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US House vote on surveillance bill expected Friday after change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on controversial surveillance legislation on Friday, lawmakers said, two days after an initial attempt failed in the Republi...
TJ Carson Apr 11, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative French Hill (R-AR) walks to a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Giannoulias calls for disclosure of lobbyist contracts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - For decades, lobbyists in the Illinois Statehouse have been required to report how much they spend wining, dining and entertaining lawmakers. Currently, tho...
TJ Carson Apr 11, 2024 Amy Williams, left, of the Illinois secretary of state’s office, and lobbyists Josh Witkowski, Holly Ambuehl, and Bryan Zarou testify before a House committee about a bill that would require lobbyists to disclose how much they are paid by each of their clients. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Bankman-Fried appeals FTX fraud conviction, 25-year sentence
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sam Bankman-Fried, facing the prospect of spending much of his adult life behind bars, on Thursday appealed his conviction and 25-year prison sentence for stealing $8 billion from ...
TJ Carson Apr 11, 2024 FILE PHOTO: FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried stands before U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan as he is sentenced to 25 years in prison, at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., March 28, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/File Photo
Peoria Township voters to be asked about ranked choice voting in November
PEORIA, Ill. - Voters in Peoria Township will be asked whether or not they want to see changes to how they vote their representatives. At the annual township meeting on Tuesday evening, a non-binding ...
TJ Carson Apr 11, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Pekin Community High School athletic director back to work after arrest last month
PEKIN, Ill. - The athletic director of Pekin Community High School remains on the job after an arrest last month. In a statement from the high school, Cole Stoner was arrested on March 29th while off-...
TJ Carson Apr 11, 2024 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Support from 'indispensable' US vital for Ukraine's survival, Japan PM tells Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ukraine risks collapsing under Russia's onslaught without U.S. support, a disaster that could embolden China and spark a new crisis in East Asia, Japan's prime minister told U.S....
TJ Carson Apr 11, 2024 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shakes hands with U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), as Vice President Kamala Harris applauds, during a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2024.REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy
Man arrested in Peoria on out-of-state warrant for attempted murder after weapon investigation
PEORIA, Ill. - A man wanted for an attempted murder out-of-state was arrested yesterday Wednesday afternoon in Peoria. Peoria Police say a weapon-related investigation was conducted just after 3:45 P....
TJ Carson Apr 11, 2024 Mugshots of Montell Nellum (L) and Damaris Neal (R). (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: O.J. Simpson, football star turned celebrity murder defendant, dead at 76
UPDATED: 10:05 AM WASHINGTON (Reuters) -O.J. Simpson, the American football star and actor who was acquitted in a sensational 1995 trial of murdering his former wife but was found responsible for her ...
Julia Bradley Apr 11, 2024 FILE PHOTO: O.J. Simpson (R) sits with his attorney, Patricia Palm in Clark County District Court during his evidentiary hearing in Las Vegas, Nevada May 13, 2013. REUTERS/Julie Jacobson/Pool/File Photo
Netanyahu says Israel preparing for scenarios in other areas than Gaza
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel is keeping up its war in Gaza but is also preparing for scenarios in other areas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday, amid concern that Iran was preparing t...
Julia Bradley Apr 11, 2024 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Jerusalem, February 18, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/ File photo
US dollar turns lower after producer prices, jobless claims data
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar fell on Thursday after weaker-than-expected U.S. producer prices for March, partly easing market concerns about persistent inflation and suggesting that rate cuts by th...
Julia Bradley Apr 11, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Euro, Hong Kong dollar, U.S. dollar, Japanese yen, pound and Chinese 100 yuan banknotes are seen in this picture illustration, January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Illustration/File Photo