Local
Peoria County State's Attorney's Office determines fatal officer-involved shooting from May in downtown Peoria "justified"
PEORIA, Ill. - A fatal-officer involved shooting from May in downtown Peoria has been ruled justified. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office on ...
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Shots fired Wednesday morning near Peoria County Courthouse
PEORIA, Ill. - An investigation is underway after shots were fired near the Peoria County Courthouse Wednesday morning. Sheriff Chris Watkins says dep...
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Illinois attorney general joins suit against Postal Service over mail voting rules
Article Summary The lawsuit seeks to block the Postal Service from enforcing new rules prohibit transmitting mail ballots to or from anyone not listed...
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Catholic Diocese of Peoria preparing for Archbishop Fulton Sheen's beatification
PEORIA, Ill. - Catholics around the world are preparing for the beatification of Central Illinois' Archbishop Fulton Sheen next month. Monsignor Jason...
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Bailey implores Republicans to improve turnout as he plans to shift focus to Chicago
Article Summary Darren Bailey said he will shift gears to the Chicago area upon the conclusion of this week's campaign tour of downstate communities. ...
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National News
Miley Cyrus pays tribute to godmother Dolly Parton after singer's death at 80
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Aug 26 (Reuters) - American singer Miley Cyrus said on Wednesday s...
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Lawmakers seek probe into US failure to enforce airline passenger privacy rules
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Two Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday asked a congressi...
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Glacier collapse may have triggered deadly Nepal flash flood, experts say
By Sarita Chaganti Singh and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A deadly flash flood near Nep...
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World News
French far-left leader Melenchon close to presidential runoff, poll shows
PARIS, Aug 26 (Reuters) - French far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon is seen as the possible rival to...
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Nigerian gunmen raise over $5 million from mass kidnappings, study finds
By Ben Ezeamalu LAGOS, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Nigerian kidnappers have collected nearly $5.8 million in ...
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Explainer-Haiti's conflict in numbers as gangs inflict another night of terror
By Sarah Morland Aug 26 (Reuters) - A night of terror in Haiti's hillside town of Kenscoff - which h...
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Politics
US senator hopes 'sledgehammer' Russian sanctions will pass next month
KYIV, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. senator sponsoring a bill for wide-ranging sanctions on Russia said ...
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Democratic-led states renew challenge to Trump plans to restrict mail-in voting
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A coalition of Democratic-led states on Wednesday renewed...
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US Senate Democrats urge Israel to rein in West Bank violence
(Corrects number of Democrats signing letter to 45, not 42) By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reu...
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Business
OpenAI report says its network was hacked by its own rogue AI agents
By Raphael Satter and Deepa Seetharaman WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - AI agents spun up by OpenA...
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Brazil lifts forecast for share of interest-rate-linked debt to record high this year
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Brazil's Treasury on Wednesday revealed a worsening pu...
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SNB's Martin says "robust" level of capital not a disadvantage for banks
BASEL, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Banks holding a "robust" amount of capital are not necessaril...
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Sports
Austin Hill to race in Cup Series full-time for RCR in 2027
By Field Level Media Aug 26 (Field Level Media) - Austin Hill will race full-time in the No. 33 car ...
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Jim Furyk named lead analyst for USA Sports, Golf Channel
By Field Level Media Aug 26 (Field Level Media) - United States Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk has been...
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Bengals WR Ja'Marr Chase sits out practice after knee issue
By Field Level Media Aug 26 (Field Level Media) - Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver Ja'Marr Chas...
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Science
SpaceX to build $100 billion Starship rocket complex in Louisiana
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - SpaceX unveiled plans on Tuesday to build its larges...
Aug 25, 2026
New NASA telescope to probe dark energy, dark matter and exoplanets
By Will Dunham Aug 25 (Reuters) - NASA is preparing to launch its next flagship space observatory, o...
Aug 25, 2026
China postpones Chang'e-7 lunar mission
BEIJING, Aug 23 (Reuters) - China said on Sunday it has postponed its Chang'e-7 lunar missi...
Aug 23, 2026
Technology
Factbox-From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media access
GDANSK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social medi...
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Anthropic to rent AI computing power from Nscale for $45 billion, source says
Aug 26 (Reuters) - Anthropic will spend $45 billion to rent AI cloud computing power from Nscale'...
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Apple to launch next iPhone on September 9 in first major event under new CEO Ternus
Aug 26 (Reuters) - Apple is set to host its next launch event on September 9, where the company is e...
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Health
White House to announce new drug pricing deals with biotechs, Bloomberg News reports
Aug 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to announ...
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Revolution's lifesaving pancreatic cancer drug wins speedy FDA approval
By Padmanabhan Ananthan Aug 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. FDA has approved Revolution Medicines' groundbre...
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WHO says Ebola outbreak in Uganda is over, as cases rise in Congo
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in Ugand...
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Entertainment
Miley Cyrus pays tribute to godmother Dolly Parton after singer's death at 80
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Aug 26 (Reuters) - American singer Miley Cyrus said on Wednesday s...
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Dolly Parton leaves legacy of literacy, advocacy and charitable giving
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Dolly Parton, the trailblazing country music ic...
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Tim Curry, actor famed for 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,' dead at 80
By Will Dunham Aug 26 (Reuters) - Tim Curry, the baritone-voiced British actor who pranced to movie ...
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