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November trial set for suspect in Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The man charged with attempting to assassinate Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last month will stand trial in November, a U.S. judge sai...
Oct 01, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Ryan W. Routh poses in a jail booking photograph in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. February 10, 2010. Guilford County Sheriff?s Office/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Man indicted on murder charges for fatal downtown Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a man accused in a downtown Peoria shooting death from this summer. 40-year-old Lacorles Edwards was indicted Tuesday on two counts of First Degr...
Oct 01, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: US condemns Iran's attack as significant escalation
UPDATED 4:09 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States warned Iran that it would face severe consequences for its ballistic missile attack on Israel on Tuesday, saying the barrage marked a signific...
Oct 01, 2024 U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan attends a press conference at the U.S. embassy in Beijing, China August 29, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
Task force aimed at combating vehicle crimes in the Peoria area receives state help
PEORIA, Ill. - The Greater Peoria Auto Crimes Task Force is receiving some help from the state. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Tuesday around $1.5 million dollars in grant fun...
Oct 01, 2024 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Iran launches salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel's campaign against Tehran's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. Alarms sounded across Israe...
Oct 01, 2024 People take shelter during an air raid siren, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in central Israel October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Former US president Jimmy Carter celebrates 100th birthday
(Reuters) - Nobel laureate Jimmy Carter, who has lived longer than any U.S. president in history, celebrates his 100th birthday on Tuesday. Carter, a Democrat, served a single term as president from J...
Oct 01, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter reacts as his wife Rosalynn Carter (not pictured) speaks during a reception to celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary in Plains, Georgia, U.S. July 10, 2021. John Bazemore/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Pete Rose, baseball's hit leader who was caught betting on games, dead at 83
(Reuters) -Pete Rose, baseball's all-time leader in hits who was banned from the Hall of Fame after he was caught gambling on baseball games, has died at age 83, the medical examiner in Clark County, ...
Oct 01, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Jun 17, 2017; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Reds former player Pete Rose speaks during a pregame ceremony of the unveiling of his bronze statue at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports
North Carolina mounts massive search and rescue operation in wake of Helene
BAT CAVE, North Carolina (Reuters) -Crews on Monday airlifted emergency food and water into remote North Carolina towns that were cut off and devastated by tropical storm Helene that turned the wester...
Oct 01, 2024 A drone view shows damage to U.S. Route 64, following the passing of Hurricane Helene, Bat Cave, North Carolina, U.S., September 30, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Walz, Vance to spar in US vice presidential debate
(Reuters) - Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance, U.S. politicians whose histories and rhetoric have amassed more headlines than many past No. 2 candidates, will go head to head on Tuesday at the...
Oct 01, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A combination picture shows Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaking during his first rally as Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump's running mate, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. July 20, 2024, and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaking inside the Earth Rider Brewery in Superior, Wisconsin, U.S., January 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
US East Coast dockworkers strike, halting half the nation's ocean shipping
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast began a strike early on Tuesday, their first large-scale stoppage in nearly 50 years, halting the flow of about half the nation's ...
Oct 01, 2024 A worker moves shipping containers at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in, Newark, New Jersey, U.S., September 30, 2024. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
