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Termination vote for Uvalde schools police chief called off
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - The school board in Uvalde, Texas, said on Friday it has postponed a vote on whether to fire the school district police chief criticized for his handling of the shooting ra...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2022
T-Mobile to pay $350 million in settlement over massive hacking
By Jonathan Stempel and Sara Merken (Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc agreed on Friday to pay $350 million and spend an additional $150 million to upgrade data security to settle litigation over a cyberatta...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2022
U.S. identifies first cases of monkeypox in children
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Cases of the viral disease monkeypox in the United States have been identified for the first time in children - a toddler in California and an infant who is not a U.S. res...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2022
State: New COVID case numbers lower, but community spread increases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting confirmed new COVID-19 cases being a little lower than the week before, but concern remains. The state says 32,268 new c...
Will Stevenson Jul 22, 2022
Two die in flash flood in New Mexico wildfire area
By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) - Two adults died and a third was missing near Las Vegas, New Mexico, after a flash flood swept through a burn area left by the state's largest recorded wildfire, an...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2022
A different Middle-earth is explored in Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ series
By Lisa Richwine SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The creators of Amazon.com Inc's "Lord of the Rings" unveiled the most extensive look yet at the series on Friday at the annual San Diego Comic-Con convention, p...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2022
Discount retailer coming to Peoria, Pekin
PEORIA, Ill. – A national discount retailer that’s quickly expanding will open up one location in Peoria soon, and one in Pekin not long after that. “Ollie’s Bargain OutletR...
Will Stevenson Jul 22, 2022
In Argentina, financial risks deepen along with investor jitters
By Walter Bianchi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's debt sank deeper into distressed territory on Friday, in just the latest week of sour financial news led by a battered currency, highlighting gro...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2022
WWE chief Vince McMahon to retire
(Reuters) - World Wrestling Entertainment Inc's Vince McMahon said on Friday he will retire as the company's chief executive and chairman, barely a month after stepping back from those roles due to an...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2022
California to allow private lawsuits against gun ban violators in swipe at Texas law
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a law that would allow private citizens to sue people who sell, manufacture or distribute assault w...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2022

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