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U.S. judge rules against Kentucky clerk who denied same-sex marriage licenses
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled that a former county clerk from Kentucky knowingly violated the rights of same-sex couples by denying them marriage licenses in 2015, clearing the way for a jury trial s...
Mar 20, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis speaks during an interview on Fox News Channel's 'The Kelly File' in New York September 23, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Mariupol says thousands deported from besieged Ukrainian city
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia's siege of the port city of Mariupol was "a terror that will be remembered for centuries to come", while local authorities...
Mar 20, 2022 A general view of market Barabashovo after a fire caused by shelling, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv, Ukraine March 19, 2022. REUTERS/Oleksandr Lapshyn
Reba McEntire joins growing list of historic live shows at Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- The list of shows generating historic revenues at the Peoria Civic Center continues to grow. Country legend Reba McEntire played to a sold out crowd at the Civic Center Friday night an...
Mar 19, 2022 (File-Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD)
Russia launches hypersonic missiles as part of nuclear drills
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian leader Vladimir Putin oversaw strategic nuclear exercises involving the launch of hypersonic ballistic missiles and other weapons on Saturday, the latest show of strength at ...
Mar 19, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko observe training launches of ballistic missiles as part of the exercise of the strategic deterrence force, in Moscow, Russia February 19, 2022. Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Kremlin via REUTERS
Ukraine's Zelenskiy says it is time for meaningful security talks with Moscow
(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday called for comprehensive peace talks with Moscow, saying Russia would otherwise need generations to recover from losses suffered during ...
Mar 19, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits people who were injured while fleeing from Kyiv's outskirts as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, at a hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine March 17, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
Diocese to restrict use of Spalding Center
PEORIA, Ill. - A key property that's part of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria won't be used as much anymore, in part because of its condition. The diocese says the Spalding Renewal Center will go into r...
Mar 18, 2022 25 News
Command staff named now that Peoria Fire Chief is retired
PEORIA, Ill. - There's a new man in charge for now at the Peoria Fire Department, and he's the fifth chief in the last four years. Now that Jim Bachman has retired as Chief, the city says Shawn Sollbe...
Mar 18, 2022 Shawn Sollberger (City of Peoria)
IL leaders issue joint statement on Russian invasion of Ukraine
CHICAGO, Ill. - Even as legislation to a similar end makes its way through the Illinois General Assembly, the state's top political leaders say Illinois money is leaving Russia. Governor JB Pritzker, ...
Mar 18, 2022 Nicolas Raymond / CC
ICC women to play for 7th place title in NJCAA tourney Saturday after victory Friday
PORT HURON, Mich. - The Illinois Central College women's basketball team continues to roll on after a rocky start in the NJCAA Tournament. The Cougars Friday defeated number nine Niagra County 88-58 i...
Mar 18, 2022 Illinois Central College via Facebook
Local residents raising funds to help abused women in Kenya
PEORIA, Ill. - A pair of Peoria-area residents are behind an upcoming fundraiser that will help battered women in Kenya. Veronicah and Terry Richards want to build the "Imani Rescue Center" in Vernica...
Mar 18, 2022 (Imani Resource Center via Facebook)
