Category Archives: Top Stories
Blinken to talk aid and Nordic NATO bid in visit to quake-hit Turkey
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Turkey on Sunday for an official visit and discussions on how Washington can further assist Ankara as it grapple...
Feb 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. declares Russia committed 'crimes against humanity' in Ukraine
MUNICH (Reuters) - The Biden administration formally concluded that Russia has committed "crimes against humanity" during its nearly year-long invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris sa...
Feb 18, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A woman reacts as her brother is rescued after an apartment block was heavily damaged by a missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 15, 2023. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
North Korea fires long-range missile after warning U.S., South Korea over drills
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile into the sea off Japan's west coast on Saturday, after Pyongyang warned of a strong response to upcoming U.S.-South Korea military...
Feb 18, 2023 FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and daughter Kim Ju Ae attend a military parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of North Korea's army, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea February 8, 2023, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo
A few more counties at elevated COVID risk in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday said a few more counties are at an elevated risk for COVID-19. The department says 19 counties are at a medium community level, c...
Feb 18, 2023 (Centers for Disease Control)
Earthquake death toll passes 45,000; many still missing in flattened apartments
ANTAKYA/KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey (Reuters) -More than 45,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, and the toll is expected to soar with some 264,000 apartments in Turke...
Feb 18, 2023 Mustafa Avci, 33, who was stuck under rubble for 261 hours, meets his daughter Almile for the first time and reunites with his wife Bilge, following the deadly earthquake, at a hospital in Mersin, Turkey February 17, 2023. Almile was born on the day of the earthquake. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Ali: No deal between City, Civic Center, Rivermen yet
UPDATED 5:07 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The rumors of things getting better between the Peoria Civic Center and the Peoria Rivermen may have been greatly exaggerated. Peoria City Council Member Dennis Cyr to...
Feb 17, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
White House defends Ohio train derailment response
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Friday defended its response to a Feb. 3 derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio that caused a fire and sent a cloud of...
Feb 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A view of a caution tape as members of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (not pictured) inspect the site of a train derailment of hazardous material in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alan Freed
UPDATE: Six dead as gunman goes on rampage in Mississippi town
UPDATED 3:47 P.M. ARKABUTLA, Miss. (Reuters) - A gunman went on a rampage in a small Mississippi town on Friday, killing six people in four locations before sheriff's deputies arrested him, local medi...
Feb 17, 2023 Midwest Communications
Doctor: Form of dementia like in Bruce Willis could happen to anyone
PEORIA, Ill. - The form of dementia that has been diagnosed in actor Bruce Willis could happen to anyone. That's according to Doctor Deepak Nair with OSF HealthCare's Illinois Neurological Institute, ...
Feb 17, 2023 (OSF HealthCare)
Deere profit beats forecast, 2023 outlook raised; shares jump 6%
(Reuters) - Deere & Co raised its annual profit forecast on Friday after beating Wall Street estimates for the latest quarter on higher revenue for its high-horsepower tractors and an increase in ...
Feb 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Equipment for sale is seen at a John Deere dealer in Denver, Colorado, U.S. May 14, 2015. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
