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Teen arrested following fight, discovery of gun
PEORIA, Ill. – A 14-year-old was taken into police custody after a fight with other juveniles, and the discovery of a gun. Peoria Police say it happened around 6:15 Friday night near McBean and ...
Apr 30, 2023
Chess-China’s Ding Liren defies odds to become world champion
By Alessandro Parodi (Reuters) - China's Ding Liren was crowned on Sunday as the 17th world chess champion in a tense match against Russian-born Ian Nepomniachtchi in Astana, Kazakhstan, in the last c...
Apr 30, 2023
Three arrested, two wanted, following Friday drive-by shooting
PEORIA, Ill. – Three people were arrested, while two more remain wanted, following a shooting incident Friday. It was originally thought someone had been injured after a ShotSpotter alert of 30 ...
Apr 30, 2023
NHL roundup: Leafs clinch first playoff series since 2004
John Tavares scored 4:36 into overtime Saturday night as the Toronto Maple Leafs broke a 19-year playoff series drought, beating the host Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of a first-round Eastern Con...
Apr 30, 2023
Chinese tourists flock to gambling hub Macau for Labour Day holiday
By Joyce Zhou MACAU (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of mainland Chinese visitors have descended on the world's biggest gambling hub of Macau for the Labour Day holiday, packing tightly into its narr...
Apr 30, 2023
Canada’s largest public sector strike leaves thousands in immigration limbo
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - As Canada's largest strike by federal workers approaches its third week, thousands of people are in immigration limbo amid canceled hearings and stalled appl...
Apr 30, 2023
Fire destroys East Peoria home
UPDATED 10:02 A.M. EAST PEORIA, Ill. – A home in East Peoria had to be torn down after a fire Saturday evening. East Peoria Fire officials say crews were called to the home on Springfield Road n...
Apr 30, 2023
King Charles’ coronation to include invitation to public to swear allegiance
LONDON (Reuters) - King Charles' coronation on Saturday will include an invitation to the public to swear allegiance to the monarch and to his heirs and successors, the Archbishop of Canterbury's offi...
Apr 30, 2023
Four civilians killed in Ukrainian shelling on Russia’s Bryansk – governor
(Reuters) -Four civilians died as a result of Ukrainian shelling on a village just over the border in Russia's Bryansk region on Saturday evening, a local governor said. "Four civilians have been kill...
Apr 30, 2023
UBS looks to bring Naratil back and mulls Swiss bank spin-off – NZZ
ZURICH (Reuters) - As UBS's takeover of former rival Swiss bank Credit Suisse nears completion, details are emerging of what the new merged bank will look like. UBS is working towards spinning off the...
Apr 30, 2023
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