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Trump considers replacing Hegseth with DeSantis to run Pentagon, WSJ reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is considering dropping his nominee to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, and nominating Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in his place, the Wall Stre...
Dec 04, 2024 U.S. President Donald Trump greets Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as he arrives at Tyndall Air Force Base near Panama City, Florida, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Peoria Riverfront Museum lights Christmas tree to start its holiday tradition
PEORIA, Ill. - A shining Christmas tree now illuminates the Peoria Riverfront Museum along Washington Street. The museum on Tuesday night held a tree lighting ceremony to kick off its Christmas in the...
Dec 03, 2024 A 60-foot Norway spruce is illuminated at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pritkzer education policy advisor named to head new Department of Early Childhood
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday appointed Teresa Ramos to be the first permanent secretary of the newly-formed Illinois Department of Early Childhood. "I'm eager...
Dec 03, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker announces his intention to form a state department to manage early childhood education and other state services at an October 2023 news conference. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Man indicted for second time for fatal Peoria shooting deaths of girlfriend and neighbor
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been indicted for the second week in a row on murder charges. A Peoria County grand jury indicted 43-year-old Stevie Linwood on two counts of First Degree Murder for th...
Dec 03, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Multiple injuries in Peoria crash Tuesday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. - Three people were taken to a hospital after a two-vehicle crash with entrapment Tuesday afternoon. Peoria Fire says the crash occurred just after 12:45 P.M. in the area of University an...
Dec 03, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
South Korea's President Yoon says he will lift martial law
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Wednesday he would move to lift a martial law declaration he had imposed just hours before, backing down in a standoff with parliament whi...
Dec 03, 2024 A man confronts police officers outside the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
Israeli leaders applaud Trump pledge on hostages, Gazans fear the worst
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) - Israeli leaders hailed on Tuesday a pledge by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that there would be "hell to pay" in the Middle East unless hostages held in the Gaza Strip ...
Dec 03, 2024 Posters of Israeli hostages are displayed outside of the Mid-Island Y JCC community center as people attended a memorial service nearby for Omer Neutra, an American member of the Israeli Defense Forces, who the Israeli army says was killed during the deadly October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, in Plainview, New York, U.S., December 3, 2024 REUTERS/Adam Gray
Family displaced after Peoria Heights house fire
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - A family and their dogs have been displaced after a Peoria Heights house fire Tuesday morning. Fire Chief Dan Decker says the call came in at around 7:20 A.M. to the area of Mar...
Dec 03, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Cyber Monday US spending breaches $13 billion as steep discounts online drive sales
(Reuters) -Americans spent $13.3 billion online on Monday in the United States, according to an Adobe report, as consumers nabbed steep holiday discounts on everything from electronics to toys followi...
Dec 03, 2024 Boxes are scanned during Cyber Monday at Amazon's fulfillment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey, U.S., December 2, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Trump reiterates opposition to Nippon Steel's takeover of U.S. Steel
(Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday a series of tax incentives and tariffs will revive storied American firm U.S. Steel, as he reiterated his opposition to Nippon Steel's plann...
Dec 03, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A United Steelworkers sign is seen outside the Great Lakes Works United States Steel plant in River Rouge, Michigan U.S., September 16, 2024. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
