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Israel strikes Lebanon after Hezbollah attack as ceasefire violations mount
BEIRUT (Reuters) -The Israeli military said on Monday it struck dozens of targets throughout Lebanon, shortly after Hezbollah accused Israel of violating a ceasefire agreement and fired missiles on an...
Dec 02, 2024 A drone view of buildings lying in ruin in Lebanon, next to the Israel-Lebanon border, following the ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah, as seen from Metula in northern Israel, December 2, 2024. REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg
Appellate Court finds former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson should be released until trial
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Prosecutors will ask the Illinois Supreme Court to review an appellate court ruling that found former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson should b...
Dec 02, 2024 Sean Grayson. (Macon Country Sheriffs Office)
Court denies sentence appeal for one of four convicted in 2021 murder-for-hire plot in Mackinaw
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A sentence appeal has been denied for one of four people convicted in an October 2021 murder-for-hire plot in Mackinaw. 25 News reports Sage Raeuber claimed to an appeals court...
Dec 02, 2024 courtroom gavel
US retailers aim to cash in on Cyber Monday with steep online discounts
(Reuters) -After lackluster spending at U.S. stores on a deals-heavy Black Friday, retailers are pulling out all the stops with steep promotions and discounts on their websites and apps to entice peop...
Dec 02, 2024 Workers select products during Cyber Monday at the Amazon's fulfillment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey, U.S., December 2, 2024. REUTERS/
Comedian Nate Bargatze returning to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Popular comedian Nate Bargatze is coming back to Peoria next spring. Bargatze is announcing new dates for his 2025 BIG DUMB EYES WORLD TOUR that will include a stop at the Peoria Civic ...
Dec 02, 2024 (Peoria Civic Center)
US screened record 3.08 million airline passengers on Sunday, agency says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said it screened 3.08 million airline passengers on Sunday, the highest number ever on a single day. The record travel coincides ...
Dec 02, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Travelers wait in line at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 27, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
After President Biden's pardon, Hunter Biden's lawyer files to dismiss cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The lawyer for U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter filed to dismiss indictments against him, after his father issued a pardon earlier that day that spans a decade. The preside...
Dec 02, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs the federal court during his trial on criminal gun charges in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., June 7, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah Beier/File Photo
Three buildings caught fire Sunday in West Peoria
WEST PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters from several communities battled a fire in West Peoria Sunday that began in a garage and spread to a second garage and a vacant home. West Peoria First Assistant Fire ...
Dec 02, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Biden says he has pardoned his son, Hunter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, a reversal after pledging to stay out of legal proceedings against the younger Biden who pleaded g...
Dec 02, 2024 Joe Biden, Hunter Biden and Beau Jr., Nantucket, Massachusetts, November 29, 2024. REUTERS/Craig Hudson
Ukraine must find diplomatic solutions to retake occupied territory, Zelenskiy tells Kyodo news
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine must find diplomatic solutions to retake some of its occupied territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview with Kyodo News published on Monday. He said such s...
Dec 02, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses lawmakers as he presents the so-called 'Victory Plan' during a parliament session, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 16, 2024. REUTERS/Andrii Nesterenko/File Photo
