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In Beijing, Blinken meets Xi and raises US concerns about China's support for Russia
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns on Friday about China's support for Russia's military, one of the many issues threatening to sour the recent improvement in r...
Apr 26, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, April 26, 2024, in Beijing, China. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS
USC cancels main commencement, citing safety measures
(Reuters) - The University of Southern California (USC) said on Thursday it has called off its main-stage graduation ceremony this year, one week after canceling the valedictorian speech by a Muslim s...
Apr 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Muslim demonstrators pray at a protest encampment in support of Palestinians at the University of Southern California’s Alumni Park, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Zaydee Sanchez/File Photo
UPDATE: Former tabloid publisher to face more questions in Trump hush-money trial
UPDATE: 6:17 A.M. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker will answer more questions about his efforts to suppress damaging information about Donald Trump during the 2016 ...
Apr 26, 2024 Former US President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom at Manhattan criminal court in New York, US, on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of an alleged scheme to silence claims of extramarital sexual encounters during his 2016 presidential campaign. Jeenah Moon/Pool via REUTERS
UTV crash victim at Peoria/Knox County line identified, declared brain dead
PEORIA COUNTY/KNOX COUNTY, Ill. - The victim of a crash between a UTV and pickup truck on Tuesday has been declared brain dead. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Curtis Campbell, 29, of William...
Apr 25, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Navin Jones' mother receives maximum sentence after pleading guilty in his death
PEORIA, Ill. - The mother of eight-year-old Navin Jones will spend a century behind bars after pleading guilty in relation to his death last year. Stephanie Jones was sentenced to the maximum of 100 y...
Apr 25, 2024 Stephanie Jones (25 News/Pool video)
UPDATE: Man sentenced to 99 years in prison for stabbing death of Peoria doctor in 2021
PEORIA, Ill. - A St. Louis man found guilty in February in the stabbing death of a Peoria doctor three years ago will spend nearly a century behind bars. Robert Ely was sentenced Thursday to 99 years ...
Apr 25, 2024 Robert Ely (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail 2021)
US Supreme Court justices in Trump case lean toward some level of immunity
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Supreme Court's conservative justices signaled support on Thursday for U.S. presidents having some level of protection from criminal charges for certain acts taken in office ...
Apr 25, 2024 Members of the media set up outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices hear arguments on former President Trump’s claim of presidential immunity over criminal charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Washington, U.S., April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Bonnie Cash
Two people injured after car crashes into Peoria business
PEORIA, Ill. - Two people were taken to a hospital after a vehicle drove into a Peoria building Thursday. 25 News reports the incident occurred at Direct Travel when the elderly woman driving the vehi...
Apr 25, 2024 (25 News)
Disc golfers tackle course at Northwood Park in Morton for major championship this weekend
MORTON, Ill. - The best disc golfers in the world are competing for a prestigious title in Morton this weekend. From Thursday through Sunday, the Professional Disc Golf Association's Champions Cup is ...
Apr 25, 2024 Professional disc golfer Paige Pierce (left) and a caddy watch Missy Gannon prepare to throw a shot at the PDGA Champions Cup at Northwood Park in Morton. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Teenager accused of throwing cat out of moving vehicle near Brimfield released from custody
PEORIA, Ill. - A judge has released from custody a teenager accused of throwing a cat out of a moving vehicle in rural Peoria County. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says the 16-year-old m...
Apr 25, 2024 courtroom gavel
