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US, Japanese, South Korean aides express 'grave concern' over North Korean troops in Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S., South Korean and Japanese national security advisers expressed "grave concern" on Friday over the deployment of North Korean troops in Russia for possible use against ...
Oct 25, 2024 FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects field training of troops at a major military operations base in the western region of the country, as he ordered heightened readiness for war, KCNA news agency reported, in North Korea, in this picture released on March 7, 2024 by the Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo
Former Abercrombie CEO Jeffries to plead not guilty to sex trafficking
CENTRAL ISLIP, New York (Reuters) -Mike Jeffries, the former longtime chief executive of Abercrombie & Fitch, will plead not guilty to charges he ran an international sex trafficking scheme while ...
Oct 25, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Mike Jeffries, the former longtime chief executive of Abercrombie & Fitch, leaves federal court after he was criminally charged with sex trafficking and prostitution involving dozens of men, in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. October 22, 2024 in a still image from video. REUTERS/Stringr.com/File Photo
E. coli infections tied to McDonald's burgers rise to 75, US FDA says
(Reuters) -The number of people infected by the E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers increased to 75 from 49, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday. Of the 61,...
Oct 25, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger, fries and a coke, are seen in an illustration picture taken in New York City, U.S., October 24, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Girls' travel softball coach charged with stealing thousands from East Peoria team funds
EAST PEORIA Ill. - A local travel softball coach pleads not guilty to stealing more than six-thousand dollars of team finances. Jessica McMichael coached the 10-U travel softball team, the East Peoria...
Oct 25, 2024 Midwest Communications
South Side Mission sign ups for holiday meals underway
PEORIA, Ill. - For 53 years, Peoria's South Side Mission has provided holiday meals for people in need at Thanksgiving and Christmas. The Mission's Rich Draeger says it's time now to sign up for Thank...
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'My client is the speaker': Jury hears wiretapped calls of Madigan co-defendant, longtime friend
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - By early 2019, Mike McClain had been a fixture around the Statehouse in Springfield for the better part of 50 years, first as a Democratic lawmaker in the 1970s and t...
Oct 25, 2024 Ex-lobbyist Mike McClain (left), longtime confidant to former House Speaker Michael Madigan (right), are pictured in previous appearances at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago in relation to their public corruption trials. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams)
Blinken says it is imperative to reach diplomatic resolution in Lebanon
LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday there was a real sense of urgency in getting to a diplomatic resolution to end the conflict in Lebanon between Israel and Iran-a...
Oct 25, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in London, Britain, October 25, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/Pool
Trump gains with Hispanic men, Harris up with white women, Reuters/Ipsos polls show
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Donald Trump has nearly erased Democrats' longstanding advantage among Hispanic men ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election when he will face Democrat Kamala Harris...
Oct 25, 2024 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a campaign event sponsored by conservative group Turning Point Action, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. October 24, 2024. REUTERS/Ronda Churchill
Student arrested after possible threat at Washington Community High School
WASHINGTON, Ill. - A possible safety risk to students at Washington Community High School has been resolved. In an email to families, Superintendent Kyle Freeman said school officials, along with Wash...
Oct 25, 2024 (25 News)
PPD warns public about counterfeit $100 bills in the area
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Police Department wants the public to know that counterfeit $100 bills are circulating through Peoria area businesses. Over the last few weeks, officers have taken numerous r...
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