Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Boston mayor fires police chief over historical domestic abuse allegations
(Reuters) - Boston Acting Mayor Kim Janey fired Police Commissioner Dennis White on Monday following a review of domestic abuse allegations made by his former wife more than 20 years ago. White, who d...
Jun 07, 2021
Man killed in West Peoria bike vs. SUV crash; cyclist ID’ed
***UPDATE*** 6/8/21 3 P.M. Corey Griffin has been named as the bicyclist. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said Griffin was not wearing a helmet and suffered multiple blunt force head injuries. A t...
Jun 07, 2021
U.S. agents to start wearing body cameras when serving warrants
(Reuters) - U.S. law-enforcement agents will be required to wear body cameras when serving search and arrest warrants, the Justice Department said on Monday, adding a measure of accountability already...
Jun 07, 2021
U.S. Republicans vow to oppose Yellen’s G7 tax deal, casting doubt on its future
By David Morgan and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several top U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday rejected Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's G7 deal to impose a global minimum corporate tax and al...
Jun 07, 2021
Water polo-Abuse victims call for congressional investigation of USA Water Polo
(Reuters) - USA Water Polo could face a congressional investigation and possible decertification as an Olympic governing body for failing to protect 12 female water polo players from sexual abuse by t...
Jun 07, 2021
Local COVID roundup 6/7: weekend death count includes woman in 20s
PEORIA, Ill. — Five Peoria County residents passed away over the weekend from complications related to COVID-19. The deceased include a woman in her 20s, a woman in her 40s, two men in their 60s...
Jun 07, 2021
Newsmax turned down embattled Republican Matt Gaetz for a job -spokesperson
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative media outlet Newsmax, a favorite of former President Donald Trump's, rejected embattled Republican U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz's request for a ...
Jun 07, 2021
U.S. administers 302.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States had administered 302,851,917 doses of COVID-19 vaccines and distributed 371,520,735 doses in the country as of Monday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Jun 07, 2021
From Vermont to Kentucky, some Republicans expand voting access in 2021
By Julia Harte WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vermont's Republican governor on Monday signed a law requiring the state's top election official to send a mail ballot to every eligible voter, becoming one of th...
Jun 07, 2021
State COVID roundup 6/7: beds in use, overall case count dwindle
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — As the state marches towards this Friday’s full reopening, COVID-19 numbers continue to decrease in proper ways. Illinois Department of Public Health said 244 people be...
Jun 07, 2021
