Author Archives: Ed Hammond
Fire leaves South Peoria home a total loss
PEORIA, Ill. - A fire determined to be caused by arson destroys a South Peoria house. Firefighters found the fire in the rear of the one and a half story residence when they arrived around 7:30 p.m. F...
Oct 05, 2024 Midwest Communications
Trump returns to site of assassination attempt in Pennsylvania
(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday will return to the rural Pennsylvania site where he was nearly assassinated for a rally in the critical battleground state exactl...
Oct 05, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures with a bloodied face as multiple shots rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
In Michigan, Harris meets Arab American leaders angry over Israel
WASHINGTON/FLINT, Michigan (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris met with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Flint, Michigan, on Friday, as her presidential campaign seeks to win back voters angry...
Oct 05, 2024 Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris waves during a campaign event at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan, U.S., October 4, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Fire damages Western Avenue residence
PEORIA, Ill. - No injuries are reported following a fire in a house on Western Avenue. Firefighters were called to the residence in the 6000 block just after 5:30 p.m. Friday. All occupants were outsi...
Oct 05, 2024 Midwest Communications
Peoria County State's Attorney candidates speak out at forum
PEORIA, Ill. - The candidate's for Peoria County State's Attorney were able to discuss their views during a candidates forum Saturday at the Peoria Public Library's North Branch. The forum was hosted ...
Sep 29, 2024 Photo: 25 News
Israel pounds Lebanon, pressuring Hezbollah after killing its leader
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel struck multiple targets in Lebanon on Sunday, pressing Iran-backed Hezbollah with more attacks after it struck a huge blow by killing the group's leader Sayyed Hass...
Sep 29, 2024 A man walks on the rubble of damaged buildings in the aftermath of Israeli air strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ali Alloush
Pope Francis, after Belgian criticism, says church has 'no place for abuse'
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday wrapped up a weekend trip to Belgium, where he faced some of the strongest criticism yet levied during one of his foreign trips. The 87-year-old pontiff was...
Sep 29, 2024 Pope Francis holds a Holy Mass at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, September 29, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Trump escalates dark rhetoric against immigrants, Harris
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Saturday deployed some of his harshest rhetoric against immigrants who have crossed the border illegally and committed crimes, especially against young women, wh...
Sep 28, 2024 Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Tim Evans
New Jersey awarded 2025 Club World Cup final
(Reuters) - The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final will be held at the New Jersey home of the NFL's New York Giants and New York Jets, world soccer's governing body announced on Saturday along with the ve...
Sep 28, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Sep 8, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Fans display an American flag on the field before the game between the New York Giants and the Minnesota Vikings at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images/File Photo
Pope Francis criticized by Belgian Catholic university, moments after visiting
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Pope Francis was sharply criticized on Saturday by one of Belgium's Catholic universities over his stance on the role of women in society, in a strongly worded press release issue...
Sep 28, 2024 Pope Francis waves to the crowd, on the day of a meeting with students at the Universite Catholique de Louvain, in Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium, September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq
