Category Archives:
Commercial border crossings in El Paso slow to snail’s pace after Texas steps up security
By Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ (Reuters) - Hundreds of commercial trucks waited in an hours-long line on Saturday to cross the border from the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez into El Paso after Tex...
Apr 09, 2022
Bradley University classic car show benefits auto engineering labor
PEORIA, Ill. — It’s not just a car show at Bradley University, it’s a chance to grow the area of automotive engineering. Bradley University hosted a classic car show this weekend, in...
Apr 09, 2022
NFL-Steelers QB Haskins dies at 24 after being hit by vehicle
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins died on Saturday at the age of 24 after being hit by a vehicle, according to a report on the NFL website on Saturday. Haskins, a former first...
Apr 09, 2022
Protesters gather outside Texas jail after reported abortion arrest
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas (Reuters) - A small group of protesters gathered Saturday outside a sheriff's office in southwestern Texas where a 26-year-old woman was reportedly charged with murder after per...
Apr 09, 2022
Russia calls for integrating BRICS payment systems
(Reuters) - Russia, hit by Western sanctions, has called on the BRICS group of emerging economies to extend the use of national currencies and integrate payment systems, the finance ministry said on S...
Apr 09, 2022
Space station’s first all-private astronaut team docked to orbiting platform
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -The first all-private team of astronauts ever launched to the International Space Station (ISS) arrived safely at the orbiting research platform on Saturday to begin a week-...
Apr 09, 2022
Saxo Bank terminates Russian, Belarussian clients following sanctions
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish investment bank Saxo Bank said on Saturday it had terminated clients from Russia and Belarus in response to sanctions imposed on those countries following Russia's invasi...
Apr 09, 2022
Illinois lawmakers pass $46 billion budget with millions in tax relief and hand outs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois lawmakers worked through the night, finally passing a more than $46 billion budget in the early morning hours on Saturday. The budget will include a list of roughly ...
Apr 09, 2022
Volkswagen rejects shareholder push for climate lobbying disclosures
BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen has rejected a shareholder proposal for it to explain how its lobbying activities align with its climate goals - something two of the carmaker's leading competitors have ...
Apr 09, 2022
Idaho’s top court temporarily blocks six-week abortion ban
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Idaho's top court on Friday temporarily blocked a recently enacted six-week abortion ban from taking effect which is modeled on a Texas law that allows private citizens to ...
Apr 09, 2022
Peoria, IL, USA
40 °F Clear
