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Palestinians clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site, 152 injured
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -At least 152 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli riot police inside Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday, the latest outbreak in a recent upsurge of violenc...
Apr 16, 2022 Palestinian protestors clash with Israeli security forces at the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Texas governor announces deal with Mexican state expected to ease truck traffic jams
(Reuters) - Texas will halt enhanced inspections of trucks arriving from Mexico after reaching an agreement with the last of four neighboring Mexican states, Governor Greg Abbott said on Friday, a mov...
Apr 15, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Trucks wait in a queue to cross into the United States in the Jeronimo-Santa Teresa International Bridge connecting the city of Ciudad Juarez to Santa Teresa, Nuevo Mexico, after Texas Governor, Greg Abbott announced that traffic commercial trucks from Chihuahua to Texas will return to normal immediately after a border security agreement with the governor of the Mexican state, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Russia warns U.S. to stop arming Ukraine - Washington Post
(Reuters) - Russia has warned the United States that there will be "unpredictable consequences" if Washington keeps arming Ukraine, The Washington Post reported on Friday. In Moscow, a foreign ministr...
Apr 15, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Russian and U.S. flags are pictured before talks between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman at the United States Mission in Geneva, Switzerland January 10, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Country Music star offering scholarship for Bradley University students
PEORIA, Ill. -- Country music star Luke Bryan has created a scholarship program at Bradley University, thanks to a recent show in Central Illinois. Four Bradley students will receive a one-time $2,000...
Apr 15, 2022
Evidence suggests West Peoria grandmother suffered severe beating
PEORIA, Ill. -- An elderly woman, allegedly killed by her grandson this week in West Peoria, suffered multiple severe blunt force trauma injuries, according to new information released by the Peoria C...
Apr 15, 2022 Midwest Communications
UPDATED: Twitter adopts 'poison pill' to fight Musk takeover
UPDATE: 3:11 P.M. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Buyout firm Thoma Bravo LP has contacted Twitter Inc to express interest in putting together an acquisition offer that would rival Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon...
Apr 15, 2022 Elon Musk's twitter account is seen on a smartphone in front of the Twitter logo in this photo illustration taken, April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Family of Black man killed by Michigan police demands criminal charges
(Reuters) - The family of an African refugee killed by a Michigan police officer during a traffic stop demanded on Thursday that authorities dismiss the officer from the force and file criminal charge...
Apr 15, 2022 Protesters march around the block surrounding the Grand Rapids Police Department in response to the killing of Patrick Lyoya by a city police officer in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S., April 13, 2022. Picture taken April 13, 2022. Cody Scanlan/Holland Sentinel/USA TODAY via REUTERS
U.S. Capitol rioter who said he followed Trump's orders found guilty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A jury on Thursday convicted an Ohio man who claimed he was following former President Donald Trump's orders when he looted items from U.S. Capitol during last year's riot, hand...
Apr 15, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump react to tear gas during a clash with police officers in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Indicted for attempted murder, a Fulton Co. man remains free on bond
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Fulton County man is now facing indictment on three charges of attempted first-degree murder for an incident from late last year. Fulton County Sheriff Jon Webb confirmed the arrest,...
Apr 14, 2022
State: New COVID-19 cases "slowly rising"
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - It's probably news you don't want to hear, but the Illinois Department of Public Health is issuing a new warning about COVID-19. The state says while hospitalizations and deaths fr...
Apr 14, 2022 Midwest Communications
