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Trump to host Kennedy Center Honor event as he expands his reach in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will host this year's Kennedy Center Honors ceremony after announcing a lineup of honorees he approved as part of his effort to r...
Aug 13, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend "Les Miserables" opening night at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
Amazon adds perishable foods to same-day delivery to take on Instacart, Walmart
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Subscribers to Amazon.com's Prime service can now get strawberries, milk, meats and frozen dinners on the same day they order them as the company expands its fast-delivery option ...
Aug 13, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A downtown building is wrapped in Amazon Prime advertising ahead of Comic-Con International, in San Diego, California, U.S. July 22, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
USDA moves to end employee union contracts, documents show
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture moved on Tuesday to terminate union contracts with thousands of employees of its animal health and food safety inspection agencies, according t...
Aug 13, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Banners of U.S. President Donald Trump and President Abraham Lincoln reading "Growing America Since 1862" hang over the entrance to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Third Democratic candidate enters race for 16th Congressional district
NORMAL, Ill. - An employee at the Rivian electric vehicle plant in Normal is seeking to unseat a long-time member of Congress. 24-year-old Scott Best has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nom...
Aug 13, 2025 (Scott Best for Congress)
Bicenntial celebration in Washington to begin this week
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Washington is getting ready for a week-long celebration of two centuries. Festivities for Washington's bicentennial begin Thursday with Rove and Ramble On the Square, with activitie...
Aug 13, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Ukraine's allies, after fears of sellout, signal hope for Trump-Putin talks
UPDATED 11:34 A.M. BERLIN/KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine and its European allies on Wednesday signalled hope that U.S. President Donald Trump would push for a ceasefire at talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin ...
Aug 13, 2025 rench President Emmanuel Macron, Antonio Costa, President of the European Council, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot, and France's Minister of Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu attend a video conference with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, at Fort de Bregancon in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France, 13 August 2025. PHILIPPE MAGONI/Pool via Reuters
Residential and commercial uses planned for Warehouse District renovations
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City Council is preparing to move ahead with a more-than $14 million project to convert the vacant International Harvester buildings in the Warehouse District. 25 News report...
Aug 13, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Israel says Gazans free to exit while Hamas attends Cairo ceasefire talks
CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Militant group Hamas' chief negotiator held talks with Egyptian mediators over a potential ceasefire in the Gaza war on Wednesday while Israel struck the territory's main ci...
Aug 13, 2025 Palestinians, displaced by the Israeli offensive, shelter in a tent camp on a beach amid summer heat in Gaza City, August 12, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
Man injured after being shot in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after reportedly being shot in South Peoria Tuesday night. Peoria Police says 12 shots were fired in the area of Antoinette and Madison Park...
Aug 13, 2025
Jeffries, top Illinois Dems hope voters will punish Republicans in 2026
Article Summary U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries made a stop in Springfield one day before keynoting a breakfast with Illinois Democrats. Jeffries, Sen. Dick Durbin, Rep. Nikki Budzinski and...
Aug 12, 2025 U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski (left, D-Illinois) and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (right, D-Illinois) flank U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries at a Springfield news conference. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
