Author Archives: Cooper Banks
Four Kentucky police officers charged in Breonna Taylor killing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors on Thursday charged four current and former Louisville, Kentucky, police officers for their roles in the botched 2020 raid that killed Breonna Taylor, a Black wo...
Aug 04, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People attend a rally to mark one year since police officers shot and killed Breonna Taylor when they entered her home, in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., March 13, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, voicing U.S. 'solidarity' as China fumes
TAIPEI (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan late on Tuesday on a trip she said demonstrates American solidarity with the Chinese-claimed self-ruled island, ...
Aug 02, 2022 Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu welcomes U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi at Taipei Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan August 2, 2022. Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS
Kentucky floods kill at least 30 as more storms forecast
(Reuters) -Floods unleashed by torrential rains in eastern Kentucky have killed at least 30 people, including four children, Governor Andy Beshear said on Monday, as authorities worked to provide food...
Aug 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A flooded area is flown over by a Kentucky National Guard helicopter deployed in response to a declared state of emergency in eastern Kentucky, U.S. July 27, 2022. U.S. Army National Guard/Handout via REUTERS
Return to nuclear deal remains the best outcome for U.S., Iran, the world - Blinken
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A return to the 2015 nuclear deal remains the best outcome for the United States, Iran and the world, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at global nonproliferation ...
Aug 01, 2022 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses the United Nations General Assembly during the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference in New York City, New York, U.S., August 1, 2022. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado
"Relief for the world" as Ukraine grain ship leaves Odesa
KYIV (Reuters) - A ship carrying grain left the Ukrainian port of Odesa for Lebanon on Monday under a safe passage agreement, Ukrainian and Turkish officials said, the first departure since the Russia...
Aug 01, 2022 The Sierra Leone-flagged ship Razoni leaves the sea port in Odesa after restarting grain export, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, Ukraine August 1, 2022. Press service of the Ukrainian Naval Forces Command/Handout via REUTERS
As Pelosi begins Asia tour, China warns against visiting Taiwan
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi kicked off a closely-watched Asia tour on Monday in Singapore as China warned that its military would never "sit idly by" if she...
Aug 01, 2022 A man stands in front of a glass cabinet displaying the Global Times newspaper that features a front page article about U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Asia tour in Beijing, China, August 1, 2022. The front page headline reads: "Pelosi visits Asia in the smell of gunpowder." REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Deputies: Brawl reported at Peoria Speedway, 4 year old child punched
PEORIA, Ill. -- Authorities are sharing details about a massive reported brawl at Peoria Speedway Saturday night where investigators say a 4-year-old child got punched as part of the fight. Peoria Cou...
Aug 01, 2022 Midwest Communications
Weekend "move over" crash hospitalizes Peoria police officer
PEORIA, Ill. --A weekend crash in Peoria injured a handful of people and left one Peoria Police officer in the hospital. Illinois State Police investigators say it happened shortly before 8:40 p.m. Sa...
Aug 01, 2022 Midwest Communications
Peoria Police announce details in weekend gun arrests
PEORIA, Ill. --Peoria Police have released details in a pair of recent gun arrests from over the weekend. Officers reportedly caught two men with illegal guns, one late Saturday night and the other in...
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Biden again tests positive for COVID-19, says he feels fine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again on Saturday in what the White House doctor described as a "rebound" case seen in a small percentage of patients who t...
Jul 31, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden walks after delivering remarks on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
