Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Iran's new supreme leader wounded, likely disfigured, Hegseth says
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and likely disfigured, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday, questio...
Mar 13, 2026 U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks at the "Shield of the Americas" Summit in Miami, Florida, U.S., March 7, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Rivian to begin R2 deliveries with $58,000 launch variant this spring
By Abhirup Roy SAN FRANCISCO, March 12 (Reuters) - Rivian will begin delivering its more affordable R2 line of SUVs this spring with a variant priced at $57,990 and roll out cheaper options by 2027, a...
Mar 13, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe stands next to a R2 SUV at an unveiling event in Laguna Beach, California, U.S., March 7, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Trump says US would escort ships in Strait of Hormuz 'if needed' -Fox News interview
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said the United States would escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz if needed, adding in a Fox News interview that aired on Friday that the...
Mar 13, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump walks as he heads to Marine One to travel to Ohio and Kentucky, from the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Senator seeks US watchdog probe into Texas drone incidents
March 13 (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Commerce aviation subcommittee on Friday called for a government investigation into two recent incidents of the government's use of a laser-bas...
Mar 13, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) attends a press conference outside of the Broadview ICE facility, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 10, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska/ File Photo
Four US service members killed in plane crash over Iraq
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - Four of the six crew members aboard a U.S. military aircraft that crashed in western Iraq are confirmed to have been killed, the U.S. mi...
Mar 13, 2026 REUTERS
Crash leaves one dead, three injured in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A head-on collision in Peoria Thursday night left one person dead and three others injured, including an infant. Fire Battalion Chief Rick Waldron said crews responded to reports of an ...
Mar 13, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Exclusive-With Iran war exit elusive, Trump aides vie to affect outcome
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - A complex tug-of-war inside the White House is driving U.S. President Donald Trump's shifting public statements on the course of the Iran war, as aides debate when and...
Mar 13, 2026 A woman sits outside her destroyed apartment after it was damaged by an airstrike while she was inside, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Alaa Al Marjani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Wind Advisory in effect until 4PM Friday (3/13)
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Mar 13, 2026
Gunman at Virginia university shot dead after injuring two
March 12 (Reuters) - A gunman opened fire on Thursday morning at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, injuring two people before being shot dead, according to the university. In an emergency ...
Mar 12, 2026 REUTERS
US Senate passes housing affordability; House consideration next
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved legislation aimed at boosting affordable housing construction nationwide, giving lawmakers the opp...
Mar 12, 2026 Senator Tim Scott, Republican of South Carolina, stands at the House Chamber before U.S. President Donald J. Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Kenny Holston/Pool via REUTERS
