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Israeli tanks push deep into central Gaza town, air strike kills 20 in south
CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) -Israeli tanks thrust deep into a town in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday after days of relentless bombardment that forced tens of thousands of already displaced Palestinian fa...
Dec 28, 2023 An Israeli soldier crouches on an armoured personnel carrier (APC), amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the Israel-Gaza border, in southern Israel, December 28, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
As dual credit participation grows in Illinois, study shows gaps widening
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - As the cost of higher education continues to rise in Illinois and elsewhere, a growing number of students are working to earn as many college credits as pos...
Dec 28, 2023 (CREDIT: McElspeth/Pixabay.com)
Biden says American Judith Weinstein was killed by Hamas on Oct. 7
CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix (Reuters) - American Judith Weinstein, who was believed to have been kidnapped by Hamas, was killed by the Palestinian Islamist group on Oct. 7 when it attacked Israel, Presid...
Dec 28, 2023 joshuapiano / CC
Three teens injured in late-night Peoria shooting, suspect wanted
PEORIA, Ill. - Three teenagers were injured Wednesday night when at least five shots were fired in South Peoria. It took place on South Arago around 11:15 p.m. Peoria Police say two 15-year-old males ...
Dec 28, 2023 Midwest Communications
UPDATE: Peoria man sentenced to 80 years in prison for 2018 murder, hours after being charged in 2019 murder
UPDATED 5:39 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man learned his fate on Thursday for a murder in 2018, hours after he was charged for a murder in 2019. Lionell Harris, 31, received an 80-year sentence to th...
Dec 28, 2023 Lionell Harris (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail April 2022)
Georgia man arrested in connection to shooting death of Peoria teen in Bloomington in April 2022
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - An arrest has been made in the shooting death of a Richwoods High School in Bloomington in April of 2022. Bloomington Police say 20-year-old Tomiyale Anderson of Hampton, Georgia w...
Dec 28, 2023 (25 News)
Apartment at Lexington Hills damaged by fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters say they're still investigating the cause of a fire at a local apartment complex. It happened just before 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Lexington Hills Apartments. The fire...
Dec 28, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US targets flow of Iranian funds to Yemen's Houthis over attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In its latest response to attacks on shipping by the Houthis, the U.S. on Thursday sanctioned an individual and three currency exchange houses it accused of facilitating the flow...
Dec 28, 2023 Newly recruited fighters who joined a Houthi military force intended to be sent to fight in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, march during a parade in Sanaa, Yemen December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo
Nikki Haley, asked about cause of U.S. Civil War, declines to mention slavery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley declined on Wednesday night to say that slavery was one of the main causes of the U.S. Civil War, an omission that drew swift rebuk...
Dec 28, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign town hall in Atkinson, New Hampshire, U.S., December 14, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
New US jobless claims rise again as labor market cools
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing initial claims for unemployment benefits rose last week, indicating the labor market continues to cool in the year's fourth quarter. New state unempl...
Dec 28, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An employee hiring sign with a QR code is seen in a window of a business in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
