Category Archives: Top Stories
Hawaii officials seek families help in identifying remains of wildfire victims
LAHAINA, Hawaii (Reuters) - Officials in Hawaii on Tuesday implored residents to submit DNA samples to help in the identification of human remains found in the ashes of a fast-moving wildfire on the i...
Aug 23, 2023 Residents clasp hands in prayer during a community event at the Lahaina Civic Center, in the fire-ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, U.S., August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
First Trump allies in Georgia election subversion case surrender
ATLANTA (Reuters) -The first of Donald Trump's co-defendants in Georgia's criminal case accusing the former U.S. president and his associates of subverting his 2020 election loss surrendered at an Atl...
Aug 23, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Attorney John Eastman speaks next to U.S. President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, as Trump supporters gather ahead of the president’s speech to contest the certification by the U.S. Congress of the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election on the Ellipse in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo
Hollywood writers union says new proposal from studios not enough
(Reuters) -Hollywood studios and streaming services on Tuesday released the terms of a revised proposal to striking writers, but the union urged members to continue picketing as the new offer failed t...
Aug 23, 2023 FILE PHOTO: SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers walk the picket line during their ongoing strike outside Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, U.S., August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
In Trump's absence, DeSantis seen as 'punching bag' in first Republican debate
UPDATED 11:10 a.m. (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to be the biggest target of his Republican rivals for the 2024 U.S. presidential nomination at Wednesday's first primary debate,...
Aug 23, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis listens to a question from the audience at a campaign town hall meeting in Newport, New Hampshire, U.S., August 19, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
UPDATE: Teenager killed in East Bluff shooting identified
UPDATE 8/23 10:20 A.M. - The Peoria County coroner says a 17-year-old boy who was shot Tuesday night in Peoria's East Bluff has died. Jamie Harwood says the teenager was taken to OSF Saint Francis Med...
Aug 22, 2023 Peoria Police confirm a shooting occurred Tuesday, August 22, near Wisconsin and Kansas. (25 News)
UPDATE: Construction crane total loss after Tuesday afternoon fire near McClugage Bridge
UPDATED 7:45 P.M. EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A crane being used in the construction of the new McClugage Bridge is a total loss after a fire Tuesday afternoon. East Peoria Fire Chief Bobby Zimmerman says cre...
Aug 22, 2023 (Peoria Fire Department via 25 News)
State looks to curb vehicle theft with grants to police task forces
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Six interagency law enforcement task forces received grant funding this spring to combat car thefts through an initiative of Secretary of State Alexi Gianno...
Aug 22, 2023 Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is pictured in a file photo. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
UPS Teamsters ratify contract, eliminating US strike risk
(Reuters) -U.S. workers at United Parcel Service have ratified a new five-year contract, the Teamsters union said on Tuesday, closing the door on a potential strike that could have put timely Christma...
Aug 22, 2023 Teamster member Sergio Martinez yells out during a rally outside a UPS facility in downtown in Los Angeles, California, U.S. July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Peoria native and Bradley grad talks about being in California during Tropical Storm Hilary
LOS ANGELES - A Peorian who's been living in California and works for Bradley University students there says Tropical Storm Hilary on top of an earthquake was quite an experience. Connor Kelly lives i...
Aug 22, 2023 Connor Kelly (Bradley University)
Lawsuit says Gannett discriminates against white workers to meet diversity goals
(Reuters) -Gannett Co Inc, the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, is facing a lawsuit claiming its efforts to diversify newsrooms led to discrimination against white workers. The proposed class action ...
Aug 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The corporate headquarter buildings of Gannett Co and its flagship newspaper, USA Today, are seen in McLean, Virginia, July 23, 2013. A decline in newspaper advertising dragged down Gannett Co's second-quarter results, underscoring the company's need for new revenue streams. REUTERS/Larry Downing/File Photo
