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Trump's first 100 days: America First president is overturning world order
WASHINGTON/TOKYO/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -He has launched an unprecedented global tariff war and slashed U.S. foreign aid. He has disparaged NATO allies and embraced Russia's narrative about its invasion o...
Apr 28, 2025 FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 24, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo/File Photo
Peoria County Courthouse closed for the rest of the day Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Courthouse will be closed for the rest of the day Monday. The county says it's due to water service being shut off to the building. The closure affects all operations ...
Apr 28, 2025 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Eureka man arrested on child pornography charges
EUREKA, Ill. - An Eureka man has been arrested on child pornography charges. Eureka Police say 34-year-old James Fuller was arrested Thursday after several search warrants were executed. Eureka Police...
Apr 28, 2025 (Eureka Police Department)
More than 100 migrants arrested in Colorado Springs nightclub raid, DEA says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said on Sunday that during a federal raid on a Colorado Springs nightclub, agents arrested over 100 immigrants who the agency alleges wer...
Apr 28, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Members of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) arrive at the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., March 26, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo
Conclave to elect new pope starts on May 7, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Roman Catholic cardinals will begin their secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church on May 7, the Vatican said on Monday, confirming what a source had previo...
Apr 28, 2025 Cardinals attend the Vespers prayers after visiting the tomb of Pope Francis in Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore), in Rome, Italy, April 27, 2025. Francesco Sforza/Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS
Cyndi Lauper, Chubby Checker chosen for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -"The Twist" singer Chubby Checker, pop star Cyndi Lauper and grunge rock band Soundgarden were among the acts chosen for induction this year into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fam...
Apr 28, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Cyndi Lauper attends the MTV Video Music Awards in Elmont, New York, U.S., September 11, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Putin declares 3-day May ceasefire to mark 80 years since World War Two victory
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a three-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine next month to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and its a...
Apr 28, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Rescuers search for 17-year-old Danylo Khudia and his parents at the side of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 24, 2025. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices unchanged, as oil prices rally around $60 a barrel
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria are unchanged in the last week, averaging $3.33 a gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Prices are nearly 5 cents higher than a month ago, but almost 41 ...
Apr 28, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
UPDATE: ISUPD releases photo of person of interest in Sunday night shooting
Updated 4/28 12 p.m. NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State University Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying a person of interest in the shots fired incident Sunday, at approxima...
Apr 27, 2025 Midwest Communications
At least nine killed in Vancouver after vehicle plows into Filipino festival
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - At least nine people were killed when a man drove through a crowd at a Filipino community festival in the western Canadian city of Vancouver on Saturday evening, police said in a...
Apr 27, 2025 The suspect vehicle is seen with the driver's door open, as bodies of victims lie covered on the ground, after it drove into a crowd at a Lapu Lapu day block party, in which police say multiple people were killed and injured, in Vancouver, Canada April 27, 2025. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
