth dealer
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man will spend the next decade in federal prison after being sentenced to felony drug charges. Court records indicate Robert Lee Ford, 38, was sentenced Monday to 120 months in...
Will Stevenson Jan 30, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail June 2021)
CityLift service to Washington extended after pilot program success
WASHINGTON, Ill. - A pilot program that started six months ago for some residents of Washington is being continued for the time being. The Greater Peoria Mass Transit District says "CityLift" paratran...
Will Stevenson Jan 30, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Police investigate Sunday night carjacking
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating a reported carjacking that occurred in an area close to both the West Bluff and Central Peoria. Police say it happened just after 9 p.m. Sunday on West M...
Will Stevenson Jan 30, 2023 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
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