Category Archives: Top Stories
Rubio to travel to Rome amid US tensions with Pope Leo, Meloni
WASHINGTON/VATICAN CITY, May 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Rome this week for potentially contentious meetings with Pope Leo and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Melon...
May 04, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaks to the media during a meeting with President of the Conference of Italian Bishops, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi at the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See in Rome, Saturday, May 17, 2025. Gregorio Borgia/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
US says it has missile destroyers in Gulf and two American ships have crossed Strait
By Parisa Hafezi, Ahmed Tolba and Idrees Ali DUBAI/WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said two U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers had entered the Gulf to break an Iranian blockade and th...
May 04, 2026 Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Family pets die in Washington fire over the weekend
By Howard Packowitz TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. (25 News) - Three dogs died Friday evening in a house fire that happened in Washington, the city's fire chief said. Firefighters were called at 7:25 p.m. to t...
May 04, 2026 Midwest Communications
Peoria health inspectors want viral spicy bowls served legally and safely
By Taylor Fleming PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - You may have seen spicy bowls for sale online or even bought some yourself, part of what the Peoria City/County Health Department said is a viral trend. A re...
May 04, 2026 Peoria City/County Health Department's Casey Littlefield demonstrated Friday how to make the trendy "spicy bowls" safely. (25 News)
White House dinner shooting suspect seeks end of suicide precautions
BOSTON, May 2 (Reuters) - Attorneys for the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at a black-tie press gala last weekend asked a judge on Saturday to remove him from suicide ...
May 04, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Law enforcement personnel detain Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, in Washington, D.C., U.S. April 25, 2026. DONALD J TRUMP via Truth Social/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Structure fire damages two Peoria homes, firefighter injured
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters and paramedics responded to a working fire early Sunday morning in the area of W. Howett and W. Millman Streets. Battalion Chief Josh Maroney said crews arrived on t...
May 04, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria gas prices spike, approaching the $5 Mark
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria have jumped 62.4 cents in the last week, averaging $4.86 a gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in the area. Peoria's prices are $1.53 a...
May 04, 2026 Orin Zebest / CC
Update: Former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani recovering from pneumonia, spokesperson says
Updated at 12:02 p.m. May 4 (Reuters) - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was recovering from pneumonia on Monday and remained in a critical but stable condition after being hospitalized, accor...
May 04, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Former Donald Trump lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani leaves U.S. Federal court after failing to surrender valuables to Georgia election workers he was found to have defamed, in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., November 7, 2024. REUTERS/Kena Betancur/File Photo
Peoria Rivermen lead SPHL Finals 2-0 after Friday's win
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Rivermen need just one more win to take the SPHL President's Cup. The Rivermen further secured their lead in the best-of-5 series by defeating Evansville 5-1 Friday night at ...
May 02, 2026 The Peoria Rivermen lead the President's Cup Finals 2-0 against the Evansville Thunderbolts. (Rivermen.net)
Trump says US Navy acting 'like pirates' to carry out naval blockade of Iranian ports
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. Navy was acting "like pirates" in carrying out Washington's naval blockade of Iranian ports during the U....
May 02, 2026 A view of Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska as the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer USS Spruance conducts its interception in a location given as the north Arabian Sea, in this screen capture from a video released April 19, 2026. CENTCOM/Handout via REUTERS
