Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Trump calls Musk "terrific" and announces press conference with him Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump praised Elon Musk on Thursday and said he will hold a press conference with the billionaire, whose tenure in the administration is ending, on Friday a...
May 30, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk greets U.S. President Donald Trump as they attend the NCAA men's wrestling championships in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., March 22, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Peoria man accused of armed carjacking pleads not guilty
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man accused of armed carjacking a vehicle at gunpoint is pleading not guilty to charges of aggravated vehicle hijacking and unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle. Polic...
May 30, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Faizan Zaki, 13, crowned US National Spelling Bee champion
(Reuters) -Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old boy from the Dallas area, won the 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, swiftly nailing the French-derived word "eclaircissement," synonymous with enlig...
May 30, 2025 Faizan Zaki, 13, of Dallas, Texas, reacts after winning the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., May 29, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Bernie Kerik, New York City's 9/11 police chief who fell from grace, dies at 69
(Reuters) -Bernard Kerik, who was hailed for his role in leading the New York City Police Department during the September 11, 2001, attacks but later went to prison for tax evasion, died on Thursday a...
May 30, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik arrives for a court hearing in the Manhattan borough of New York August 19, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
Crews rescue occupant of a rollover accident in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters responded to reports of a vehicle roller Thursday night in the area of N. Flora and W. Archer Avenues in Peoria. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada says crews arrived around 9...
May 30, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: Trump's tariffs to remain in effect after appeals court grants stay
UPDATED 3:14 P.M. (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Thursday reinstated the most sweeping of President Donald Trump's tariffs, a day after a trade court had ruled Trump had exceeded his authority ...
May 29, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Senate passes bill requiring Illinois libraries to supply opioid overdose medication
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Legislation that would require Illinois public libraries to have life-saving medications on hand for people experiencing opioid overdoses and provide staff traini...
May 29, 2025 If signed into law, a bill that passed the Illinois Senate unanimously would require that all Illinois public libraries have medication on hand to combat an opioid overdose, and trained staff to administer it. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Ismael M. Belkoura)
US weekly jobless claims rise more than expected as labor market eases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, while the jobless rate appeared to have picked up in May as labo...
May 29, 2025 Hundreds of people line up outside a Kentucky Career Center hoping to find assistance with their unemployment claim in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
Logan Dunne's family sues Methodist Medical Center for "wrongful death"
PEORIA, Ill. - The family of Logan Dunne, who went missing in June of 2023 and was found dead later that year, is suing a hospital he was admitted to days before his disappearance for his death. 25 Ne...
May 29, 2025 (25 News)
Elon Musk leaving Trump administration, capping turbulent tenure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading a tumultuous efficiency drive, during which he upended several federal agencies but ultimately f...
May 29, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo/File Photo
