Category Archives: Top Stories
Olympics-Italy's Meloni plays down ICE agent furore as she meets Vance
MILAN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Milan on Friday, hours before the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, using the encounter to rea...
Feb 06, 2026 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends U.S. Vice President JD Vance bilateral meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during Vance's visit to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, February 6, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Pool
Trump unveils TrumpRx discounted drugs website
By Michael Erman and Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled TrumpRx.gov, a website meant to offer consumers access to discounted prescription m...
Feb 06, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, speaks next to U.S. Chief Design Officer at the National Design Studio, Joe Gebbia, during an event to unveil the TrumpRx drug discount site, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Al Drago
Peoria church celebrates 'Soup-er Bowl Sunday' to help families in need
PEORIA, Ill. - There's a game on Sunday that has very little to do with football, and everything to do with giving. Karol Castens, Missions and Outreach Co-Chair with Peoria's Northwest United Methodi...
Feb 06, 2026 Decorations in celebration of "Soup-er Bowl Sunday" at Peoria's Northwest United Methodist Church. (1470 and 100.3 WMBD--Julia Bradley)
East Peoria approves new turn lane, improvements, for new police station
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Multiple items related to the new East Peoria Police station were approved at this week's city council meeting. One item unanimously approved by commissioners includes creating a n...
Feb 05, 2026 (City of East Peoria)
Arizona sheriff says Nancy Guthrie presumed to 'still be out there' alive
TUCSON, Arizona, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Investigators in Arizona presume the kidnapped elderly mother of popular U.S. television news host Savannah Guthrie is "still out there" and alive four days after sh...
Feb 05, 2026 A supportive sign left by neighbors is posted outside of the home of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Arizona, U.S. February 4, 2026. REUTERS/Rebecca Noble
Peoria Mayor says Boyd's revised Par-A-Dice plans was a "surprise to the city"
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria city leaders are planning to meet next week to discuss the newest proposal from Boyd Gaming regarding the renovated Par-A-Dice Casino. On Thursday, the Illinois Gaming Board dela...
Feb 05, 2026 Peoria Mayor Rita Ali delivers the 2025 "State of the City" address at the Peoria Civic Center ballroom. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Ukraine, Russia end second round of peace talks with agreement on prisoner swap, new meeting
KYIV, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine and Russia concluded a second round of U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi on Thursday aimed at ending Europe's biggest conflict since World War Two, with the two sides co...
Feb 05, 2026 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) pose for a picture as they arrive in Ukrainian territory after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an undisclosed location, Ukraine, February 5, 2026. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
Vote on plans for proposed new Par-A-Dice tabled by Illinois Gaming Board
CHICAGO, Ill. - A decision on the plans for a new Par-A-Dice Casino in East Peoria will have to wait a little bit longer. The Illinois Gaming Board was scheduled to vote Thursday on Boyd Gaming's reno...
Feb 05, 2026 A screencap of a slide from a video on the Feb. 5th presentation to the Illinois Gaming Board by Boyd Gaming shows an updated plan for the proposed new Par-A-Dice Casino. (Body Gaming/Illinois Gaming Board)
Trump defends Noem, Gabbard and Bondi at National Prayer Breakfast
By Nandita Bose and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump defended three members of his cabinet whose actions have drawn scrutiny and touted U.S. military strength in a fr...
Feb 05, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump receives a standing ovation as he speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Al Drago
Trump tightens control over 50,000 federal workers
By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Thursday finalized its overhaul of the U.S. government's civil service system, according to a government statement, giving t...
Feb 05, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Al Drago
