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Amnesty report says Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Amnesty International accused the state of Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza war in a report published on Thursday, an allegation Israel angrily deni...
Dec 05, 2024 Palestinians search for belongings at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
Bitcoin storms above $100,000 as Trump 2.0 fuels crypto euphoria
(Reuters) -Bitcoin catapulted above $100,000 for the first time on Thursday, a milestone hailed even by sceptics as a coming-of-age for digital assets as investors bet on a friendly U.S. administratio...
Dec 05, 2024 An illustration featuring U.S. President-elect Donald Trump holding Bitcoin is displayed outside a cryptocurrency exchange store after Bitcoin soars above $100,000, in Hong Kong, China, December 5, 2024. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
US Secret Service chief to testify on Trump assassination attempts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service's acting director will appear on Thursday before a House of Representatives panel investigating security lapses involved in two failed assassination atte...
Dec 05, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Acting Director of the U.S. Secret Service, Ronald L. Rowe, Jr. appears before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the attempted assassination of Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 30, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
New York police hunt for man who killed UnitedHealth executive
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police were searching on Thursday for the man who shot dead UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson in a brazen attack outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel and was last seen f...
Dec 05, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A member of the NYPD Crime Scene Unit takes a picture of a shell casing found at the scene where the CEO of UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson was reportedly shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan, in New York City, U.S., December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
IDOT hosts public hearing for Illinois 29 project in Peoria Heights
PEORIA HEIGHTS Ill. - The Illinois Department of Transportation held a public hearing Wednesday, at Peoria Heights High School, regarding the proposed improvements to Illinois Route 29. The project wi...
Dec 04, 2024 (Casey Foreman & 1470 100.3 WMBD)
Trump's Pentagon nominee Hegseth gets tepid welcome from some Senate Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump's embattled pick to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, met with a lukewarm response from some Senate Republicans on Wednesday over al...
Dec 04, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth departs following a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 21, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Trump asks Georgia appeals court to end state case against him
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump asked a Georgia Appeals Court on Wednesday to end the criminal case against him in that state for attempting to overturn his 2020 election loss. Law...
Dec 04, 2024 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrives prior to meeting with President Joe Biden and members of Congress in Washington, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., November 13, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Trump taps former aide to work on Musk-led government efficiency plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named a former White House aide to serve as counsel to an effort co-led by Elon Musk to slash government regulations and the workforce....
Dec 04, 2024 Elon Musk greets U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as he arrives to attend a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., November 19, 2024. Brandon Bell/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
One person injured after rollover crash in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - One person was taken to a hospital after a rollover crash in East Peoria Wednesday afternoon. East Peoria Fire says the single-vehicle crash occurred on Springfield Road at around ...
Dec 04, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Construction cost for new East Peoria police station approved
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The cost to build a new police building in East Peoria is now known. City council approved a bid of around $21.6 million at Tuesday night's meeting from River City Construction. Ma...
Dec 04, 2024 (City of East Peoria/FGM Architects)
