Author Archives: Julia Bradley
US jobless claims edge up; productivity improves in second quarter
(Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits ticked up to the highest level in a month last week, suggesting the labor market was largely stable even though job...
Aug 07, 2025 FILE PHOTO: People speak with job placement and professional development representatives during a job fair for federal workers organized by the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. March 15, 2025. REUTERS/Chase Castor/File photo
United Airlines flights resume after it resolves technology glitch
CHICAGO (Reuters) -United Airlines said a technology issue that led to a grounding of its flights for a few hours at U.S. airports and major delays across its network on Wednesday had been resolved. "...
Aug 07, 2025 A traveler awaits their delayed luggage after United Airlines grounded flights due to a tech outage at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., August 6, 2025. REUTERS/Ryan Murphy TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Trump's higher tariffs hit major US trading partners, sparking defiance and concern
(Reuters) -U.S. trade partners such as Switzerland, Brazil and India were still scrambling to get a better deal on Thursday as President Donald Trump's higher tariff rates on imports from dozens of co...
Aug 07, 2025 Containers are stacked on the deck of cargo ship One Minato at Port Liberty New York in Staten Island, New York, U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
Apple to pledge $100 billion for US manufacturing, White House official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Apple Inc will announce a domestic manufacturing pledge of $100 billion on Wednesday that will focus on bringing more manufacturing to the United States, a White House official s...
Aug 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Logo of an Apple store is seen as Apple Inc. reports fourth quarter earnings in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File photo
Trump set to fill Fed board vacancy by week's end, has narrowed chair search to four
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will decide on a nominee to fill a coming vacancy on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors by the end of the week, and had separ...
Aug 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Major construction work continues at the U.S. Federal Reserve building as U.S. President Donald Trump voices complaints about Fed Chair Jerome Powell, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 14, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Trump-led Texas redistricting gambit ignites national arms race to control Congress
(Reuters) -The escalating political fight over the Texas congressional map is spreading across other states across the country, triggering an unprecedented mid-decade redistricting arms race with the ...
Aug 06, 2025 Illinois Governor JB Pritzker attends a news conference held by Texas Democratic lawmakers after leaving the state to deny Republicans the quorum needed to redraw Texas' 38 congressional districts, in Aurora, Illinois, U.S. August 5, 2025. REUTERS/Tom Krawczyk
UPDATE: 41-year-old male identified as victim in fatal officer-involved shooting in Peoria's East Bluff
UPDATED 4:35 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The identity of the victim in a fatal officer involved shooting Tuesday in Peoria's East Bluff has been identified. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says an autopsy...
Aug 06, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Caterpillar warns of $1.5 billion hit as tariffs to hurt profit more in second half
(Reuters) -Caterpillar warned on Tuesday U.S. tariffs would pose significant challenges in the second half of the year and cost the construction equipment maker up to $1.5 billion in 2025. Sweeping ta...
Aug 05, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Caterpillar is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File photo
I-474 road project seen as a boon for Pekin economic development
PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - Pekin has closed a deal on a large land purchase that paves the way for a decades-long plan to connect the city to I-474. City officials began talking about it as far back as 1...
Aug 05, 2025 (25 News)
Family escapes Woodford Co. fire thanks to smoke detectors, fire chief says
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. (25 News) - Smoke detectors may have prevented a tragedy in Germantown Hills over the weekend. Fire Chief Chip Wilmot says fire broke out around 11:45 Sunday morning at a home on...
Aug 05, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
