Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Biden, Xi stress need to work together as they meet for talks ahead of G20
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) -Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden met on Monday for long-awaited talks that come as relations between their countries are at their lowest in decades...
Julia Bradley Nov 14, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 14, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Three dead, two injured in University of Virginia campus shooting
(Reuters) -Police were searching the University of Virginia campus and the area around the school on Monday for an "armed and dangerous" suspect who was wanted in a shooting that left three people dea...
Julia Bradley Nov 14, 2022 Christopher Darnell Jones in an image released by the University of Virginia police. UVA police/via Twitter
South Side Mission: Thanksgiving meal sign ups ending soon
PEORIA, Ill. - This year marks the 51st year that Peoria's South Side Mission will offer its Thanksgiving Meal ministry. The Mission will prepare 900 pounds of turkey and all the fixings, then deliver...
Julia Bradley Nov 12, 2022 (Courtesy of South Side Mission)
Trump sues Jan. 6 panel in bid to block subpoena
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to avoid being compelled to testify or provide any documentation to a congressional panel investigating his ...
Julia Bradley Nov 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks outside a polling station during midterm election in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
Kelly's win in Arizona leaves Democrats one seat shy of Senate control
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Incumbent Democrat Mark Kelly defeated Republican Blake Masters on Friday to win a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, a contest that left Democrats one seat short in the battle for contr...
Julia Bradley Nov 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Mark Kelly and his wife Gabby Giffords take a selfie at a campaign event ahead of the November 8, 2022 U.S. midterm elections in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., November 6, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
22VA: Helping veterans heal through art
PEORIA, Ill. -- At least 22 veterans commit suicide every day. That's a stinging statistic. But, it was also the inspiration for a group of talented artists called 22VA --that offers help to local vet...
Julia Bradley Nov 11, 2022 (Courtesy 22VA Facebook page)
Ukrainian troops met with joy in Kherson as Russia abandons its biggest prize
BLAHODATNE, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian troops were greeted by joyous residents in the center of Kherson on Friday after Russia abandoned the only regional capital it had captured since its invasion...
Julia Bradley Nov 11, 2022 A person waits for a bus at a bus stop with a board displaying an image of Russian service member Sergey Reshtnikov with a slogan reading "Glory to the Heroes of Russia" in Moscow, Russia November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
Noose found at Obama Presidential Center construction site in Chicago
(Reuters) - Chicago police are investigating a noose that was found at the construction site of the Obama Presidential Center on Thursday, an act the Illinois governor condemned as a symbol of racist ...
Julia Bradley Nov 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A crewmen walks offsite after the groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama presidential center in Jackson Park, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Sebastian Hidalgo
Peoria honoring vets with annual Veterans Day Parade
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria's annual Veterans Day Parade will step off downtown at 10 a.m. Friday. Peoria Police say the route begins on Monroe, proceeding north to Main, then Adams...ending at the WW II M...
Julia Bradley Nov 11, 2022 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD--Will Stevenson)
Raoul alerting IL veterans of 'targeted' scams
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Illinois veterans may be the target of a new scam. State Attorney General Kwame Raoul is telling vets and their families to watch out for scammers, especially this Veterans Day. Thank...
Julia Bradley Nov 10, 2022 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC