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Russia says it downs seven Ukraine-launched rockets, two drones over Belgorod region
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's air defense systems destroyed seven Ukraine-launched rockets and two drones over the southwestern region of Belgorod, the Russian defense ministry said on Wednesday. The Uk...
Feb 07, 2024 Governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov attends a commemoration ceremony marking 40 days since the deadly shelling, which local authorities called a Ukrainian military strike, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Belgorod, Russia, February 7, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer
Lawmakers introduce police reform measures, advocates look to end tipped wage
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Families of gun violence victims are asking the state legislature to reform how police handle unsolved murder investigations through legislation introduced this week....
Feb 07, 2024 The Illinois State Capitol is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
PPD: Arrest made in connection with shots fired near I-74
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have arrested a man for an incident on the Gale Street overpass, off I-74, almost two weeks ago. While responding to an unrelated accident there, officers say they heard s...
Feb 07, 2024 Donte Wright (1470 & 100/3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Bipartisan border, Ukraine deal looks set to fail in US Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bipartisan $118 billion U.S. Senate bill to tighten border security and provide aid to allies Ukraine and Israel appeared headed to the scrap heap on Wednesday, after Republica...
Feb 07, 2024 U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) holds up a challenge coin given to her by a border patrol officer during the weekly Democratic Caucus lunch press conference at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., February 6, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades
US Marine helicopter with five aboard goes missing in California
(Reuters) - Rescue crews in California were searching for a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter with five crew members aboard that went missing overnight, military officials said on Wednesday, after days of ...
Feb 07, 2024 DVIDSHUB / CC
Haley loses Republican Nevada primary to 'none of these candidates'
(Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley suffered an embarrassing defeat in Nevada's primary on Tuesday, finishing behind ballots marked "none of these candidates" by supporters of Don...
Feb 07, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican U.S. presidential candidate Nikki Haley, former governor of South Carolina and former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. October 28, 2023. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
Blinken to meet Egypt's Sisi on Gaza hostage deal
CAIRO (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday landed in Cairo for his meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi as the United States works to advance a Gaza truce and h...
Feb 07, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is welcomed by Sarah Henry, Second Secretary at the Protocol Department of Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs protocol, upon his arrival at Cairo Airport, in Cairo, Egypt, February 6, 2024. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS
No one injured in Bartonville fire Tuesday afternoon
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - Firefighters responded to a house fire on S. Adams in Bartonville Tuesday afternoon. Bartonville Police say the fire broke out just after 4 p.m. Traffic was closed on S. Adams betw...
Feb 07, 2024 (25 News)
UPDATED: US House rejects Republican-led effort to pass Israel-only aid bill
UPDATED 7:03 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a Republican-led bill on Tuesday that would provide $17.6 billion to Israel, as Democrats said they wanted a vote ins...
Feb 06, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to a tour group in the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Bolts appeared to be missing from door plug that flew off Boeing MAX 9 jet -agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A door panel that flew off a Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet mid-flight on Jan. 5 appeared to be missing four key bolts, according to a preliminary report from U.S. investigators that provi...
Feb 06, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A Boeing 737 MAX 7 aircraft piloted by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Chief Steve Dickson lands during an evaluation flight at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S. September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
