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Two dead after Sunday crash in rural Woodford County
WOODFORD COUNTY (25 News) - Two people died after a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon just west of Secor. 25 News reports 27-year-old Belancio Rameriz Flavio and 29-year-old Crescensio Venancio Ramer...
Jul 10, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Fresh spending showdown looms as US Congress returns to Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives and the Democratic-led Senate this week will start to seek the upper hand in a spending showdown that could trigger a gov...
Jul 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: General view of the U.S. Capitol during morning hours, in Washington, U.S., March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Nassar, disgraced doctor who abused US gymnasts, is stabbed in prison
(Reuters) - Larry Nassar, the disgraced doctor of USA Gymnastics who was convicted of sexually abusing young female gymnasts, has been stabbed multiple times by another inmate in prison and was in sta...
Jul 10, 2023 Larry Nassar, a former team USA Gymnastics doctor who pleaded guilty in November 2017 to sexual assault charges, stands in court during his sentencing hearing in the Eaton County Court in Charlotte, Michigan, U.S., February 5, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
Russian strike on Ukrainian aid distribution point killed four, Kyiv says
KYIV (Reuters) - Four people were killed in a Russian attack on a humanitarian aid distribution point in the southeastern Ukrainian region of Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. The Gene...
Jul 10, 2023 A view shows a building destroyed by a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine July 10, 2023. Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Yurii Malashko via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS
UPDATE: Biden meets King Charles and PM Sunak ahead of NATO summit
UPDATED 10:02 A.M. LONDON/WINDSOR, England (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden met Britain's King Charles on Monday to discuss how to tackle climate change after earlier dropping in to see Prime Mini...
Jul 10, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a ceremonial arrival and inspection of the honour guard with Britain's King Charles at Windsor Castle in Windsor, Britain, July 10, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Police investigate Sunday afternoon shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - At least one person is injured in a shooting on the edge of Peoria's North Valley area. Police were called around 2:00 p.m. Sunday to Wayne and Perry, where 25 News reports a large poli...
Jul 09, 2023 (25 News)
UPDATE: Victims of double drowning at Peoria County lake identified
UPDATED 1:17 P.M. 7/10/23 PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - Two people are dead after Peoria County's sheriff says they both drowned, likely while fishing at the same lake. Sheriff Chris Watkins says deputies wer...
Jul 09, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
State's Attorney: Dice game led to Peoria's 11th homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - We're learning more about what led up to Peoria's 11th homicide of the year Thursday. Peoria County State's Attorney Jodi Hoos says in a weekend statement formal charges of First-Degree...
Jul 09, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Ukraine, Poland leaders jointly mark WWII massacres that strained ties
KYIV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian and Polish presidents jointly marked the anniversary on Sunday of World War Two-era massacres of Poles by Ukrainian nationalists, killings that have caused tension for g...
Jul 09, 2023 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Polish President Andrzej Duda commemorate victims of World War II at the Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lutsk, Ukraine July 9, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
US Postal Service hiking stamp prices Sunday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States Postal Service (USPS) is hiking the price of first-class mail stamps to 66 cents from 63 cents effective Sunday. This is the latest in a series of price increa...
Jul 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A person enters a United States Postal Service (USPS) Post Office in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
