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UPDATE: US shoppers set for cheapest holiday toys, coats and dresses in years
UPDATED 11:44 A.M. NEW YORK (Reuters) -The battleground for retailers this U.S. holiday season is over merchandise priced at $35 and less, setting the stage for the cheapest shopping period in years f...
Nov 24, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A child looks at toys in a Target store ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday and traditional Black Friday sales in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Vincent Alban/File Photo
Ceasefire takes hold in Gaza ahead of hostage release, aid enters enclave
GAZA/ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER (Reuters) -A temporary ceasefire between Israeli and Hamas forces took hold in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the first respite in 48 days of conflict that has devastated the Palest...
Nov 24, 2023 Displaced Palestinians return to their homes as they walk near houses destroyed in an Israeli strike during the conflict, amid the temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip November 24, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
136th annual Peoria Santa Claus Parade to take place Friday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria tradition that is the longest running event of its kind in the United States will take place Friday morning. The 136th Annual Santa Claus Parade by Peoria Area Community Events...
Nov 23, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Thursday afternoon fire damages exterior of a Peoria home
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Fire Department says discarded charcoal embers caused a fire to the outside of a home Thursday afternoon. The fire was reported at around 1:00 P.M. to a house at Renwood Ave....
Nov 23, 2023 D4E / CC
Biden shares pies for Thanksgiving, expresses hope about hostage release
NANTUCKET, Mass. (Reuters) - President Joe Biden delivered pumpkin pies to firefighters on Thursday to celebrate the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday and expressed hope about a pending hostage release in the...
Nov 23, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden greets Nantucket Fire Department Chief Cranson alongside First Lady Jill Biden, at the Nantucket Fire Department in Nantucket, Massachusetts, U.S, November 23, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Three children injured in Dublin stabbing, police say motive unknown
DUBLIN (Reuters) -Three young children were among five people injured in a knife attack in central Dublin on Thursday that police said they had not ruled out any motive over, including whether it coul...
Nov 23, 2023 Police officers stand guard near the scene of a suspected stabbing that left few children injured in Dublin, Ireland, November 23, 2023. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
North Korean rocket stage exploded after satellite launch, video shows
SEOUL (Reuters) -One of the stages of North Korea's satellite launch rocket exploded after separation on Tuesday, video captured by an South Korean astronomy observatory showed, in what some analysts ...
Nov 23, 2023 dion gillard / CC
New York Mayor Eric Adams accused of sexual assault in 1993
(Reuters) - A woman on Wednesday accused New York Mayor Eric Adams of sexual assault and other offenses in a court filing, alleging they occurred in 1993 while both of them worked for the city of New ...
Nov 23, 2023 FILE PHOTO: New York City Mayor Eric Adams reacts during his visit to Colombia in Bogota, Colombia October 7, 2023. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo
OSF Healthcare offers tips on not getting sick from Thanksgiving meals. Here's what they say
PEORIA, Ill. - Families and friends will gather around the table for traditional Thanksgiving meals consisting of turkey, stuffing, vegetables, and more. A registered dietitian at OSF Healthcare says ...
Nov 23, 2023 Kimberly Vardeman / CC
Candidate filing begins Monday, signaling official start of 2024 election cycle
(Capitol News Illinois) - Monday morning marks the official beginning of the 2024 election cycle in Illinois, opening up the week-long period when candidates for local, state, congressional and judici...
Nov 23, 2023 The Illinois State Board of Elections headquarters is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
