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JD Vance says U.S. at war with Iran's nuclear program, not Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday the U.S. was not at war with Iran but at war with its nuclear program, adding the program had been pushed back by a very long time due to ...
Jun 22, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks at the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 20, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo
U.S. strikes against Iran not aimed at regime change, Pentagon chief says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military's strikes on Iran's nuclear sites were not a preamble to plans for regime change, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday, adding that private messa...
Jun 22, 2025 U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing at the Pentagon, after the U.S. struck Iranian nuclear facilities, during the Israel-Iran conflict, in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., June 22, 2025 in this still image taken from handout video. Reuters TV/U.S. Department of Defense/Handout via REUTERS
Pope Leo urges international diplomacy to prevent "irreparable abyss"
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo on Sunday said the international community must strive to avoid war that risks opening an "irreparable abyss", and that diplomacy should take the place of conflict. U....
Jun 22, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Pope Leo XIV holds a Jubilee audience on the occasion of the Jubilee of Sport, at St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo
Area congressmen's reactions to U.S. attack on Iran differ
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two congressmen representing Central Illinois have opposing views on President Donald Trump's decision to join Israel's war against Iran. U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) praised t...
Jun 22, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber, assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing out of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, performs a fly-over during the Speed of Sound Airshow, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. September 14, 2024. U.S. Air National Guard/Master Sgt. Patrick Evenson/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Stocks on edge after U.S. attacks Iran
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are bracing for a knee-jerk selloff in stock markets on Monday after the weekend's U.S. attack on Iran raised the specter of retaliation and higher oil prices. The Middl...
Jun 22, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) March 28, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/ File Photo
Road construction projects scheduled to begin
PEORIA, Ill. - Another round of road construction projects are slated to get underway, or resume, Monday. A major upgrade project will begin on Route 9 just west of Tremont to East Street. That will i...
Jun 22, 2025 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond, File
Trump says Iran's key nuclear sites 'obliterated' by U.S. airstrikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. forces struck Iran's three main nuclear sites, President Donald Trump said late on Saturday, and he warned Tehran it would face more devastating attacks if it does not agre...
Jun 22, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation alongside U.S. Vice President JD Vance, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 21, 2025, following U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Pool
Trump says U.S. forces bombed Iran nuclear sites
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Saturday said that a "very successful attack" on three nuclear sites in Iran had been successfully carried out, including at Fordow. In a posting on Tr...
Jun 21, 2025 A fragment falls through the sky after Israel's Iron Dome intercepted a missile launched from Iran towards Israel, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel June 20, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
UPDATE: Fatal shooting victim identified, one suspect arrested
UPDATED - 5:40 P.M. 6/21 PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner has identified the victim of a fatal shooting in Peoria, while police say one suspect is in custody. Teron Scott, Jr., 20, was found d...
Jun 21, 2025
Shot fired during fight at gas station
PEORIA, Ill. - One person was injured during a fight at a gas station parking lot in Peoria's West Bluff. A Peoria Police spokesperson said a single gunshot was fired during the disturbance at Main an...
Jun 21, 2025 Photo: 25 News
