Author Archives: Ed Hammond
UPDATE: Pekin man victim of fatal Peoria County accident
UPDATE: 7:29 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. - The victim of a fatal single-vehicle accident in Peoria County has been identified. The Peoria County Coroner's Office says Steven Wright, 34, of Pekin was pronounced ...
Ed Hammond Apr 21, 2024
Two dead, six injured in Memphis block party shooting, police say
MEMPHIS, TN - (Reuters) -At least two people are dead and six others injured in a shooting at a block party in Memphis, Tennessee, on Saturday, according to police. Police say the block party was unsa...
Ed Hammond Apr 21, 2024
LaHood: Time for America to lead and stand on the side of freedom
WASHINGTON D.C. - Republican 16th District Congressman Darin LaHood of Peoria said he was among House members who supported a $95-billion aid package to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. LaHood, through a s...
Ed Hammond Apr 21, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
U.S. House passes $95 billion Ukraine, Israel aid package, sends to Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday with broad bipartisan support passed a $95 billion legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, ...
Ed Hammond Apr 20, 2024 View of the U.S. Capitol, April 20, 2024. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
After VW plant victory, UAW sets its sights on Mercedes in Alabama
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers has made history by winning its first unionization vote at an auto factory in the U.S. South. Now it needs to prove the success wasn't a fluke...
Ed Hammond Apr 20, 2024 A logo of the Mercedes-Benz is seen outside a Mercedes-Benz car dealer in Brussels, Belgium March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/FILE PHOTO
Iran's foreign minister downplays drone attack, says Tehran investigating
WASHINGTON/CAIRO (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister on Friday said Tehran was investigating an overnight attack on Iran, adding that so far a link to Israel had not been proven as he downplayed the s...
Ed Hammond Apr 20, 2024 Iranians rest near the Zayandeh Rud River, after a reported Israeli attack on Iran, in Isfahan Province, Iran April 19, 2024. Rasoul Shojaie/IRNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Iraq's PMF force says base was attacked, army investigates
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -A huge blast at a military base in Iraq early on Saturday killed a member of an Iraqi security force that includes Iran-backed groups. The force commander said it was an attack whil...
Ed Hammond Apr 20, 2024 A general view shows the Kalso military base after it was hit by a huge explosion on late Friday, in Babil Province, Iraq April 20, 2024. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani
U.S. House to vote on long-awaited $95 billion Ukraine, Israel aid package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday is set to vote on, and expected to pass, a $95 billion legislative package providing security assistance to U...
Ed Hammond Apr 20, 2024 People walk past the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis/FILE PHOTO
Pope Francis urges end to 'spiral of violence' in Middle East
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis urged Iran and Israel on Sunday to avoid steps that could feed "a spiral of violence" that risked plunging the Middle East deeper into conflict. Speaking to pilgri...
Ed Hammond Apr 14, 2024 Pope Francis leads the Regina Caeli prayer from his window at the Vatican, April 14, 2024. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS
Reaction to Iran's drone, missile attack on Israel
(Reuters) -Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said it launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday, in an attack that could lead to a major escalation between the regional arche...
Ed Hammond Apr 14, 2024 Objects are seen in the sky above Jerusalem after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, in Jerusalem April 14, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun