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Biden says US Secret Service needs more help
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Monday that the U.S. Secret Service "needs more help," a day after agents thwarted the second apparent assassination attempt on former President Dona...
Sep 16, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers an address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on July 14, 2024. Erin Schaff/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
US Congress searches for stopgap funding deal amid rancor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress returns from a weekend recess on Monday and will attempt to broker a deal on legislation to temporarily fund a range of federal programs, with no clear path an...
Sep 16, 2024 The dome of the U.S. Capitol building is seen on a rainy day in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
'Shogun' wins best drama, 'Hacks' surprises in comedy at TV's Emmys
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Shogun," a sweeping, historical epic set in imperial Japan, claimed the prestigious best drama trophy at Sunday's Emmy Awards, and "Hacks" upset defending comedy champion "The...
Sep 16, 2024 Hiroyuki Sanada and the cast and crew of "Shogun" accept the award for Best Drama Series at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 15, 2024. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Houthi missile reaches central Israel for first time, no injuries reported
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would inflict a "heavy price" on the Iran-aligned Houthis who control northern Yemen, after they reached central Israel with a missil...
Sep 16, 2024 Smoke billows after a missile attack from Yemen in central Israel, September 15, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Trump safe after new assassination attempt thwarted at Florida golf course
(Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump was safe after the Secret Service foiled what the FBI called an apparent assassination attempt on the Republican candidate for president while he was golf...
Sep 16, 2024 Supporters of Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gather around Mar-A-Lago, after he returned from Trump International Golf Club, which was the site of a shooting, to his residence at Mar-A-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. September 15, 2024. REUTERS/Giorgio Viera
GasBuddy: Peoria area gas prices still dropping as we head into fall
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have dropped just over nine cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.48 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Current local prices are 23 cents lower than ...
Sep 16, 2024 Orin Zebest / CC
Sunday morning shooting leaves two injured in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Police were called late Sunday morning to the 500 block of N. Shipman in Peoria on reports of a shooting. Peoria Police say when officers arrived just after 10:15 a.m., they found a man...
Sep 16, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Photos likely show undeclared North Korea uranium enrichment site, analysts say
SEOUL (Reuters) - Photos of North Korea's its uranium enrichment facility may show an undeclared site for building nuclear bombs just outside of its capital, analysts said. North Korea for the first t...
Sep 15, 2024 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un tours facilities during a visit to the Nuclear Weapons Institute and the production base of weapon-grade nuclear materials at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency September 13, 2024. KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo
Disney, DirecTV reach deal that restores programming to 11 million satellite TV subscribers
(Reuters) - Walt Disney and DirecTV announced they have reached an agreement in principle on Saturday, restoring college football and other programming to the satellite TV provider's more than 11 mill...
Sep 14, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Disney logo is seen in front of the ESPN+ logo in this illustration taken on July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Boeing and union negotiators to resume talks next week amid strike, federal mediators say
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing and union negotiators will return to the bargaining table early next week, federal mediators said on Friday, as the two sides try to end a strike threatening the airplane ma...
Sep 14, 2024 Boeing factory workers gather on a picket line during the first day of a strike near the entrance of a production facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., September 13, 2024. REUTERS/Matt Mills McKnight
