Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Senate edges toward passage of $1 tln infrastructure bill
By David Morgan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will try to move toward passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Sunday, as Republicans struggle to heal a rift within th...
Aug 08, 2021
No injuries in South Peoria house fire
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria firefighters contained a fire in a South Peoria residence to the living room area. The blaze at 1026 S. Shelley St. was reported at 5:25 a.m. Sunday. Battalion Chief Scott ...
Aug 08, 2021
UPDATE: Motorcycle rider was traveling wrong way before fatal crash
UPDATE – PEORIA, Ill. – The victim of a weekend car-motorcycle crash in Peoria Heights has been identified. Ian Nemeth Jr., 22, of Loda was pronounced dead at OSF Saint Francis Medical Cen...
Aug 08, 2021
Delta variant, Louisiana doctors, slowly cracking vaccine resistance
By Brad Brooks PONCHATOULA, La. (Reuters) - The crowd inside Floyd's Family Pharmacy was abuzz with an agitated energy. Whether arriving for scheduled COVID vaccines or testing, people were motivated ...
Aug 08, 2021
‘CODA’ breaks new ground for deaf movie theater-goers
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Going to the movies isn't much fun for deaf people. Screenings in theaters with captions are limited and the special glasses and equipment needed to read them ...
Aug 08, 2021
Prehistoric cave paintings in Spain show Neanderthals were artists
By Jon Nazca and and Mariano Valladolid ARDALES, Spain(Reuters) - Neanderthals may have been closer to our species of prehistoric modern human than previously believed after cave paintings found in Sp...
Aug 08, 2021
Bidens applaud courage of U.S. Olympic athletes
By Nandita Bose WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden applauded U.S. Olympic athletes on Saturday for showing courage under pressure and uniting the country, a day...
Aug 07, 2021
U.S. administers over 350 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines -CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 350,627,188 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Saturday morning and distributed 407,550,175 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Aug 07, 2021
Eight missing as massive Dixie fire rages in northern California
By Fred Greaves QUINCY, Calif. (Reuters) - At least eight people were missing Saturday as one of the worst wildfires in the nation scorched through Northern California communities, forest and tinder d...
Aug 07, 2021
U.S. says plot against Myanmar U.N. envoy fits ‘disturbing pattern’
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States on Saturday condemned a thwarted plot to attack Myanmar's U.N. ambassador in New York, saying it fits a "disturbing pattern" of authoritarian...
Aug 07, 2021
