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Biden says Gaza ceasefire deal is in Hamas' hands as Ramadan nears
CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that a deal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of Israeli hostages was in the hands of Hamas, as ...
Mar 05, 2024 Mourners carry the body of 11-year-old Palestinian Amr Al-Najjar who was killed in an Israeli raid, during his funeral near Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, March 5, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman
Man pleads guilty in federal court to fraud scheme
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges accusing him of being a part of what federal prosecutors call a "wide-ranging fraud scheme." Federal court records indicate Chad Campen, 3...
Mar 05, 2024 Chad Campen (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail 2021)
Independent Kyrsten Sinema will not seek reelection to US Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Independent U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona said on Tuesday that she will not run for reelection in the highly competitive state, which will be critical to her former Demo...
Mar 05, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) speaks to reporters about ongoing negotiations on a U.S. border security deal at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 20, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/FILE PHOTO
National Weather Service provides tips to be safe in severe weather during Severe Weather Preparedness Week
LINCOLN, Ill. - As springtime returns to central Illinois, so does the increased risk of severe weather in the area. This week is Severe Weather Preparedness Week. National Weather Service Meteorologi...
Mar 05, 2024 Homes on a Washington, Illinois street lay in ruins after the Nov. 17 tornado that destroyed hundreds of homes in 2013. (Courtesy of Jenn Schrock-Smith)
Victim from fatal fire Friday in Delavan identified
DELAVAN, Ill. - The victim in a fatal fire at a rural Delavan house Friday evening has been identified. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says 81-year-old Virginia Leach was pronounced dead at th...
Mar 05, 2024 Midwest Communications
UPDATE: Meta's Facebook, Instagram back up after global outage
UPDATED 12:11 P.M. (Reuters) -Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram were back up on Tuesday after a more than two-hour outage that was caused by a technical issue and impacted hundreds of thousands of use...
Mar 05, 2024 A logo of mobile application Instagram is seen on a mobile phone, during a conference in Mumbai, India, September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File photo
Gaza ceasefire talks extended in Cairo for another day, Hamas says
CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) -Hamas negotiators will remain in Cairo for another day at the request of mediators, keeping ceasefire talks going after two days with no breakthrough, an official fr...
Mar 05, 2024 Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in this handout picture released on March 5, 2024. Israel Defense Forces/Handout via REUTERS Israel Defense Forces/Handout via REUTERS
Richwoods Knights headed to IHSA semifinals
PEORIA, Ill. - Richwoods High School will advance to the IHSA state semifinals in boys' basketball after a super-sectional win Monday night in Ottawa. Richwoods moved on in Class 3A with a 58-52 win o...
Mar 05, 2024 (25 News)
UPDATE: Trump looks to knock out rival Republican Haley in Super Tuesday voting
UPDATED 3:08 P.M. FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) - Donald Trump aimed to knock his sole remaining challenger for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination, Nikki Haley, out of the running on Super Tues...
Mar 05, 2024 People arrive at a polling location during the Super Tuesday primary election, in Rio Grande City, Texas, U.S., March 5, 2024. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
Supreme Court's Alito pauses Texas law on illegal border crossings
(Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Monday temporarily blocked a judicial decision that would let a Texas law take effect to give state officials broad powers to arrest, prosecute an...
Mar 04, 2024 The U.S.-Mexico border is seen near Sasabe, Pima County, Arizona, U.S. September 8, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/ File Photo
