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As dual credit participation grows in Illinois, study shows gaps widening
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - As the cost of higher education continues to rise in Illinois and elsewhere, a growing number of students are working to earn as many college credits as pos...
Dec 28, 2023
Google settles $5 billion consumer privacy lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of millions of people who thought they were doing their browsing privatel...
Dec 28, 2023
Air Methods exits bankruptcy with $1.7 billion less debt
(Reuters) - Air Methods, a private equity-owned medical helicopter company, said on Thursday it has emerged from bankruptcy nearly two months after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The r...
Dec 28, 2023
Three teens injured in late-night Peoria shooting, suspect wanted
PEORIA, Ill. – Three teenagers were injured Wednesday night when at least five shots were fired in South Peoria. It took place on South Arago around 11:15 p.m. Peoria Police say two 15-year-old ...
Dec 28, 2023
UPDATE: Peoria man sentenced to 80 years in prison for 2018 murder, hours after being charged in 2019 murder
UPDATED 5:39 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria man learned his fate on Thursday for a murder in 2018, hours after he was charged for a murder in 2019. Lionell Harris, 31, received an 80-year sentence...
Dec 28, 2023
Georgia man arrested in connection to shooting death of Peoria teen in Bloomington in April 2022
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – An arrest has been made in the shooting death of a Richwoods High School in Bloomington in April of 2022. Bloomington Police say 20-year-old Tomiyale Anderson of Hampton, Geo...
Dec 28, 2023
Biden extends EU steel, aluminum tariff exemption for 2 years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday extended the suspension of tariffs on European Union steel and aluminum for two years to continue negotiations on measures to address overca...
Dec 28, 2023
Brazil’s formal job creation falls short of expectations in November
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil created a net 130,097 formal jobs in November, fewer than expected, labor ministry figures showed on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters projected 142,841 jobs to be cre...
Dec 28, 2023
NRA fails to end New York probe, as trial nears
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state appeals court on Thursday rejected the National Rifle Association's bid to end a corruption probe by state Attorney General Letitia James that...
Dec 28, 2023
Brazil’s Haddad unveils set of tax tweaks to ensure balanced public accounts
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad unveiled on Thursday tax adjustments to limit benefits across various sectors and ensure fiscal compensation, which are expected to face ...
Dec 28, 2023
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