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At least 13 dead after fire engulfs residential high-rise buildings in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) -At least four people have died and an unknown number are trapped after a massive fire engulfed multiple high-rise towers of a residential complex in Hong Kong's northern Tai Po di...
Nov 26, 2025 Fire burns bamboo scaffolding across multiple buildings at Wang Fuk Court housing estate, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Woman alleged to have set Peoria apartment on fire over government shutdown anger indicted
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a woman who allegedly set her apartment on fire due to anger from the government shutdown. 45-year-old Vanessa Walker was indicted Tuesday for Ag...
Nov 26, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Trump envoy Witkoff to discuss Ukraine peace moves in Moscow next week
MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Moscow next week with other senior U.S. officials for talks with Russian leaders about a possible peace plan for Ukraine, ...
Nov 26, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff speaks to members of the media, in Kiryat Gat, Israel, October 21, 2025. REUTERS/Ammar Awad/File Photo
Teen arrested after home invasion plan results in accomplice's death
Peoria, Ill. - A 17-year-old male has been charged in connection with a deadly shooting at Lexington Hills Apartments, with prosecutors revealing the incident was a planned home invasion that ended wi...
Nov 25, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Zelenskiy says Ukraine ready to advance peace plan, will discuss disputed points with Trump
WASHINGTON/KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday Ukraine was ready to advance a U.S.-backed framework for ending the war with Russia and discuss disputed points with U.S. Presi...
Nov 25, 2025 A resident looks through a broken window of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 25, 2025. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Peoria International Airport preparing for Thanksgiving travel
PEORIA, Ill. - The terminals of Peoria International Airport will be busy for the next week as people travel for the Thanksgiving holiday. Director of Airports Gene Olson says not all seats are bought...
Nov 25, 2025 Travelers wait in line at Peoria International Airport on November 27th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pentagon threatens to prosecute Senator Mark Kelly by recalling him to Navy service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Pentagon on Monday threatened to recall U.S. Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, to active duty status in order to prosecute him after what it described as seditious ...
Nov 25, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) looks on as U.S. Representative Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) (not pictured) holds a press conference calling for the release of the Epstein files, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 18, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon/File Photo
Teenager killed at Peoria apartment complex honored at his high school
PEORIA, Ill. - Family and friends of a Peoria teenager who was shot and killed this past weekend was honored Monday night at the school where he excelled. Late Saturday night, 17-year-old Matthew Day ...
Nov 25, 2025 (25 News)
Peoria Fire responds to porch fire in Averyville
PEORIA, Ill. - There were no injuries after a porch fire in Peoria's Averyville neighborhood Monday afternoon. Peoria Fire says crews responded to Spitznagle and Monroe just before 4:30 P.M., finding ...
Nov 25, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: Ukraine backs 'essence' of peace deal with Russia but sensitive issues linger
UPDATED 9:26 A.M. WASHINGTON/KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine on Tuesday signalled support for the framework of a peace deal with Russia but stressed that sensitive issues needed to be fixed at a meeting betwe...
Nov 25, 2025 A police officer walks in front of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 25, 2025. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
