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ATHENS (Reuters) - A wildfire raged uncontrolled on the Greek island of Rhodes on Saturday, forcing hundreds of people to flee affected villages and beaches, authorities said. Coastguard vessels and m...

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Torrential rains lashing the Canadian Atlantic province of Nova Scotia threatened to overwhelm a dam on Saturday and caused major damage in parts of Halifax, the largest city, offic...

By Matt McKnight (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Taylor Swift fans descended on Seattle on Saturday ahead of the pop star's "The Eras Tour", her latest stop in tourism-boosting concerts across th...

(Reuters) - Norwegian robotics firm AutoStore will pay 200 million pounds ($257.1 million) to British online supermarket group Ocado as part of a deal between the warehouse tech pioneers to settle all...

PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria Federation of Teachers are saying in the wake of large juvenile fights earlier this week at the Heart of Illinois Fair, they’re no longer going to tolerate the tr...

PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria resident and convicted felon will spend four years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to weapons charges earlier this year. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says T...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Days after the multi-state $1 billion Powerball jackpot was won in California, the other multi-state game is getting closer to that amount as well. No one matched all five nu...

PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria man will be going to federal prison for several years after a gun and ammunition were found in his possession. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Denzel Jordan, 29, wa...

By Rachel Nostrant and Julia Harte (Reuters) - Matthew Keith bought his first Barbie dolls in the 1970s using his allowance money, hiding them from his parents for fear they would say the toys were no...

By Sudarshan Varadhan and Nidhi Verma BAMBOLIM, India (Reuters) - A draft statement by Group of 20 energy officials was edited on Saturday to reflect concerns from some members on phasing down "unabat...