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Israel's Netanyahu says deal could be near for hostages in Gaza
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told families of hostages held in Gaza that a deal that would secure their release could be near, his office said on Tuesday, as fi...
Jul 23, 2024 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a discussion at the Israeli Parliament Knesset in Jerusalem July 17, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/ File Photo
Delta CEO sees flight disruptions lasting for another couple of days
(Reuters) -Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian on Monday said it will take the U.S. carrier another couple of days before its operations recover from a global cyber outage that snarled flights around the w...
Jul 23, 2024 A Delta employee is seen among luggage, as people wait to retrieve their luggage after long delays following cyber outages affecting airlines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., July 22, 2024. REUTERS/Megan Varner
Video of Illinois deputy shooting Black woman sparks outrage
(Reuters) - The Illinois State Police released video on Monday of a sheriff's deputy killing a woman in her home this month, revealing details of a shooting that some likened to high-profile cases in ...
Jul 22, 2024 Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson points his weapon at Sonya Massey before shooting her, during a call for help at her home July 6 captured on a still photograph from body camera video released by the Illinois State Police July 22, 2024. Illinois State Police/Handout via REUTERS
Wrigley Field view set to undergo major change
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) - The view beyond the outfield at Wrigley Field is about to undergo a major change after the Chicago City Council approved a plan to replace three buildings just beyond right f...
Jul 22, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Jul 4, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; US flag is seen during pre-game Fourth of July ceremonies prior to a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
Harris calls Biden's record 'unmatched' as she launches her presidential campaign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris lauded President Joe Biden for his service to the country in her first public appearance on Monday since he abruptly abandoned his reelection bi...
Jul 22, 2024 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, delivers remarks to the women and men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Champion teams in her first public appearance since President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race, on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, U.S., July 22, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
More Illinois Democrats - including Pritzker - endorse Harris for president
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker added his name to the growing list of influential Democrats endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's nominee for president fol...
Jul 22, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker (center) and Sen. Dick Durbin (right) are pictured in a file photo with former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in 2019. They joined the list of Illinois Democrats lining up behind Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s 2024 nominee after President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Multiple juveniles injured after single-vehicle crash in Dunlap Monday morning
DUNLAP, Ill. - Seven juveniles were taken to a hospital after a single-vehicle crash in Dunlap early Monday morning. The Peoria County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded to an iPhone crash in th...
Jul 22, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
US Secret Service director on Trump shooting: 'We failed'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle admitted to Congress on Monday that she and her agency failed when a would-be assassin wounded Republican presidential candidate Don...
Jul 22, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle speaks during a news conference to review a U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) report on "mass attacks in public spaces?, which examines targeted violence from 2016-2020 at the National Press Club in Washington, U.S., January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Teenage girl killed in Monday morning single-vehicle crash in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A 17-year-old girl died after a single-vehicle crash early Monday morning in East Peoria. East Peoria Police say the crash occurred just after 2:00 A.M. on Springfield Road, just s...
Jul 22, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Delta cancels another 600 flights on Monday in wake of cyber outage
(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines canceled more than 600 flights on Monday, as the U.S. air carrier continued to struggle to restore operations after last week's global cyber outage, even as other airlines ...
Jul 22, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Passengers wait at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, after airlines grounded flights due to a worldwide tech outage caused by an update to CrowdStrike's "Falcon Sensor" software which crashed Microsoft Windows systems, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 19, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
