Category Archives: Top Stories
Iceland volcano lava missing town for now, flight impact unlikely
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Lava spewing from a volcano in Iceland appeared to be flowing away from the only nearby town and the intensity of the eruption was dropping, offering hope that homes would be sa...
Dec 20, 2023 A helicopter flies near a volcano spewing lava and smoke as it erupts near Grindavik, Iceland, December 19, 2023. Icelandic Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
Hamas leader visits Egypt amid intensive talks on new ceasefire
CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The leader of Hamas made his first visit to Egypt for more than a month on Wednesday, a rare personal intervention in diplomacy amid what a source described as intensiv...
Dec 20, 2023 An Israeli soldier operates in the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in this handout picture released on December 20, 2023. Israel Defense Forces/Handout via REUTERS
Trump barred from Colorado primary ballot for role in US Capitol attack
UPDATED 9:55 a.m. 12/20/23 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump is disqualified from serving as U.S. president and cannot appear on the primary ballot in Colorado because of his role i...
Dec 19, 2023 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Reno, Nevada, U.S. December 17, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/ File Photo
New, expanded relationship between OSF HealthCare, Diocese of Peoria
UPDATED 6:10 a.m. 12/20/23 PEORIA, Ill. - The Catholic Diocese of Peoria will soon have more of a supporting role in the operation of OSF HealthCare. The sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis ha...
Dec 19, 2023 (OSF HealthCare)
New McClugage Bridge arch in place
PEORIA, Ill. - You might say Tuesday was the day workers on the McClugage Bridge were waiting for, with the installation of the new arch for the new eastbound lanes. At least, that's how John Love, th...
Dec 19, 2023 (Illinois Department of Transportation/McClugageBridge.com)
$572 million Powerball jackpot Wednesday night
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - No top prize winner in the more than $500 million Powerball jackpot Monday night. Lottery officials say the drawing for the $544 million dollar prize, however, presented two player...
Dec 19, 2023 (Powerball)
Police: Arrest expected after stabbing
PEORIA, Ill. - One person is injured and another will soon be arrested after two people allegedly were caught fighting, and one allegedly stabbed the other. Peoria Police say it happened around 12:30 ...
Dec 19, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Putin says Russia is ready to talk on Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia would be prepared to talk to Ukraine, the United States and Europe about the future of Ukraine if they wanted to, but that Moscow...
Dec 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual press conference in Moscow, Russia December 14, 2023. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Biden hails Justice O'Connor's impact on US, women in eulogy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden hailed Sandra Day O'Connor as an "American pioneer" who embodied principle over politics in his eulogy at the Washington funeral of the U.S. Supreme Court's f...
Dec 19, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the funeral service for retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, U.S., December 19, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Investigation continues after alleged sex tape recorded in U.S. Senate hearing room
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Maryland Senator Ben Cardin is speaking out after a staffer was fired for posting an explicit video that was filmed in a Senate hearing room. According to FOX News, the scandal erup...
Dec 19, 2023 David Wilson / CC
