Author Archives: Julia Bradley
US job openings increase in November; hiring falls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job openings unexpectedly increased in November, but a softening in hiring pointed to a slowing labor market. Job openings, a measure of labor demand, rose 259,000 to 8.098...
Jan 07, 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
East Peoria's Levee District expanding with two new retail options
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Two new stores are coming to East Peoria's Levee District. Cullinan Properties announced on Tuesday that Boot Barn and Best Buy will bring expanded retail options to the shopping c...
Jan 07, 2025
Meta shelves fact-checking program in US, adopts X-like 'Community Notes' model
(Reuters) - Meta is ending its fact-checking program in the U.S. and replacing it with a "Community Notes" system similar to that on Elon Musk-owned X, the Facebook parent said on Tuesday. The Communi...
Jan 07, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Biden names two national monuments in California, cementing conservation legacy
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday will create two new national monuments in California, solidifying his legacy as the U.S. leader who has conserved more lands and waters than any of his ...
Jan 07, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a reception for newly elected Democratic members of Congress, in Washington, U.S. January 5, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Jimmy Carter to lie in state at US Capitol before funeral
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's body arrives in Washington on Tuesday for three days of mourning beginning with him lying in state at the U.S. Capitol before a funeral serv...
Jan 07, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Members of the joint services military honor guard stand next to the casket of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter as he lies in repose at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., January 6, 2025. Joe Raedle/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Property taxes going up for Washington residents in 2025
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Property owners in Washington will see an increase in taxes this year, specifically for the portion that's paid to the city. Washington is raising its property tax levy by 8.56-perc...
Jan 07, 2025 (City of Washington--Facebook page)
Trump seeks to delay sentencing in hush money case as he appeals
NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump asked a New York judge on Monday to delay his Jan. 10 sentencing on his criminal conviction on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn sta...
Jan 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Former President Donald Trump walks to make comments to members of the media after being found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree at Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. Seth Wenig/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Biden travels to New Orleans to provide comfort after New Year's Day attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to New Orleans on Monday to offer comfort to the community after a U.S. Army veteran killed 14 people and injured dozens by ramming a truck ...
Jan 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks regarding an attack in New Orleans where a man drove a pickup truck into a crowd celebrating New Year's Day, at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, U.S. January 1, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo
'The Brutalist,' 'Emilia Perez' triumph at Golden Globes
BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) -"The Brutalist," the story of a Holocaust survivor who chases the American dream, and musical thriller "Emilia Perez" took home the first major movie honors of Hol...
Jan 06, 2025 Trevor Matthews, Brian Young, Felicity Jones, Adrien Brody, winner of the Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama award for "The Brutalist," Daniel Blumberg, Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, and Guy Pearce, winners of the Best Motion Picture - Drama award for "The Brutalist", pose at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 5, 2025. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
US Congress to meet to certify Trump's election, four years after Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress is set to meet on Monday to formally certify Republican Donald Trump's election as president, exactly four years after a mob of his supporters stormed the Capi...
Jan 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks as he meets with House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
