Author Archives: Cooper Banks
At least 21 killed in Somalia hotel siege, many hostages freed
MOGADISHU (Reuters) -Somali forces have ended a deadly siege at a hotel in the capital Mogadishu which saw more than 20 people killed and dozens of hostages freed, authorities said on Sunday. Elite ar...
Aug 21, 2022 Police and military officials comb the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack, in Mogadishu, Somalia August 21, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
Police: Man shot, killed in alley
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police are investigating the city's 16th homicide, uncovered late Saturday night near downtown. Police say officers responded to a shots fired call in the 500 block of Spring St...
Aug 21, 2022 Midwest Communications
Peoria Police officer shoots, kills dog in late night encounter
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have reported details surrounding an incident where an officer shot a reportedly aggressive dog. Shortly after 11:30 p.m. Friday, police say officers responded to the 160...
Aug 20, 2022 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
IMA: Manufacturing demand growing, but still lacking proper workforce
PEORIA, Ill. -- While manufacturing remains a bedrock of the Illinois economy, challenges certainly remain especially in the labor force. "Before the pandemic started, we had 437,000 open manufacturin...
Aug 20, 2022 In this photo taken Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, smoke rises from a stack at the U.S. steel factory in the city of Smederevo, 45 kilometers east of Belgrade, Serbia. U.S. Steel announced its operating losses in Serbia spurred by Europe's debt crisis. The town is in a panic over a financial report released by Pittsburgh-based steel giant U.S. Steel that its plant in Smederevo, almost the sole source of income for its 100,000 people, is losing tens of millions of dollars. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Islamic State militant gets life in U.S. prison over killing of American hostages
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) -A U.S. federal judge on Friday sentenced a member of an Islamic State cell known as "The Beatles" to life in prison for involvement in a hostage-taking plot that led to the ...
Aug 19, 2022 Members of the media gather outside of the Federal Courthouse as they wait for statements following the sentencing of El Shafee Elsheikh, a former British citizen and IS fighter, in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S., August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger
U.S. judge says he leans toward releasing some evidence for Trump search
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Thursday said he is leaning toward releasing some of the evidence presented by the U.S. Justice Department to justify its search of Donald Trump's Flor...
Aug 18, 2022 A view of the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, before a Federal judge holds a hearing on the motion to unseal the search warrant on former President Donald Trump's home, in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. August 18, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Giuliani testifies in Georgia criminal probe into 2020 U.S. election
ATLANTA (Reuters) -Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's onetime personal lawyer, testified before a special grand jury in Atlanta on Wednesday in a Georgia criminal probe examining attempts by the former U.S...
Aug 17, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is seen in a vehicle outside his apartment building after his law license was suspended in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
FBI, DHS warn U.S. law enforcement of threats after Trump search
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI and U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have warned law enforcement agencies of an increase in threats following a search of former President Donald Trump's Florid...
Aug 15, 2022 FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home after Trump said that FBI agents raided it, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. August 9, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Republicans demand to see affidavit that justified FBI search of Trump's home
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans stepped up calls on Sunday for the release of an FBI affidavit showing the underlying justification for its seizure of documents at former President Donald Trump's M...
Aug 14, 2022 An itemized receipt for and list of property seized in the execution of a search warrant by the FBI at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate shows items reading "Info re: President of France" and "Various Classified/TS/SCI documents" after being released by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Bourg
U.S. lawmakers arrive in Taiwan amid China tensions
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A U.S. lawmaker delegation arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for a two-day visit during which they will meet President Tsai Ing-wen, the second high-level group to come amid continued mil...
Aug 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A Taiwan flag can be seen at Liberty Square in Taipei, Taiwan, July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang
