Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. lawmakers urge EPA to reinstate California vehicle emissions authority
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 140 Democratic U.S lawmakers on Tuesday urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to quickly reinstate California's right to set regulation...
Jul 27, 2021
Olympics-Japanese boxer nurse revives Olympic dreams after opening show
By Kim Kyung Hoon and Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) - Once thwarted by the pandemic, Japanese nurse Arisa Tsubata is reviving her dreams to compete in boxing at the Olympics. Tsubata emerged from a grit...
Jul 27, 2021
Former U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, 77, dead after bicycle crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Senator Mike Enzi died from injuries he sustained in a bicycle accident in his home state of Wyoming, his family said late on Monday. Enzi, who was 77, was airlifted...
Jul 27, 2021
Britney Spears’ lawyer seeks conservator to replace singer’s father -NY Times
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An attorney for Britney Spears asked a Los Angeles court to name a new conservator to oversee the pop singer's finances following recent testimony that she wanted her father ou...
Jul 26, 2021
UPDATE: Juvenile killed last Wednesday was just 12; now being investigated as homicide
PEORIA, Ill. — A 12-year-old boy was the victim of a shooting last Wednesday morning just after 5:00 a.m. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the victim as Deshawnteris Edwards, w...
Jul 26, 2021
Final death toll from Florida condominium collapse put at 98
(Reuters) - Remains of the last person still listed as missing in the collapse of a Miami-area condominium tower on June 24 have been recovered and identified, bringing the final confirmed death toll ...
Jul 26, 2021
New York’s $200 french fries offer ‘escape’ from reality
By Angela Moore NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jerome Powell, this story's for you. The Federal Reserve chair, always on the look-out for signs of inflation, might want to drop by Manhattan's Upper East Side, w...
Jul 26, 2021
New Peoria County COVID-19 cases more than double; hospitalizations remain low
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday reported 116 new cases of COVID-19 in the county in the last week, an average of more than 16 per day. Just one week ago, the avera...
Jul 26, 2021
A tense Sunday in rural Ohio watching an Olympian do his thing
By Gaelen Morse DOVER, Ohio (Reuters) - The parents and grandparents of Olympic backstroke swimmer Hunter Armstrong could not travel to see the 20-year-old compete in Tokyo because of COVID restrictio...
Jul 26, 2021
Veterans agency to require COVID-19 vaccinations for staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday said it would require its doctors and other medical staff to get COVID-19 vaccines, becoming the first federal agency to impose ...
Jul 26, 2021
