Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee draws legal challenge from US states
Dec 12 (Reuters) - California and 19 other U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to block President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. The lawsui...
7h ago A U.S. flag and a U.S. H-1B Visa application form are seen in this illustration taken, September 22, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
With Fed independence in crosshairs, will Supreme Court back Trump again?
WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative justices appear ready to endorse President Donald Trump's power to fire a regulatory agency official despite job protections given ...
7h ago FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S. June 29, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
Peoria Snowfighters back on the roads tackling another round of snow
PEORIA, Ill. - Steady snowfall across the City of Peoria Saturday morning is resulting in snow-covered roads and slick driving conditions. Public Works crews are actively treating and plowing main art...
8h ago Peoria snowplow on the streets following the first real snow storm of 2024. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--TJ Carson)
More snow and a blast of frigid cold temperatures expected Saturday and Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. - Another round of winter weather is headed our way. 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Brian Walder has designated First Alert Weather Days for Saturday and Sunday. "Snow will be li...
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Cold Weather Advisory issued for 8PM Saturday-Noon Sunday (12/13-14)
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Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 8PM Saturday (12/13)
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Judge blocks new effort to detain Kilmar Abrego
WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday blocked an effort to have Kilmar Abrego returned to custody a day after his release from detention. Abrego, whose wrongful deportation became a...
Dec 12, 2025 Kilmar Abrego, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him a symbol of U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, waits with his supporters in front of courthouse, as he appears for a check-in at the ICE Baltimore field office, a day after his release from criminal custody in Pennsylvania, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., December 12, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Fed dissenters cite inflation risk in votes against rate cut
WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials who voted against the U.S. central bank's interest rate cut this week said on Friday they are worried that inflation remains too high to warran...
Dec 12, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee speaks to the Economic Club of New York in New York City, U.S., April 10, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Obamacare health subsidy to end as US Senate rejects dueling remedies
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday rejected competing proposals by Republicans and Democrats to address a looming healthcare crisis, leaving some 24 million Americans vulnerabl...
Dec 12, 2025 U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer speaks following Senate votes on competing healthcare plans, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
With main routes in good condition, Peoria Snowfighters head into residential areas
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Works says snowfall tapered off around 1 a.m. Friday, leaving 2-3 inches of accumulation in areas throughout the city. Primary routes remain the focus, but crews are now m...
Dec 12, 2025 Peoria snowplow on the streets following the first real snow storm of 2024. (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--TJ Carson)
