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Overturned semi closes I-474 ramp from Route 29
MARQUETTE HEIGHTS, Ill. -- A semi-trailer rolled over on the I-474 eastbound on-ramp from Route 29 near Marquette Heights just before noon Monday, closing the ramp down to traffic. According to news p...
Aug 23, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Probe clears police officer who shot woman in Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Capitol Police said on Monday an internal investigation has found no wrongdoing by the police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt, a supporter of then-President Donald Trump...
Aug 23, 2021 REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
U.S. existing home sales climb for second straight month in July
(Reuters) - U.S. existing home sales increased for the second consecutive month in July as inventories improved moderately, while prices eased from the prior month's record level. Existing home sales ...
Aug 23, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A "For Sale" sign is posted outside a residential home in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, U.S. May 14, 2021. REUTERS/Karen Ducey/File Photo
State Fair head pleased with attendance, despite COVID
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The head of the Illinois State Fair says attendance was good this year, despite the fair getting off to a stormy start, and despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Kevin Gordon, State Fair ...
Aug 23, 2021 Katherine Johnson / CC
FDA grants full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave full approval to the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE for use in people over the age of 16, in first ...
Aug 23, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A vial labelled with the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
22 dead in Tennessee floods
(Reuters) - At least 22 people have died and 50 others are reported missing after heavy flooding hit parts of Tennessee, authorities said on Sunday. A dispatcher at the Humphreys County Sheriff's Offi...
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Kamala Harris says U.S. focus on Afghan evacuations, pledges open South China Sea
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Monday during a visit to Singapore that the United States was focusing on evacuation efforts taking place in Afghanistan and that there w...
Aug 23, 2021 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (not pictured) hold a joint news conference in Singapore, August 23, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool
Peoria shooting leaves two injured overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- A shooting near Peoria's Harrison Homes sent two people to hospital early Monday morning. Peoria Police were initially called just after 12:30 a.m. to the 2000 block of S. Frieden and ...
Aug 23, 2021 (25 News)
U.S. "unwavering" in Afghanistan evacuations, Biden says
KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has an "unwavering commitment" to get U.S. citizens and at-risk Afghans to safety out of Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said, as Taliban fighters beat b...
Aug 22, 2021 REUTERS/Stringer
U.S. activates commercial planes to aid evacuees after Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will use 18 commercial aircraft to help transport people who have been evacuated from Afghanistan, moving them from temporary locations after they have landed f...
Aug 22, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Senior Airman Taylor Crul/U.S. Air Force/Handout via REUTERS
