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Peoria home heavily damaged by fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Arson appears to be the cause of a fire in Peoria Sunday night. Peoria firefighters were called to the home on S. Saratoga Street around 7:15 p.m., finding heavy fire coming from the ex...
Apr 15, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Allies urge Israel to show restraint after Iranian attack
UPDATED 10:45 A.M. JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel faced growing pressure from allies on Monday to show restraint and avoid an escalation of conflict in the Middle East as it considered how to respond to ...
Apr 15, 2024 A view of a crater on a damaged road, after Iran's mass drone and missile attack, at a location given as Hermon area, Israel, in this handout picture released on April 14, 2024. Israel Defense Forces/Handout via REUTERS /File Photo
Golf-Scheffler going from Green Jacket to diaper duty
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Scottie Scheffler reaffirmed his status as the best golfer on the planet after winning his second Masters on Sunday but with the birth of his first child on the way the wo...
Apr 15, 2024 Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 14, 2024 Scottie Scheffler of the U.S. celebrates with his green jacket and the trophy after winning The Masters REUTERS/Mike Segar
Pope Francis urges end to 'spiral of violence' in Middle East
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis urged Iran and Israel on Sunday to avoid steps that could feed "a spiral of violence" that risked plunging the Middle East deeper into conflict. Speaking to pilgri...
Apr 14, 2024 Pope Francis leads the Regina Caeli prayer from his window at the Vatican, April 14, 2024. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS
Reaction to Iran's drone, missile attack on Israel
(Reuters) -Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said it launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday, in an attack that could lead to a major escalation between the regional arche...
Apr 14, 2024 Objects are seen in the sky above Jerusalem after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, in Jerusalem April 14, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Iran launches retaliatory attack on Israel with hundreds of drones, missiles
JERUSALEM/DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran launched explosive drones and fired missiles at Israel late on Saturday in its first direct attack on Israeli territory, a retaliatory strike that raised the threat of ...
Apr 14, 2024 An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel April 14, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Bill creating new early childhood agency among 244 to advance
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker's plan to create a new state agency to oversee Illinois' various early childhood programs moved forward on Friday after the state Senate's ...
Apr 14, 2024 Montse PB / CC
Iran launches drone attack at Israel, expected to unfold 'over hours'
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Iran launched dozens of drones at Israel on Saturday but they will take hours to reach their targets, Israel's military said, an attack that may trigger a major escalation between...
Apr 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Iranian flag flutters on new Iranian consulate building after Iran's consulate in Damascus was targeted in a suspected Israeli attack on Monday April 1, in Damascus, Syria April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi/File Photo
Sydney knife attacker shot dead after killing 6 in Bondi mall
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An attacker who fatally knifed six people in a Sydney mall was shot dead by police in the beachside suburb of Bondi on Saturday, police said, as hundreds fled the scene. The assaila...
Apr 13, 2024 Police officers work at the scene outside Bondi Junction following reports of stabbings in the mall, in Sydney, Australia April 13, 2024. REUTERS/Kirsty Needham
Kamala Harris blames Trump for abortion ban in Arizona
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday blamed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for the loss of abortion rights in Arizona, three days after a court there ...
Apr 13, 2024 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks following Tuesday's ruling from Arizona's high court upholding a 160-year-old abortion ban, at an event in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., April 12, 2024. REUTERS/Rebecca Noble
