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Trump says US will work to end war in Sudan at Saudi's request
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would work to help end the war in Sudan after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked him to get involved in the matter. "We...
Nov 19, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia attend the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Update: Trump signs bill to release Epstein files
Updated at 12:21 a.m. (11/20) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday ordering the Justice Department to release documents from its long-running investigation into...
Nov 19, 2025 U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during the announcement of a law enforcement action during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Ameren customers in the Alta area affected by midday power outage
PEORIA, Ill. - As of 12:30 p.m., over 1,700 Ameren Illinois customers were without power in North Peoria on Wednesday. The Ameren Outage Map showed outage reports in the Alta area. Ameren said the com...
Nov 19, 2025 (Ameren Illinois)
Saudi crown prince hosted at friendlier US Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Members of Congress hosted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, on the second day of a visit to Washington that has aimed to tout stronger-tha...
Nov 19, 2025 Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) walk through Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol, on their way to a meeting with members of Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Sorensen delivers $8M for new readiness center at Peoria's National Guard facility
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) has helped to secure $8 million in federal funding to build a new readiness center for the Illinois Army National Guard in Peoria. "The Illinois Ar...
Nov 19, 2025 U.S. Airmen with the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois National Guard, deplane a C-130 Hercules aircraft to prepare for exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) at Wunstorf Air Base, Wunstorf, Germany, May 31, 2023. Exercise AD23 integrates both U.S. and Allied air-power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Paul Helmig)
Local organizations launch major efforts to combat food insecurity this holiday season
Peoria, Ill. - As the holidays near and families throughout the region are struggling with increasing needs, two Central Illinois organizations are increasing efforts to combat food insecurity. The Co...
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Lawyer for FBI ex-chief and Trump critic James Comey argues to have charges tossed
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) -Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey renewed their bid to get federal criminal charges against him tossed out on Wednesday, arguing in court that President Donal...
Nov 19, 2025 Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to the media after giving a private deposition to the House Judiciary and House Government and Oversight committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
US Congress approves release of Epstein files, putting matter before Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress voted almost unanimously on Tuesday to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a...
Nov 19, 2025 U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) departs the House floor, following the vote of the U.S. House of Representatives, which passed the bill seeking to release files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 18, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Peoria City Council tables decision on special use request for a new halfway house
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A new effort aimed at reducing homelessness for men who've left prison has been paused in Peoria. Tuesday night, the Peoria City Council voted to put off a decision on a speci...
Nov 19, 2025 Gro Community, a nonprofit, wants to create a new halfway house for men released from prison on SW Adams in Peoria. (25 News)
US Thanksgiving dinner cost drops for third year, Farm Bureau says
(Reuters) -The cost of a Thanksgiving dinner for 10 will be lower for a third straight year thanks to steep discounting in turkey prices, but about half the items that grace a typical U.S. holiday tab...
Nov 19, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Butterball frozen turkey, part of Walmart's basket of Thanksgiving goods, is displayed for sale at a store in Valley Stream, New York, U.S., November 6, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo
