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Illinois lawmakers react to shooting at Pennsylvania rally with former President Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Lawmakers across the political aisle in Illinois are reacting to the shooting at former President Trump's rally in Butler Pennsylvania Saturday afternoon. Democratic U.S. Senator Di...
Jul 13, 2024 AndrewLozovyi / Depositphotos.com
Pop, pop, pop, then a bloodied Trump rushed from election rally
BUTLER, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Donald Trump was standing on a stage behind a podium, six minutes into his speech at an outdoor rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, his head turned to the right, under a cl...
Jul 13, 2024 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump is assisted by U.S. Secret Service personnel after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
UPDATE: Trump shot in right ear at rally, source says shooter dead
UPDATED 8:14 P.M. BUTLER, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -Donald Trump was shot in the right ear during a campaign rally on Saturday, sparking panic in the crowd and spattering the Republican presidential can...
Jul 13, 2024 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump is assisted by guards during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Fitness guru Richard Simmons dead at 76
(Reuters) - Fitness guru Richard Simmons has died at age 76, multiple media outlets reported, including ABC News and TMZ. The reports said his housekeeper found him unresponsive on Saturday morning an...
Jul 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Richard Simmons arrives at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards in New York August 25, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
TV sex therapist Dr Ruth dies at 96, Washington Post reports
(Reuters) - Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the chirpy, diminutive therapist who became a pop culture figure as she encouraged Americans to have sex safely, frequently and creatively, has died at the age of 96, ...
Jul 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: 61st Grammy Awards - Arrivals - Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 10, 2019 - Ruth Westheimer. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
Krejcikova holds off Paolini to win Wimbledon title
LONDON (Reuters) - Barbora Krejcikova held off Italian crowd favourite Jasmine Paolini to win the Wimbledon singles title on Saturday, coming through 6-2 2-6 6-4 on a sunlit Center Court. The Czech do...
Jul 13, 2024 Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 13, 2024 Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova celebrates winning the final against Italy's Jasmine Paolini REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
Man accused of shooting ex-girlfriend in Peoria's East Bluff ordered to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend in the back in Peoria's East Bluff on Wednesday has been ordered to remain in jail. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says a petiti...
Jul 12, 2024 (Peoria County Jail)
Peoria Comic and Toy Show returns to Civic Center this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Favorite memories and people from your childhood will be on display this weekend at the Peoria Civic Center. The annual Peoria Comic and Toy Show from Quad Con will take place Saturday ...
Jul 12, 2024 (Quad Con)
Price of US first-class mail stamp to rise to 73 cents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The price of first-class U.S. mail stamps will rise on Sunday to 73 cents from 68 cents, the latest in a series of price hikes. The plan, announced in April and approved by the ...
Jul 12, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A United States Postal Service (USPS) mailbox is seen in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Peoria County Coroner identifies homicide victim from early Thursday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner has identified the 44-year-old man who died from a gunshot wound early Thursday morning. Jamie Harwood says Lawrence Jones of Peoria was taken to OSF Healthcar...
Jul 12, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
