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Israel says new strike on Gaza refugee camp kills second Hamas leader, first evacuees reach Egypt
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli forces killed another Hamas commander on Wednesday in their second strike on Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp in two days, the military said, as the first group of civilia...
Nov 01, 2023 Palestinians check a damaged road after an Israeli raid in Jenin camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta
Legendary basketball coach Bob Knight dead at 83
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Legendary college basketball coach Bob Knight has passed away. Knight coached for a majority of his career at Indiana from 1971 to 2000, where he won three national championships. H...
Nov 01, 2023 (Knight Legacy)
Memphis officer charged in Tyre Nichols death to change plea
(Reuters) - One of the five former Memphis police officers charged in the death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols has asked a U.S. District Court judge to change his plea of not guilty in the federal civ...
Nov 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Desmond Mills Jr. with attorney Blake Ballin stand as five former Memphis police officers who have been charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols attend an arraignment hearing at Shelby County courthouse in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht/File Photo
Deputy Police Chief to get top job in Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. - The man leaving the job as Chief of the Pekin Police Department has officially named his successor. That's because Chief John Dossey is also City Manager, and will take on that role perm...
Nov 01, 2023 Deputy Chief Seth Ranney becomes Police Chief on Sunday, November 5. (City of Pekin)
Kentucky coal building collapse kills 1 worker, traps one other
(Reuters) - The collapse of an idle coal-sorting building in Kentucky killed one man and trapped another man under the rubble, authorities said on Wednesday. The 11-story structure at the Martin Mine ...
Nov 01, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
New program at Peoria Fire Department to provide spiritual and emotional support for firefighters
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Fire Chief Shawn Sollberger says firefighters can go through a lot of heavy emotional moments in just a single shift. "A human being generally only experiences four traumatic eve...
Nov 01, 2023 (Peoria Fire Dept.)
Fed leaves rates unchanged, acknowledges economy is 'strong'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but left the door open to a further increase in borrowing costs in a policy statement that acknowledged the U.S. econ...
Nov 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a meeting of the Economic Club of New York in New York City, U.S., October 19, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
New US House Republican speaker faces early test on government funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Mike Johnson, the untried speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, faces an early test of how well he can unify his splintered majority as he tries to avoid a pa...
Nov 01, 2023 Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) takes his oath of office after he was elected to be the new Speaker at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 25, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabth Frantz/File Photo
No injuries after Tuesday night fire at Mapleton Caterpillar building
MAPLETON, Ill. (25 News) - There were no injuries reported after a duct fire at the Caterpillar Warehouse in Mapleton Tuesday night. 25 News reports the fire happened at around 9:00 P.M. and started o...
Nov 01, 2023 Midwest Communications
UPDATE: Donald Trump Jr. says he had minor role in company's finances
UPDATED 2:50 p.m. NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. testified on Wednesday that he had little to do with financial practices at the heart of a New York civil fraud trial accusing...
Nov 01, 2023 Former U.S. President Donald Trump's son and co-defendant, Donald Trump Jr., attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/Pool
