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Fresh quake hits Turkey-Syria border area two weeks after disaster
ANTAKYA, Turkey (Reuters) -Another earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on Monday, just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake which killed more than 47,000 peopl...
Feb 20, 2023 A man speaks on the phone as he sits by a fire near a destroyed building in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Antakya, Turkey February 20, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Victim identified in Stark County officer-involved shooting
TOULON, Ill. - We know more about an officer-involved shooting over the weekend in nearby Stark County that claimed the life of a Toulon man. Illinois State Police are identifying the victim as Rodney...
Feb 20, 2023 Midwest Communications
A family's tragedy leads to U.S. Supreme Court social media showdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nohemi Gonzalez, a 23-year-old aspiring industrial designer, ventured to Paris as a student at California State University, Long Beach on a study-abroad program. She lost her ce...
Feb 20, 2023 Beatrice Gonzalez and Jose Hernandez, the mother and stepfather of Nohemi Gonzalez, who was fatally shot and killed in a 2015 rampage by Islamist militants in Paris, pose for a portrait outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., February 16, 2023, days before justices are scheduled hear arguments in Gonzalez v. Google, challenging federal protections for internet and social media companies freeing them of responsibility for content posted by users in a case involving social media giant Google and its subsidiary YouTube, whom they argue bear some responsibility for their daughter’s death. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Buttigieg urges U.S. railroads to boost safety, not oppose reforms
(Reuters) -U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday he would call on major railroads to improve safety after a Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, of a train operated by Norfolk...
Feb 20, 2023 Drone footage shows the freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 6, 2023 in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released by the NTSB. NTSBGov/Handout via REUTERS
Man hospitalized after being shot in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Police are investigating after a man claimed he was shot in the leg by someone Sunday morning. Peoria Police Spokesperson Semone Roth said officers responded around 3:20 a.m. to a hospi...
Feb 20, 2023 Midwest Communications
U.S. President Biden pledges military aid during Kyiv visit
KYIV (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden announced new military aid for Ukraine during an unannounced visit to the Ukrainian capital on Monday, showing solidarity with Kyiv days before the first anniv...
Feb 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden exits Wolfington Hall on the Georgetown University campus in Washington, U.S., February 18, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Male dies after police-involved shooting in Stark County
TOULON, Ill. - Illinois State Police says an investigation is underway after an officer involved shooting case in Stark County that left one person dead. Authorities say the Henry County Special Opera...
Feb 19, 2023 Midwest Communications
One dead after crash outside of Brimfield
BRIMFIELD, Ill. - An 83-year-old woman is dead after a one vehicle crash occurring overnight. The Peoria County Sheriff's Department says deputies responded to the crash site on the 17500 block of Wes...
Feb 19, 2023 Midwest Communications
Fire damages garage in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A Saturday morning garage fire is under investigation. The Peoria Fire Department says a call came in for the fire at around 9:00 A.M. at 2300 North Elmwood, near West Nowland Avenue. F...
Feb 19, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter to receive hospice care -statement
(Reuters) -Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has decided to receive hospice care and "spend his remaining time at home with his family" instead of additional medical intervention, the Carter Center s...
Feb 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter reacts as his wife Rosalynn Carter (not pictured) speaks during a reception to celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary in Plains, Georgia, U.S. July 10, 2021. John Bazemore/Pool via REUTERS
