Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Local marching bands win top honors
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two local high school bands were top winners over the weekend. The Morton High School Marching Band was crowned Grand Champion at the Illinois State Marching Band competition on Saturd...
Julia Bradley Oct 24, 2022 (Courtesy of Ken Zurski)
Trump ex-adviser Bannon sentenced to four months for contempt of Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Steve Bannon, a one-time adviser to former President Donald Trump, was sentenced by a judge on Friday to four months in prison for refusing to cooperate with lawmakers investigat...
Julia Bradley Oct 21, 2022 Steve Bannon, former White House chief strategist under former President Donald Trump, arrives at U.S. District Court on the day of his sentencing on contempt of Congress charges after refusing a subpoena from the January 6th committee, in Washington, U.S. October 21, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Illinois providing emergency mortgage assistance
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Another round of mortgage assistance is rolling out soon. Illinois Housing Development Authority Spokesperson Andrew Field says eligible homeowners still feeling the effects of the pa...
Julia Bradley Oct 21, 2022 Got Credit / CC
Analysis-U.S. Republicans aim at Ukraine aid but unlikely to block it
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republicans will have the power to block aid to Ukraine if they win back control of Congress, but they are more likely to slow or pare back the flow of defense and economic...
Julia Bradley Oct 21, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a shop damaged by an explosion, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Mykolaiv, Ukraine October 20, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo
Iranian trainers on the ground help Russia with Ukraine drone attacks, U.S. says
KYIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has said Iranian military trainers were in Crimea helping Russian forces operate Iranian-made drones to attack targets in Ukraine, adding an alarming stran...
Julia Bradley Oct 21, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A view of a drone during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on August 24, 2022. Iranian Army/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS
UnityPoint Health and TCHD offering free mammograms
PEORIA, Ill. -- There's really no excuse not to get one. UnityPoint Health and the Tazewell County Health Department are teaming up for the 21st year Friday to celebrate National Mammogram Day. Diagno...
Julia Bradley Oct 20, 2022 (UnityPoint Health)
Ukrainians face first nationwide electricity outages after Russian strikes
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainians faced their first large-scale nationwide disruptions to electricity on Thursday as officials sought to restrict supply to allow energy companies to repair power facilities ...
Julia Bradley Oct 20, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A shopper uses a torch to see products in a supermarket as Kharkiv suffers an electricity outage, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
UK's Truss says she is resigning as PM
LONDON (Reuters) - Liz Truss said on Thursday she was resigning as British prime minister just six weeks after she was appointed, brought down by an economic program that sent shockwaves through finan...
Julia Bradley Oct 20, 2022 British Prime Minister Liz Truss gives statement outside Number 10 Downing Street, London, Britain October 20, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Trump's company faces criminal tax trial as his legal woes mount
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's family company is set to face a criminal trial on tax fraud charges in New York starting next week that could trigger fines and further complicate the real estate f...
Julia Bradley Oct 20, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. president Donald Trump speaks during a rally ahead of the midterm elections, in Minden, Nevada, U.S., October 8, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
NATO allies would act if Sweden, Finland come under pressure, Stoltenberg says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO allies will act if Sweden or Finland come under pressure from Russia or another adversary before they become full members of the alliance, NATO Secretary General Jens Stolten...
Julia Bradley Oct 20, 2022 FILE PHOTO: NATO, Swedish and Finnish flags are seen in this illustration taken May 12, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration