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Iran signals no plan to retaliate against Israel after drone attack
DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources said was an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliatio...
TJ Carson Apr 19, 2024 An Iranian woman walks past an anti-Israel banner with a picture of Iranian missiles on a street in Tehran, Iran April 19, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Peoria woman sentenced to federal prison on drug charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman will spend more than a decade in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug charges. 41-year-old Crystal Bennett was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in the Bureau of Pri...
TJ Carson Apr 19, 2024 courtroom gavel
Blinken says U.S. not involved in "any offensive operations" when asked about Iran
CAPRI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken repeatedly declined to confirm a reported Israeli attack on Iran on Friday, saying Washington has not been involved in any offensive operations...
Julia Bradley Apr 19, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks after a press conference at the end of the G7 foreign ministers meeting on Capri island, Italy, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
CityLink offering free rides Friday
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's CityLink is celebrating Passenger Appreciation Day Friday, April 19 with free rides for everyone. The annual event honors Jerome Lilly, a 19-year veteran of the Greater Peoria ...
Julia Bradley Apr 19, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Will Stevenson)
Taylor Swift surprises with extra tracks on 'Tortured Poets Department' album
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Taylor Swift surprised fans with her new record "The Tortured Poets Department" on Friday, revealing it was a double album featuring songs about heartbreak and a period describe...
Julia Bradley Apr 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Singer Taylor Swift performs at her concert for the international "The Eras Tour" in Tokyo, Japan February 7, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Lawyers aim to wrap up jury selection in Trump criminal trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers in Donald Trump's criminal trial are expected on Friday to wrap up the painstaking process of selecting a jury that will for the first time in U.S. history determine wheth...
Julia Bradley Apr 19, 2024 Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media, while holding news clippings, as his trial continues over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York City, U.S. April 18, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Pool
US House Speaker Johnson risks fellow Republicans' wrath with Ukraine vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson looks set to push forward this weekend on a $95 billion aid bill for Kyiv, Israel and other allies, despite a firestorm of protest from hardline ...
Julia Bradley Apr 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media after the Senate dismissed the House Republican impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 17, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
US stops UN from recognizing a Palestinian state through membership
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday effectively stopped the United Nations from recognizing a Palestinian state by casting a veto in the Security Council to deny Palestinians full ...
TJ Carson Apr 18, 2024 Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan speaks to members of Security Council during a meeting to address the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., April 18, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
One person arrested on drug charges Tuesday afternoon in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Two people were arrested in South Peoria on drug charges Tuesday afternoon. Peoria Police say a search warrant was executed at a house in the area of Antoinette and Madison Park Terrace...
TJ Carson Apr 18, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Planned changes to Peoria mail distribution center moving forward
PEORIA, Ill. - A restructuring plan by the United States Postal Service that would affect operations in Peoria is moving forward. 25 News reports USPS is moving mail processing and distribution center...
TJ Carson Apr 18, 2024 mail and packages