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Harvey Weinstein faces new sex crimes trial in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Harvey Weinstein is set to stand trial on rape and sexual assault charges in Manhattan on Tuesday, a year after a state appeals court overturned the former movie mogul's 2020 convi...
Apr 15, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Criminal Court during a hearing ahead of his April 2025 re-trial on sexual assault charges, in New York City, New York, U.S., March 12, 2025. Steven Hirsch/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Edwards man arrested in connection with weekend business break-in
PEORIA, Ill. - An Edwards man has been arrested after being tied to a burglary last weekend at a Peoria smoke shop. Peoria Police were called just before midnight Saturday to the VIP Smoke Shop on N. ...
Apr 15, 2025 (Peoria County Jail)
Trump calls for deporting some citizens to El Salvador, testing US law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Monday he wants to deport some violent criminals who are U.S. citizens to Salvadoran prisons, a move that experts said would violate U.S. law. Trum...
Apr 15, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump meets with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 14, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Peoria Heights man arrested on obstruction/drug charges after police chase
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police arrested a Peoria Heights man Friday night after he allegedly tried to run off after a traffic stop, carrying drugs. PPD says the suspect, 21-year-old Jyvonnie Williams, J...
Apr 15, 2025 (Peoria County Jail)
Homeschool bill stalls in Illinois House, but sponsor says it's still alive
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A bill that would tighten homeschooling regulations in Illinois missed a key deadline on Friday. But its sponsor, Rep. Terra Costa Howard, said it's still a...
Apr 14, 2025 Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D- Glen Ellyn, speaks to a House colleague shortly after making a speech on April 11, 2025, in favor of her bill creating new homeschool oversight in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
US lawmakers look to boost Ukraine, sanction Russia, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation on Monday to bolster Ukraine in its war with Russia, another effort to pressure the Trump administration to ...
Apr 14, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A Ukrainian serviceman walks at the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Sumy, Ukraine April 13, 2025. REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova/File Photo
Man arrested for January gun incident in Peoria's North Valley ordered held
PEORIA, Ill. - A 22-year-old man has been ordered to remain in jail after his indictment this month on weapons charges. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says Zavon Knox was ordered held unt...
Apr 14, 2025 courtroom gavel
Two people injured after weekend shooting on Peoria's South Side
PEORIA, Ill. - Two people were injured after apparently being shot early Sunday morning in Peoria's South Side. Peoria Police says officers responded to the area of Lincoln and Blaine just before 1:45...
Apr 14, 2025
US judge asks if 'constitutional crisis' looms in Tufts student's immigration case
(Reuters) -A federal judge in Vermont questioned on Monday whether the Trump administration would instigate a "constitutional crisis" by not releasing a Turkish student at Tufts University from immigr...
Apr 14, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators take part in a rally in support of Tufts PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk, after Ozturk was taken into custody by federal agents, in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S. March 27, 2025. REUTERS/Reba Saldanha/File Photo
Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to expanded sex trafficking indictment
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleaded not guilty on Monday to an expanded federal indictment charging the hip-hop mogul with five criminal counts, including racketeering and sex trafficking. ...
Apr 14, 2025 FILE PHOTO: 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party – Arrivals – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., 04/03/2018 – Rapper P. Diddy. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo
