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Israeli jets pound central Gaza as Netanyahu indicates longer war
CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli jets intensified attacks on central Gaza on Sunday, residents and medics said, as battles raged through the rubble of towns and refugee camps in a war that Isra...
Dec 31, 2023 An Israeli military tactical drone operator launches a drone near the Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in southern Israel, December 30, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
Ukraine death toll after massive Russian air attack rises to 39
KYIV (Reuters) - The death toll from Russia's largest air attack on Ukraine rose to 39 on Saturday as rescuers continued to clear debris and rubble from the bombardment, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ...
Dec 30, 2023 A general view shows a shopping mall heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine December 29, 2023. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk region/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Mother of Peorian shot and killed in Bloomington speaks now that suspect has been arrested
PEORIA, Ill. - The mother of a Peoria Richwoods High School student shot and killed in Bloomington in April of last year is relieved to know that the man accused of murder has been arrested, but also ...
Dec 30, 2023 Artwork of Kanye Stowers (Tomeka Love via 25 News)
Missile strikes in Ukraine show Putin 'must be stopped,' Biden says
CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday called Russia's latest missile barrage on Ukraine a "stark reminder" that Russian President Vladimir Putin remained committed to...
Dec 30, 2023 A man walks next to a car destroyed during a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 29, 2023. REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko
Israel pushes deeper into Gaza camps, 12 weeks into war
CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) -Israeli tanks pushed deeper into districts in central and southern Gaza overnight under heavy air and artillery fire, residents said, pressing a deadly offensive that has razed m...
Dec 30, 2023 Displaced Palestinians, who fled their homes due to Israeli strikes, shelter in a tent camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, December 29, 2023. REUTERS/Shadi Tabatibi
Data: Slight job losses in Peoria, unemployment increases again
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Peoria area was one of few areas in the state to actually post a job decline in November compared to a year ago, but the decline was slight. According to federal statistics thr...
Dec 30, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
U.S. drivers hope for lower pump prices in 2024 as gasoline stocks climb
(Reuters) - American drivers can expect lower motor fuel costs for a second-straight year in 2024 as a jump in global refining capacity and a surplus in U.S. gasoline stocks drive down retail prices, ...
Dec 29, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Signage shows the price of unleaded regular gas at less than $2.50 per gallon as cars queue to fill fuel at a gas station, in Houston, Texas, U.S., December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Gary McWilliams/File Photo
Ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen says AI created fake cases in court filing
(Reuters) - Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former fixer and lawyer, said in court papers unsealed on Friday that he mistakenly gave his attorney fake case citations generated by an artificial intellige...
Dec 29, 2023 Former attorney for former U.S. President Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, arrives the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Judge certifies Johnson & Johnson shareholder class action over talc disclosures
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge said Johnson & Johnson shareholders may pursue as a class action their lawsuit accusing the company of fraudulently concealing how its talc products were conta...
Dec 29, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Bottles of Johnson & Johnson baby powder line a drugstore shelf in New York October 15, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
Arrest made in connection to fatal pedestrian vs. vehicle accident in Peoria from October
PEORIA, Ill. - An arrest has been made in relation to a fatal pedestrian vs. vehicle accident at a shooting scene in October. Peoria Police say Demetrius Drummond, 35, was arrested after pulling into ...
Dec 29, 2023 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
