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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
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
US House advances $95 billion Ukraine-Israel package toward Saturday vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives advanced a $95 billion legislative package on Friday providing aid to Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific in a broad bipartisan vote, overcomi...
TJ Carson Apr 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building is seen in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Pritzker says state 'obviously' needs to change 2010 law that shrunk pension benefits
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - With a month-and-a-half left in the General Assembly's spring session, Gov. JB Pritzker's administration is readying its proposal to address Illinois' chron...
TJ Carson Apr 19, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker is pictured on the House floor on Thursday, April 19. He is pushing a plan to address Illinois’ chronically underfunded pension systems, but a looming legal issue could sidetrack that goal. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
No sunflowers at Jubilee State Park this year
BRIMFIELD, Ill. - The sunflowers will not shine at Jubilee State Park this year. In a social media post on Thursday, the park says it relies on farmers to help plant the sunflowers that bloom in the l...
TJ Carson Apr 19, 2024 (Jubilee State Park/Illinois Department of Natural Resources)
Professional disc golfers make unexpected stop in Morton this month for major golf tournament
MORTON, Ill. - For the first time since 2019, the world's best disc golfers will compete for a major championship in central Illinois. Northwood Park in Morton will host the Professional Disc Golf Ass...
TJ Carson Apr 19, 2024 Professional disc golfer James Conrad lines up a putt at Northwood Park during the 2021 Ledgestone Open. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)