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Judge in Trump Georgia election case 'very skeptical' of trying all defendants together
(Reuters) - A Georgia judge on Wednesday said he was "very skeptical" that Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants could stand trial together as soon as next month in a sprawling criminal case accusing them...
Sep 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower after giving a deposition to New York Attorney General Letitia James who sued him and his Trump Organization, in New York City, U.S., April 13, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
McConnell says he will finish his term in the Senate
UPDATED 8:24 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday he plans to serve the rest of his two-year term as party leader and his full six-year term in offic...
Sep 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks to the Senate floor amid ongoing talks over government funding, as the threat of an October government shutdown looms on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson
Morton School District parents divided over e-mails elementary principal received on controversial issues
MORTON, Ill. - Controversy in the Morton School District, as a Freedom of Information Act request yields copies of e-mails sent to a principal on topics such as Critical Race Theory, sexual education,...
Sep 06, 2023 (25 News)
Man indicted on Animal Cruelty charges stemming from May discovery in Princeville
PEORIA, Ill. - An East Peoria man who originally was arrested on dozens of charges in connection with cases of animal abuse discovered at a Princeville home, and who later only faced one count, now ha...
Sep 06, 2023 Stephen Kalb (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Three indicted by grand jury after dead and malnourished dogs found on IL River boat; one pleads not guilty
PEORIA, Ill. - Three people listed in court documents as homeless have been charged in connection with animals found abandoned on a boat along the Illinois River back in July. A Peoria County grand ju...
Sep 06, 2023 (25 News)
Pekin Dragon Stadium is now largely closed to the public. Here's why
PEKIN, Ill. - You might say some people who allegedly vandalized a public facility ruined the ability of everybody to use it. Pekin Community High School Superintendent Danielle Owens says Dragon Stad...
Sep 06, 2023 (Pekin Community High School District 303 via Facebook)
Detroit UAW workers strike threat tests Biden's plan to win union votes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's strategy of backing politically crucial unions while avoiding strikes that cripple the economy has hit a bump in Detroit. During a summer of labor unr...
Sep 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks celebrating Labor Day and honoring America’s workers and unions at the Annual Tri-State Labor Day Parade at Sheet Metal Workers' Local Union 19, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
Central Illinois food bank helping those in need after Hurricane Idalia in Florida
MORTON, Ill. - A local food bank is providing some much needed help for victims of Hurricane Idalia in Florida. Midwest Food Bank is donating kits that include four days worth of food, along with clea...
Sep 06, 2023 (Midwest Food Bank)
Three get federal sentences for COVID-19-related fraud. Here's what they got
PEORIA, Ill. - Two Peoria residents are going to prison while a third gets time already served after federal prosecutors say they made false statements related to the federal Paycheck Protection Progr...
Sep 06, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: US prosecutors to seek Hunter Biden indictment by Sept. 29 -court filing
UPDATED 4:08 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors said in a court filing on Wednesday they will seek an indictment of President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, by Sept. 29 in his tax and firearms cas...
Sep 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs federal court after a plea hearing on two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
