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Putin remarks about possible weapons for North Korea 'incredibly concerning'-US
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Comments by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Russia may supply weapons for North Korea after signing a defense pact with Pyongyang are "incredibly concerning," U...
Jun 20, 2024 Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un arrive for a gala concert in Pyongyang, North Korea June 19, 2024. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS/ File Photo
Two teenagers arrested after "violent physcial" incident earlier in month in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Two teenagers were arrested yesterday on multiple weapons charges Wednesday after what Peoria Police described as a "violent physical" altercation earlier this month. The incident betwe...
Jun 20, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Donald Sutherland, star of 'M*A*S*H' and 'Ordinary People', dead at 88
(Reuters) - Donald Sutherland, one of Canada's most versatile and gifted actors, who charmed and enthralled audiences in films such as "M*A*S*H," "Klute," "Ordinary People" and the "Hunger Games" film...
Jun 20, 2024 The 76th Venice Film Festival - Screening of the film "The Burnt Orange Heresy" out of competition - Red Carpet Arrivals - Venice, Italy, September 7, 2019 - Donald Sutherland poses. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/ File Photo
Teenager who allegedly fled scene after boy shot in Peoria's East Bluff found and arrested
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager who allegedly fled after an incident in Peoria's East Bluff where a kid was shot in the head has been found and arrested. The incident occurred Sunday afternoon in the area o...
Jun 20, 2024
Girls basketball state finals to remain in Normal
NORMAL, Ill. - State championships in Illinois for girls basketball will continue to remain Normal for the next five years. The girls state finals will remain at CEFCU Arena on the Illinois State Univ...
Jun 20, 2024 The Peoria Notre Dame girls' basketball team celebrates the Illinois High School Association Class 2A state championship at CEFCU Arena in Normal on March 2nd, 2024. (Illinois High School Association)
US deeply disappointed over Netanyahu's criticisms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House expressed deep disappointment over criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the United States on Thursday amid tensions between the two allies ...
Jun 20, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the State Department in Washington, U.S., June 18, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
US Supreme Court won't upend tax on Americans' foreign earnings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court preserved a tax on Americans who have invested in certain foreign corporations as constitutionally sound, ruling on Thursday against a challenge to it at a...
Jun 20, 2024 U.S. Dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
US sanctions Mexican cartel on fentanyl, Yellen issues new guidance to banks
ATLANTA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday announced new sanctions on leaders of a Mexican drug cartel involved in trafficking fentanyl and its pre-cursor chemical...
Jun 20, 2024 U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks to the Economic Club of New York in New York City, U.S., June 13, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
US weekly jobless claims fell in latest week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, but overall strength in the jobs market persisted despite a gradual cooling. Initial claims f...
Jun 20, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian passes a "Help Wanted" sign in the door of a hardware store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
UPDATE: Just weeks before Republican National Convention, Illinois GOP chair announces resignation
UPDATED 9:55 A.M. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Halfway through the 2024 election cycle and just a few weeks away from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Illinois GOP Chair...
Jun 20, 2024 Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy rallies the party faithful at the 2023 Illinois State Fair. Less than a year later, Tracy announced his resignation, citing party infighting. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
