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Top US CEO pay rose 7.7% last year, outpacing inflation, study finds
(Reuters) - Median pay for top U.S. CEOs rose 7.7% last year to a record $22.3 million, a new study found, as big stock awards helped the group stay ahead of inflation while U.S. workers' pay fell beh...
Will Stevenson May 03, 2023 An empty conference room is seen as the first phase of FMC Corporation employees return to work in the office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
Country legend Willie Nelson, at 90, among 2023 Rock Hall inductees
(Reuters) - Country music icon Willie Nelson, who celebrated his 90th birthday last weekend with a star-studded concert at the Hollywood Bowl, is among the performers who will be inducted into the Roc...
Will Stevenson May 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The 53rd Annual CMA Awards - Show - Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., November 13, 2019 - Willie Nelson performs. REUTERS/Harrison McClary
Fed delivers small rate hike, flags possible pause in tightening cycle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point and signaled it may pause further increases, giving officials time to assess the fallou...
Will Stevenson May 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An eagle tops the U.S. Federal Reserve building's facade in Washington, July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Man arrested for threatening to 'shoot up' U of I Urbana-Champaign campus
URBANA, Ill. - The University of Illinois says a former student was arrested Tuesday for allegedly threatening to "shoot up the school." U of I police say Jonathan Zheng, 22, was arrested at his home ...
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UPDATE: Jenny Craig could be closing weight loss centers, per reports; East Peoria location not included
UPDATED 1:53 P.M. 5/4/23 EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Managers of the Jenny Craig location in East Peoria tell WMBD Radio News the location there will NOT be closing. They say the store is a franchise location...
Will Stevenson May 03, 2023 (Julia Bradley/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Lilly drug slows Alzheimer's by 35%, bolstering treatment approach
CHICAGO (Reuters) -An experimental Alzheimer's drug developed by Eli Lilly and Co slowed cognitive decline by 35% in a late-stage trial, the company said on Wednesday, providing what experts say is th...
TJ Carson May 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Eli Lilly logo is shown on one of the company's offices in San Diego, California, U.S., September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Former FBI agent charged in Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A former FBI agent has been arrested for his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and charged with four misdemeanor counts, including unlawfully entering ...
TJ Carson May 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A mob of supporters of then-U.S. President Donald Trump climb through a window they broke as they storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Texas authorities arrest several people who may have helped fugitive hide
(Reuters) - Texas authorities have arrested several people who may have helped a man suspected of killing five neighbors evade a manhunt for four days, a local deputy sheriff said on Wednesday, a day ...
Julia Bradley May 03, 2023 San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers announces the capture and arrest of Francisco Oropesa, suspected of killing five neighbors in Texas over complaints of noise he was making by firing his gun outside at night, in Cleveland, Texas, U.S. May 2, 2023. REUTERS/Evan Garcia
Russia says Ukraine tried to kill Putin with drone attack on Kremlin
(Reuters) -Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of attacking the Kremlin with drones overnight in a failed bid to kill President Vladimir Putin. There was no immediate comment from Ukrainian authoritie...
Julia Bradley May 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral and Zaryadye Park in Moscow, Russia December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo
Serbia school shooting: boy kills nine in Belgrade classroom
BELGRADE (Reuters) -A 14-year-old boy shot dead eight fellow pupils and a security guard and wounded his teacher and six other students when he opened fire in his Belgrade classroom on Wednesday morni...
Julia Bradley May 03, 2023 Police officers stand as a security guard died and at least five students were wounded after a schoolboy opened fire in a downtown Belgrade, Serbia, May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic