Author Archives: Ed Hammond
Bill creating new early childhood agency among 244 to advance
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker's plan to create a new state agency to oversee Illinois' various early childhood programs moved forward on Friday after the state Senate's ...
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Iran launches drone attack at Israel, expected to unfold 'over hours'
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Iran launched dozens of drones at Israel on Saturday but they will take hours to reach their targets, Israel's military said, an attack that may trigger a major escalation between...
Ed Hammond Apr 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Iranian flag flutters on new Iranian consulate building after Iran's consulate in Damascus was targeted in a suspected Israeli attack on Monday April 1, in Damascus, Syria April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi/File Photo
Sydney knife attacker shot dead after killing 6 in Bondi mall
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An attacker who fatally knifed six people in a Sydney mall was shot dead by police in the beachside suburb of Bondi on Saturday, police said, as hundreds fled the scene. The assaila...
Ed Hammond Apr 13, 2024 Police officers work at the scene outside Bondi Junction following reports of stabbings in the mall, in Sydney, Australia April 13, 2024. REUTERS/Kirsty Needham
Kamala Harris blames Trump for abortion ban in Arizona
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday blamed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for the loss of abortion rights in Arizona, three days after a court there ...
Ed Hammond Apr 13, 2024 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks following Tuesday's ruling from Arizona's high court upholding a 160-year-old abortion ban, at an event in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., April 12, 2024. REUTERS/Rebecca Noble
Israeli military reduces troops in southern Gaza, spokesperson says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Israeli military has withdrawn more ground troops from the southern Gaza Strip, leaving just one brigade there six months after the start of its offensive, a spokesperson for ...
Ed Hammond Apr 07, 2024 FILE PHOTO: An Israeli tank maneuvers near the Israel-Gaza border, April 2, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Trump says $50 million raised from biggest fundraiser yet
(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign said a major fundraiser in Florida on Saturday raked in a massive $50.5 million as the former president seeks to replenish diminis...
Ed Hammond Apr 07, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves Manhattan Criminal court after a hearing in the upcoming hush money trial, in New York City, U.S., March 25, 2024. Curtis Means/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Powerball player wins $1.3 billion jackpot
(Reuters) - A ticket sold in Oregon has won Powerball jackpot of more than $1.3 billion, the eighth largest in U.S. history. Powerball drew the numbers early on Sunday and the winning numbers were whi...
Ed Hammond Apr 07, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Powerball tickets are seen at a liquor store, in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
UPDATE: Human remains found in Peoria County identified
UPDATE PEORIA, Ill. - Human remains discovered in Peoria County have been identified as those of a Peoria man reported missing just over three years ago. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said "thro...
Ed Hammond Apr 07, 2024 Midwest Communications
U.S., China need 'tough' conversations, Yellen tells Chinese premier
BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday that the ability to have difficult conversations has put the two economic superpowers on "a more stable ...
Ed Hammond Apr 06, 2024 U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen meets Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, April 7, 2024. Tatan Syuflana/Pool via REUTERS
Trump eyes $43 million haul from biggest fundraiser yet
(Reuters) - A major fundraiser for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Florida on Saturday is expected to rake in a massive $43 million or more as the former president seeks to replenish...
Ed Hammond Apr 06, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves Manhattan Criminal court after a hearing in the upcoming hush money trial, in New York City, U.S., March 25, 2024. Curtis Means/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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