Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Kennedy sets September deadline to identify cause of rising US autism rates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will identify the cause of autism by September, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Thursday, setting a deadline for an answer ...
Apr 11, 2025 U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum attend a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 10, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
China hits back at Trump tariff hike, turmoil rings recession alarm
BEIJING/WARSAW/LONDON (Reuters) - Beijing increased its tariffs on U.S. imports to 125% on Friday, hitting back against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to hike duties on Chinese goods and raisi...
Apr 11, 2025 China Shipping containers are seen at the port of Oakland, as trade tensions escalate over U.S. tariffs with China, in Oakland, California, U.S., April 10, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
ICC board addresses student housing closure
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Last month, Illinois Central College announced that students living on the East Peoria campus would have to find somewhere else to live next semester. On Thursday, the ICC Board of...
Apr 11, 2025 (Illinois Central College)
US intelligence investigating whether FBI involved in 2021 Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. spy's chief of staff on Wednesday said the U.S. intelligence community is investigating whether the FBI was involved in planning the January 6, 2021 assault on the ...
Apr 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump climb a wall during a protest against the certification of the 2020 presidential election results by the Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo
US consumer prices post first decline in nearly five years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly fell in March amid cheaper gasoline and used motor vehicles, but the improvement in inflation is unlikely to be sustained after President Donald...
Apr 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Shoppers browse a Walmart Supercenter a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced new tariffs, in Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S. April 3, 2025. REUTERS/Siddharth Cavale/File photo
UPDATE: House Republicans pass budget plan that clears the way for Trump tax cuts
UPDATED 10:25 A.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a budget plan that lays the groundwork for extending President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts, despite oppo...
Apr 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: People look the U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Death toll nears 200 in Dominican Republic nightclub tragedy
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) -A devastating roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic has claimed at least 184 lives, authorities said late on Wednesday, as the search f...
Apr 10, 2025 A member of the Red Cross talks to people gathered at a gas station near the site of the collapsed Jet Set nightclub while waiting for news of relatives and friends, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, April 9, 2025. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
Lawmakers approve bills easing driving tests on seniors, limits on student fines
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Road tests to renew driver's licenses could be a thing of the past for many seniors in Illinois under a bill unanimously approved Wednesday by the Illinois House....
Apr 10, 2025 The Illinois House meets on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
Dual national prisoners head home in US-Russia swap
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia on Thursday released a dual citizen jailed for donating to a charity providing aid to Ukraine in a swap with the United States for a German-Russian citizen accused of exportin...
Apr 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Russian-American dual citizen Ksenia Karelina, accused of treason for making a donation to a charity supporting Ukraine, attends a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia August 15, 2024. REUTERS/Dmitry Chasovitin/File Photo
Top IRS officials join chief in quitting following immigration data deal
(Reuters) -The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service and other top officials are quitting the tax-collecting agency after it struck a deal this week to share data with federal agents on migrants...
Apr 09, 2025 A sign on the International Revenue Service Building is pictured after it was reported the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is preparing to fire thousands of workers in the coming days, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
