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Bill Walton, NBA Hall of Famer and free spirit, dead at 71
(Reuters) -Bill Walton, a two-time NBA champion and member of the basketball Hall of Fame, whose brilliant but injury-riddled career led to a second act as a free-spirited broadcaster who waxed philos...
May 27, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Dec 9, 2023; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Bill Walton speaks with Brigham Young Cougars athletic director Tom Holmoe before the game between the Utah Utes and the Brigham Young Cougars at Jon M. Huntsman Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
Biden honors fallen soldiers during Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden honored fallen soldiers during the 156th observance of Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery outside the nation's capital on Monday. Bide...
May 27, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a National Memorial Day Wreath-Laying and Observance Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, in Washington, U.S., May 27, 2024. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Motor racing-Newgarden wins back-to-back Indy 500s as scandal lingers
(Reuters) - Josef Newgarden won a final lap duel with Pato O'Ward to become the first back-to-back winner of the Indianapolis 500 in 22-years on Sunday, team owner Roger Penske's 20th win of the "Grea...
May 27, 2024 May 26, 2024; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indycar Series driver Josef Newgarden celebrates after winning the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
East Peoria home damaged after being hit by truck
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - An East Peoria home suffered significant damage Sunday evening, after a truck hit it. East Peoria Fire Chief Bobby Zimmerman says fortunately, no one was home when the incident hap...
May 27, 2024 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Papua New Guinea landslide buried more than 2,000 people, government says
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Papua New Guinea's massive landslide three days ago buried more than 2,000 people, the government said on Monday, as treacherous terrain and difficulties transporting aid lowered hop...
May 27, 2024 Relief workers and people gather at a site damaged in the aftermath of a landslide in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, May 26, 2024, in this handout image obtained by Reuters. New Porgera Limited/Handout via REUTERS
UPDATE: Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp kills 45, prompts international outcry
UPDATED 10:22 A.M. CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -An Israeli airstrike triggered a fire that killed 45 people in a tent camp in the Gazan city of Rafah, officials said on Monday, prompting an outcry from ...
May 27, 2024 Palestinians search for food among burnt debris in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on an area designated for displaced people, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, May 27, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
UPDATE: US storms kill at least 21 across 4 states on Memorial Day weekend
UPDATE 1:49 P.M. (Reuters) -Tornado-spawning thunderstorms that swept the Southern Plains and the Ozark Mountains have killed at least 21 people across four U.S. states as of Monday afternoon and wrec...
May 27, 2024 Wreckage is strewn across a property the day after a deadly series of tornados hit the central United States, in Valley View, Texas, U.S. in a still image from aerial video. ABC Affiliate WFAA via REUTERS
IL Senate Democrats send $53.1B spending plan to House
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Two days after the General Assembly was scheduled to adjourn its spring session, Democrats in the Illinois Senate advanced a $53.1 billion budget to the Hou...
May 27, 2024 Lawmakers in the Illinois Senate celebrate Sunday night after passing a budget. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Tesla shareholders advised to reject Musk's $56 billion pay
(Reuters) - Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis said on Saturday it has urged Tesla shareholders to reject a $56 billion pay package for Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, which if passed would be the lar...
May 26, 2024 May 6, 2024. REUTERS/David Swanson
Biden highlights U.S. commitment to Israel, Ukraine, Indo-Pacific in West Point speech
WEST POINT, New York (Reuters) - President Joe Biden emphasized the critical role of U.S. support to allies around the world including Israel, Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific in a speech on Saturday at t...
May 25, 2024 Graduate cadets attend the United States Military Academy commencement in West Point, New York, U.S., May 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
