Author Archives: Syndicated Content
F. Lee Bailey, lawyer at O.J. Simpson ‘trial of the century,’ dies at 87 -Boston Globe
(Reuters) -F. Lee Bailey, the flamboyant defense attorney perhaps best known as part of the team of lawyers that defended O.J. Simpson against murder charges in the "trial of the century," has died, t...
Jun 03, 2021
U.S. administers 297.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States had administered 297,720,928 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country and distributed 368,375,195 doses as of Thursday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Jun 03, 2021
U.S. appeals court rules Trump policy improperly denied protection to walruses
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that the Trump administration improperly denied federal wildlife protections to Pacific walruses, animals reliant on dwindl...
Jun 03, 2021
State COVID roundup 6/3: hospital beds in use drop below 1k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday reported 674 new COVID-19 cases throughout the state, to go along with 24 new deaths. A total of 997 Illinoisans as of We...
Jun 03, 2021
U.S. traffic deaths soar to 38,680 in 2020; highest yearly total since 2007
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. traffic deaths soared dramatically after coronavirus lockdowns ended in 2020, hitting the highest yearly total since 2007 as more Americans engaged in u...
Jun 03, 2021
Ex-Treasury employee gets prison for leaks on Trump campaign officials
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former senior U.S. Treasury Department employee who pleaded guilty to conspiring to give a reporter sensitive information about Donald Trump's onetime campai...
Jun 03, 2021
Local COVID roundup 6/3: ICU patient count remains in single digits
PEORIA, Ill. — No deaths and only 15 new cases highlighted Thursday’s Peoria City/County Health Department COVID-19 report. 10 of the new cases belong to Tazewell County, and all others ar...
Jun 03, 2021
No seditious conspiracy charges emerge in U.S. Capitol riots cases
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly five months after hundreds of Donald Trump supporters launched a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol, prosecutors have not carried out an early threat to...
Jun 03, 2021
Minneapolis crews clearing intersection where George Floyd was murdered
By Nicole Peri and Jonathan Allen MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The city of Minneapolis on Thursday began the process of reopening to traffic the intersection where George Floyd was murdered by a police off...
Jun 03, 2021
County stars set to perform at Tailgate N’ Tallboys festival
PEORIA, Ill. — One of the Midwest’s first outdoor music festivals of the summer begins Thursday night at Peoria’s Louisville Slugger Sports Complex. Tailgate N’ Tallboys Organi...
Jun 03, 2021
