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Biden, European allies discuss Middle East tensions, Gaza ceasefire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden spoke on Monday to the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and the UK to discuss de-escalating tensions in the Middle East and a ceasefire in Gaza, the Whi...
Aug 12, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden looks on at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., August 1, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Multiple people taken to the hospital after two-vehicle crash Sunday morning in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - One man suffered life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle crash early Sunday morning in Peoria. Peoria Police say a 23-year-old man was partially ejected and entrapped in one of th...
Aug 12, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Trump back on social media site X ahead of interview with Elon Musk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was back on social media platform X ahead of his interview with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Monday in an event that could...
Aug 12, 2024 U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are seen at the Firing Room Four after the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft on NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. May 30, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Peoria Police investigating after two people shot in South Peoria Saturday night
PEORIA, Ill. - An investigation is underway after two people were shot in South Peoria Saturday night. Peoria Police say officers responded just after 11:00 P.M.after a total of 14 shots were fired in...
Aug 12, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Biden to campaign for Harris in battleground state Pennsylvania
(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said in comments broadcast on Sunday that he would campaign for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state in November's president...
Aug 12, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris raise their hands during an Independence Day celebration in Washington, U.S., July 4, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Wall St edges lower in lead up to data deluge
(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were marginally lower on Monday as investors refrained from making large bets ahead of a barrage of data later in the week with U.S. consumer prices in spotlight...
Aug 12, 2024 Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 8, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Olympics-Gymnastics-USA Gymnastics says video proves Chiles should keep bronze
(Reuters) - USA Gymnastics submitted video evidence to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Sunday that it said proves Jordan Chiles should get to keep the bronze medal she won in the artistic gymnas...
Aug 12, 2024 Paris 2024 Olympics - Artistic Gymnastics - Women's Floor Exercise Victory Ceremony - Bercy Arena, Paris, France - August 05, 2024. Bronze medallist Jordan Chiles of United States celebrates on the podium with her medal. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay/File Photo
Tom Cruise hands Olympic flag to LA, closing Paris Games
PARIS (Reuters) -Movie star Tom Cruise rappelled from the roof of France's national stadium and received the Olympic flag, bringing a heavy dose of Hollywood to the closing ceremony of the Paris Games...
Aug 12, 2024 REUTERS/Leah Millis
Israel keeps up strikes in Gaza as fears of wider war grow
CAIRO (Reuters) - Israeli forces pressed on with their operations near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Monday amid an international push for a deal to halt the fighting in Gaza and block a sl...
Aug 12, 2024 Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City August 12, 2024. REUTERS/Ayman Al Hassi
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices continue to fall as summer driving season winds down
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria gas prices have dropped just under a penny a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.73 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Local prices are roughly 6.5 cents higher than a month ago...
Aug 12, 2024 Orin Zebest / CC
