Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swiss hiker defies Parkinson’s, plans new challenge
By Cecile Mantovani NYON, Switzerland (Reuters) - A Swiss man with Parkinson's who hiked more than 1,100 km across the Alps to raise awareness of the debilitating neurological disease is gearing up fo...
Jul 21, 2021
UPDATE: Homicide victim identified as 19-year-old
UPDATE 2:15 P.M. — Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the man who was killed Tuesday night as 19-year-old De’Monyae Zaire Phelps, of Peoria. Phelps suffered multiple gunsho...
Jul 21, 2021
Work-in-progress U.S. infrastructure bill faces test on Senate floor
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's goal of passing a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill faces a test on Wednesday as Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schum...
Jul 21, 2021
Drugmakers, pharmacies next targets for U.S. opioid settlements
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - With a $26 billion nationwide settlement in sight over claims that the three largest U.S. drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson helped fuel a nationwide opioi...
Jul 21, 2021
U.S. life expectancy fell year and a half in 2020 due to COVID-19 -CDC
By Dania Nadeem (Reuters) - Life expectancy in the United States fell by a year and a half in 2020 to 77.3 years, the lowest level since 2003, primarily due to the deaths caused by the COVID-19 pandem...
Jul 20, 2021
Federal judge blocks enforcement of Arkansas ban on most abortions
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked enforcement of a newly enacted Arkansas law banning all abortions except in medical emergencies until she had a chance to decide a legal ...
Jul 20, 2021
Biden’s town hall at Catholic university riles bishop, abortion opponents
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's planned town hall meeting at a Catholic university in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Wednesday has drawn criticism from the area's bishop and a...
Jul 20, 2021
Republican fundraising arm outraises Democratic counterpart in June
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fundraising arm of the Republican Party raised more money in June than its Democratic counterpart as heavy inflows from small donors signaled rank-and-file en...
Jul 20, 2021
How safe is the U.S. president’s ‘nuclear football’? Pentagon watchdog to find out
By Phil Stewart and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon's watchdog said on Tuesday it would evaluate the safety protocols surrounding the president's "nuclear football" - containing code...
Jul 20, 2021
FIFA, U.S. Soccer win dismissal of promoter’s antitrust lawsuit in New York
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed a sports promotion company's antitrust lawsuit accusing soccer's world governing body FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation of ...
Jul 20, 2021
