Category Archives: Top Stories
'Oppenheimer' triumphs at Golden Globes as Hollywood parties again
BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) -Historical drama "Oppenheimer" dominated the Golden Globe awards on Sunday, and gothic comedy "Poor Things" upset summer blockbuster "Barbie," as Hollywood threw i...
Jan 08, 2024 Robert Downey Jr. poses with the award for Best Motion Picture - Drama for "Oppenheimer" as Cillian Murphy holds the award for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture for "Oppenheimer" at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 7, 2024. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Blinken seeks to head off wider war as Israel pursues Gaza offensive
ABU DHABI/CAIRO (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was holding talks on Gaza in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Monday before heading on to Israel, seeking to kick start co...
Jan 08, 2024 Palestinians inspect a car hit by an Israeli strike on Rafah, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip January 8, 2024. REUTERS/Fadi Shana
Top US Congress Democrat, Republican reach spending deal, starting race to pass it
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top Democrat and Republican in the U.S. Congress on Sunday agreed on a $1.59 trillion spending deal, setting up a race for bitterly divided lawmakers to pass the bills that w...
Jan 08, 2024 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building is seen in Washington, U.S., April 6, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Sheriffs Department investigating West Peoria shooting
WEST PEORIA, Ill. - One person was hurt after a shooting and fight outside a West Peoria bar early Sunday morning. The Peoria County Sheriffs Department says it happened around 1:15 a.m. near KG's Bar...
Jan 07, 2024 Midwest Communications
Actress Cindy Morgan dies in Florida home
LOS ANGELES - Movie and television actress, and Illinois native Cindy Morgan has died. Morgan is best known for playing blonde bombshell Lacey Underall in the classic 1980 movie "Caddyshack," alongsid...
Jan 07, 2024 (Photo posted to official Cindy Morgan website -- www.cindymorgan.com)
Fire damages home in Lewistown
LEWISTOWN, Ill. - A home in nearby Fulton County got extensive damage after fire broke out Saturday morning. Crews were called to the home near the intersection of Avenue G and Madison Streets in Lewi...
Jan 07, 2024 liz west / CC
Western diplomats seek to prevent Gaza spillover after three months of war
JERUSALEM/AMMAN/CAIRO (Reuters) -Top U.S and European diplomats sought ways on Sunday to keep the Gaza war from spreading in the Middle East, but three months after the conflict erupted, more bloodshe...
Jan 07, 2024 Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, January 7, 2024. REUTERS/Arafat Barbakh
Blinken presses Arab states to discuss the future of Gaza
AMMAN (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to press Israel's Arab neighbors on Sunday to take a future role in running Gaza as he tries to quell regional tensions amid Israel's of...
Jan 07, 2024 An Israeli APC enters Israel from Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at the Israel-Gaza border, Israel, January 6, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 MAX 9 for checks after blowout
(Reuters) - Alaska Airlines is grounding dozens of Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets for safety checks after a cabin panel blowout forced a brand-new airplane loaded with passengers to make an emergency landing. ...
Jan 06, 2024 An Alaska Airlines aircraft is pictured landing at the Benito Juarez Airport in Mexico City, Mexico December 7, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/File Photo
COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses on the rise in Central Illinois
CHICAGO, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Public Health says the state is seeing high levels of respiratory illnesses in the new year, with flu season already underway. The IDPH says Tazewell and Peo...
Jan 06, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
