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Ex-US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he will leave Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Kevin McCarthy, who won and lost the role of Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in a tumultuous nine months this year, said in a Wall Street Journal column ...
Dec 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) leaves the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson/File Photo
Zelenskiy assures Ukrainians of victory with US aid in the balance
KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Ukrainians on Wednesday that Kyiv would defeat Russia and win a fair peace "against all odds" as the future of vital U.S. military and financial aid ...
Dec 06, 2023 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses to service members during award ceremony on Day of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 6, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
Emmy-winning TV producer-writer Norman Lear dead at age 101
(Reuters) -Television producer-writer Norman Lear, whose ground-breaking hit comedy shows such as "All in the Family" and "Maude" addressed social issues like race and abortion that had rarely been se...
Dec 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: 2019 British Academy Britannia Awards - Arrivals - Beverly Hills, California, U.S., October 25, 2019 - Norman Lear. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
Actors ratify three-year contract, ending Hollywood's labor turmoil
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Members of the SAG-AFTRA actors union approved a three-year contract with major studios on Tuesday, formally ending six months of Hollywood labor disputes that halted film and t...
Dec 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: SAG-AFTRA union actors walk a picket line during their strike in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Fourth US Republican debate pits Haley vs. DeSantis for No. 2 spot in White House race
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley will face off at the fourth Republican presidential debate on Wednesday night in one of...
Dec 06, 2023 Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speak simultaneously at the third Republican candidates' U.S. presidential debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida, U.S., November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Israel forces fight Hamas in southern Gaza, civilians seek shelter
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli troops fought fierce battles with Hamas in southern Gaza on Wednesday after reaching the heart of the city of Khan Younis, forcing Palestinian civilians to seek refuge elsewhe...
Dec 06, 2023 An Israeli artillery unit operates at the border with Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
US House Republicans grill university presidents over campus antisemitism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans on Tuesday pressed the presidents of three of the country's most prestigious universities on their efforts to combat antisemitism following the Oct. 7 att...
Dec 05, 2023 Harvard University President Claudine Gay, University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill, professor of history and Jewish studies at American University Pamela Nadell and Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth attend a House Education and The Workforce Committee hearing titled "Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Dolly Parton Imagination Library officially launches statewide in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois families with infants and toddlers now have access to free children's books that can be sent directly to their home, regardless of their income. Go...
Dec 05, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at an event in Bloomington on Tuesday to officially announce the statewide launch of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, which provides monthly books to children under five regardless of their income. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Teenager arrested after South Peoria home invasion and vehicle theft on Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenage boy was arrested Monday afternoon after a vehicle was stolen in South Peoria earlier that morning. Peoria Police say an adult male reported four male suspects forcing their wa...
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Woman injured after South Peoria shooting Tuesday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a shooting Tuesday morning in South Peoria. Police responded at around 8:00 A.M. in the area of West Marquette and South Gr...
Dec 05, 2023 Midwest Communications
