Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Audit finds Illinois' noncitizen health care programs far outstripped original cost estimates
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - A pair of health care programs that benefit noncitizens - one of which is already on Gov. JB Pritzker's budgetary chopping block - far outstripped its original es...
Feb 27, 2025 A crowd of about 100 people gathered in the Illinois Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 26 for a rally urging state lawmakers to continue to support pro-immigrant policies, including Illinois’ programs for non-citizen health care, in addition to opposing the Trump administration’s executive orders on immigrations. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
US weekly jobless claims rise more than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, but that likely does not signal a material shift in labor marke...
Feb 27, 2025 FILE PHOTO: An employee hiring sign with a QR code is seen in a window of a business in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Hamas says it's ready for more ceasefire talks after releasing hostage remains
JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV/GAZA (Reuters) - Militant group Hamas said on Thursday it was ready to begin talks on the second phase of a ceasefire in Gaza after several hundred Palestinians were released from I...
Feb 27, 2025 Freed Palestinian prisoners guesture out of the windows as they arrive in a bus after being released from an Israeli jail as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
Texas child is first reported US measles death in a decade as outbreak hits more than 130
(Reuters) - A child in West Texas has died of measles, state health officials said on Wednesday, the first reported U.S. death from the highly contagious disease in a decade, as a Texas outbreak has g...
Feb 27, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A sign reading "measles testing" is seen as an outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, has raised concerns over its spread to other parts of the state, in Seminole, Texas, U.S., February 25, 2025. REUTERS/Sebastian Rocandio/File Photo
Ultimatum to federal workers raises tensions between Musk, White House staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's top aides are struggling to contain disputes at the White House and across the administration following billionaire Elon Musk's ultimatum to federa...
Feb 27, 2025 Elon Musk speaks during the first cabinet meeting hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., February 26, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
US Attorney General hopes to release Epstein-related flight logs, names on Thursday
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department hopes to release on Thursday flight logs and "a lot of names" related to Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier accused of sex trafficking who socialized with Wall...
Feb 27, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services' sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019. New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
UPDATE: Actor Gene Hackman and wife found dead at home; cause of death under probe
UPDATED 10:31 P.M. SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) -Gene Hackman, the intense character actor who won two Oscars in a more than 60-year career, died of unknown causes at home, along with his wife, pian...
Feb 27, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Gene Hackman poses during the 60th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. January 19, 2003. REUTERS/Andy Clark/File Photo
Morning Mix ready to kick off Mix 106-9 Cares About Cancer Radiothon
PEORIA, Ill. - OSF Healthcare Cancer Institute has been a part of the Saint Francis campus in Peoria for a year now, but many people still don't know it exists. For the first time on Thursday, Midwest...
Feb 26, 2025
US will spend up to $1 billion to combat bird flu, USDA secretary says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. will invest up to $1 billion to combat the spread of bird flu, including increasing imports of eggs, agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins said on Wednesday. A three-year...
Feb 26, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A test tube labelled "Bird Flu", eggs and a piece of paper in the colours of the U.S. national flag are seen in this picture illustration, January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
One dead after officer-involved shooting in Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - An armed subject was shot to death by Bloomington Police Tuesday afternoon on the city's southeast side. In a statement Tuesday night, Bloomington Police said officers were called ...
Feb 26, 2025 (25 News)
