Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Police investigate deaths of four people found in Bloomington home
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Bloomington Police and the McLean County Coroner's Office are investigating the deaths of four people who were found in a home late Sunday morning. The police department released i...
Feb 24, 2025 (Bloomington Police Facebook)
Some US government workers told to justify their jobs to Musk, others told to ignore him
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. government workers who have been buffeted by President Donald Trump's chaotic return to power face more uncertainty on Monday, when many of them will be required to justify...
Feb 24, 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
Ukraine hosts European leaders as US backing fades three years since invasion
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine began its fourth year of all-out war with Russia on Monday, hosting a slew of European and world leaders for a summit, but unsure it could rely any longer on its staunchest al...
Feb 24, 2025 People visit the graves of relatives killed during Russia's attack. Lviv, February 23, 2025. REUTERS/Roman Baluk
GasBuddy: Peoria prices unchanged, national prices dip slightly
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria are unchanged in the last week, averaging $3.28 a gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Peoria's prices are just over ...
Feb 24, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
Rivian expects drop in EV deliveries in 2025, sees modest gross profit
(Reuters) -Rivian projected a surprise drop in electric vehicle deliveries for the year but said it expected to post a modest gross profit, as it slashed raw material and supply chain costs in its dri...
Feb 21, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe speaks at an event to unveil a smaller R2 SUV during an event in Laguna Beach, California, U.S., March 7, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Kremlin says there's still no concrete detail on possible Trump-Putin meeting
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that there was a mutual understanding about the need for a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but that the ...
Feb 21, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they meet in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Newly hired Ag Lab employees caught up in Trump firings
PEORIA, Ill. - The Trump administration's efforts to reduce the federal workforce have now hit Peoria. According to 25 News, more than 10-percent of the probationary employees at the Peoria Ag Lab hav...
Feb 21, 2025 Peoria Ag Lab (ars.usda.gov)
Rivian to recall over 17,000 vehicles in US over headlight issue
(Reuters) - Rivian said on Friday it is recalling 17,260 vehicles in the U.S. due to a headlight issue that could reduce visibility and increase the risk of a crash. The recall affects certain 2025 R1...
Feb 21, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The Rivian name and logo are shown on one of their new electric SUV vehicles in San Diego, U.S., December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
US Senate passes Republican border security bill without Trump tax cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate passed a Republican bill promoting President Donald Trump's immigration, energy and defense policies in the early hours of Friday morning, despite Trump's prefer...
Feb 21, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building is seen in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Israeli military says body released by Hamas is not of a hostage
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Friday that one of the bodies released by Hamas did not belong to any of the hostages held in Gaza, accusing Hamas of violating an already shaking ce...
Feb 21, 2025 Israelis sit together as they light candles and hold posters with the images Oded Lifschitz, Shiri Bibas and her two children, Kfir and Ariel Bibas, seized during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, on the day the bodies of deceased hostages, identified at the time by Palestinian militant groups as Lifschitz, Shiri Bibas and her two children, were handed over under the terms of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel February 20, 2025. REUTERS/Itay Cohen
