An individual from Rockford was given a 10-year prison sentence for robbing banks in Rockford and Belvidere
ROCKFORD — A federal judge has sentenced a Rockford man to a total of 10 years in federal prison for …
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Warren requests hearings on the failures of the Silicon Valley and Signature banks
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has requested that hearings be held in the Senate regarding the recent failure of two significant …
Russian aircraft shoots down an American drone over the Black Sea
American officials confirmed that a Russian fighter jet downed a U.S. Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday, …
Ross Stores aims to open about 100 locations this year
Off-price retailer Ross Stores aims to open about 100 locations this year, having already debuted 19 new stores in February …
AAA survey: 70% of motorists nervous about self-driving cars
Almost 70 percent of motorists are nervous about the use of self-driving cars, according to a new poll from the …
Service sector rises and continues to expand
The services sector is benefiting from a switch in consumer spending from goods, which are typically bought on credit. The …
Storms and tornadoes hit southern states
Deadly storms generating snow and tornadoes roll through southern states and move towards the northeastern US. Storms producing tornadoes and …
Disney to reorganize the company and fire 7,000 employees
Disney said Wednesday it is planning to reorganize into three segments. The media and entertainment giant said it would now …
Prosecutors in Xenia charged a transgender woman with 3 counts for using women’s facilities
XENIA, Ohio – Prosecutors in Xenia have charged a transgender woman with three counts of public indecency for using women’s …
CMS surprised the medical community with a substantial change in NSA
With no warning and no apparent sense of irony, on Dec. 23, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) …
Biden touts investments from the bipartisan infrastructure law
President Biden on Wednesday made an appeal to the value of bipartisanship during a trip to Kentucky, providing a stark …
Southwest Flight Cancellation: The Concequences
The federal government is zeroing in on Southwest Airlines after it canceled thousands of flights over the Christmas holidays, stranding …
Report 2002: 6K+ children hurt, killed by gunfire in U.S.
More than 6,000 children were hurt or killed by gunfire in the U.S. in 2022, according to the nonprofit data …
Mass flight cancelation because of blizzard
Thousands more flights have been delayed or canceled on Saturday amid a massive winter storm that has brought blizzard-like conditions, …
Elon Musk suspends journalists from Twitter
Several prominent journalists that cover Twitter and its new CEO Elon Musk were suspended from the social media platform on …
Report: Consumers cheat businesses with credit card charge disputes
Consumers are cheating businesses out of payments at increasing rates by fraudulently disputing credit card charges that they genuinely made. …
Airport employees to protest on Thursday
Airport workers are turning out in huge numbers across the country on Thursday to protest what they say are low …
Elon Musk’s Neuralink is under investigation
Neuralink, the medical device company owned by Elon Musk, is under investigation from a federal agency for alleged animal welfare …
Homeland Security Secretary extends immigration protections for Haitians
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday extended immigration protections for Haitians in the United States, granting work permits and …
Biden honors the career of Nancy Pelosi
President Biden on Thursday honored the career of outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), saying that his fellow Democrat and ally …
Retailers predict Christmas sells to be about $960 billion
Holiday retail sales are set to grow between 6 and 8 percent this year, according to an estimate from the …
Biden calls his age ‘legitimate’ voter concern
President Biden in an interview that aired Sunday said it’s a “legitimate thing” for voters to be concerned about his …
U.S. Attorney Announces $6 mln Collected in Civil and Criminal Cases
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe announced today that her office collected $6,558,705.15 in civil and criminal …
Shipwreck Found in Mississippi River
BATON ROUGE, La. — A shipwreck has emerged along the banks of the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as …
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine stoked U.S. nuclear fears
At a moment when the global COVID-19 pandemic is finally loosening its grip on the public consciousness as an object …
White House Admits Biden Intends to “Run Again” in 2024
The White House on Tuesday reiterated that President Biden intends to run again after the Rev. Al Sharpton had said …
Woman accused of trying to kidnap a girl from Walmart
Police arrested a woman in San Antonio after she allegedly attempted to take a mom’s shopping cart that held her …
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