Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Israel intensifying Gaza strikes to press Hamas into freeing hostages, defense minister says
(Reuters) - Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Friday the army was intensifying strikes from the air, land and sea in Gaza to pressure Hamas into freeing remaining hostages, and would also e...
Mar 21, 2025 Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz looks on, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem, November 7, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
Trump signs order aimed at dismantling US Department of Education
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Flanked by students and educators, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order intended to essentially dismantle the federal Department of Education, makin...
Mar 21, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump shows his signature on an executive order to shut down the Department of Education, during an event in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 20, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
US weekly jobless claims rise marginally as labor market remains stable
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased slightly last week, suggesting the labor market remained stable in March, though the outlook ...
Mar 20, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A job seeker leaves the job fair for airport related employment at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Five UNRWA staff killed in Gaza, fears worst is yet to come
GENEVA (Reuters) -Five staff members of the United Nations Palestinian relief agency, UNRWA, have been killed in the past few days, the agency's Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said on Thursda...
Mar 20, 2025 Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip March 20, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
Peoria home deemed a total loss after fire on Western Avenue
PEORIA, Ill. - A portion of S. Western Avenue in Peoria was closed down Wednesday morning for a fire. Fire Battalion Chief Jeff Hascall says crews responded to a home on S. Western, near Ann and Antoi...
Mar 19, 2025 A home on S. Western Avenue was deemed a total loss Wednesday morning. (25 News)
East Peoria extends moratorium on new smoke shops
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria's City Council wants more time to consider ways to regulate smoke and tobacco shops, so they don't turn up in areas considered undesirable. The council Tuesday night vo...
Mar 19, 2025 (City of East Peoria)
Trump releases JFK assassination documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump released material related to the 1963 assassination of former President John F. Kennedy on Tuesday, seeking to honor his campaign promise to provide m...
Mar 19, 2025 A statue of President John F. Kennedy stands outside the State House, as President Donald Trump plans to release about 80,000 pages of material related to the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., March 18, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Russia and Ukraine report air attacks after Putin-Trump call
(Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Wednesday of violating a new agreement to refrain from attacks on energy targets, with scores of drone strikes launched hours after U.S. President ...
Mar 19, 2025 View shows damaged private houses at a site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Hostomel, Kyiv region, Ukraine March 19, 2025. REUTERS/Alina Smutko
Cell phone ban legislation clears Senate committee
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Legislation that would prohibit public school students from using cell phones and other wireless communication devices during class time cleared a Senate committe...
Mar 19, 2025 Sen. Christina Castro, right, and Samir Tanna, deputy legislative director for Gov. JB Pritzker, testify before a Senate committee Tuesday on a bill that would require all school districts in Illinois to adopt policies restricting cell phone use in classrooms. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
UPDATE: Severe storms possible Wednesday afternoon, with a chance of light snow overnight
UPDATE: 10:40 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A significant threat of severe storms continues for all of Central Illinois through Wednesday evening. 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins has desig...
Mar 19, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
