Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Russia fires intercontinental ballistic missile in attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile during an attack on Ukraine on Thursday, Kyiv's air force said, in the first known use in the war of a powerful weapon designed to...
Nov 21, 2024 Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile strike in Dnipro, Ukraine November 21, 2024. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk region/Handout
Israeli strikes kill 33 people in Gaza; hospital in north makes distress call
CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli forces killed at least 33 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, including a rescue worker, health officials said, as troops deepened an incursion along the territory's ...
Nov 20, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip November 10, 2024. REUTERS/Hassan Al-Zaanin/File Photo
Uncertainty clouds holiday shopping season after mixed forecasts from Walmart, Target
(Reuters) - Retailers are in for a mixed holiday season this year ahead of Black Friday and Christmas, marked by watchful consumers keeping big spending on a tight leash and vigilantly comparing price...
Nov 20, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A Target logo is seen on shopping carts at a Target store in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
US shuts Kyiv embassy due to 'potential significant air attack'
KYIV (Reuters) -The United States shut its embassy in Kyiv on Wednesday due to "specific information of a potential significant air attack" and told its citizens in Ukraine to be ready to swiftly seek...
Nov 20, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A convoy of cars leaves the U.S. embassy, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 20, 2023. REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko/File Photo
Madigan jury sees 'Magic Lobbyist List' seized from co-defendant during FBI search
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - It was a sunny and mild spring afternoon in May 2019 when roughly 100 FBI agents were dispatched to the homes - and one office - of eight allies to then-Illinois Hous...
Nov 19, 2024 LIST: Jurors in the trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan and co-defendant Mike McClain were shown a “Magic Lobbyist List” of well-connected lobbyists that was seized from McClain’s home in May 2019. (Image from court documents)
Trump picks former lawmaker Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that he is nominating former Wisconsin Representative and Fox Business News host Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary. If co...
Nov 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Rep. Sean Duffy, R-WI, questions Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell during his testimony before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the "Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress", at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, U.S., July 18, 2018. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert/File Photo
East Peoria to vote on tax breaks for riverfront hotel
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A proposed development agreement has East Peoria offering a variety of tax incentives for a new Hampton Inn hotel on the riverfront. East Peoria's City Council on Tuesday is expect...
Nov 19, 2024 (Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Zelenskiy sets out 'resilience' plan as Ukraine marks 1,000 days since invasion
KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday that the war had reached a decisive moment, as he urged citizens to stay "resilient" and touted plans for a huge ram...
Nov 19, 2024 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses lawmakers on the 1000th day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, during a parliament session in Kyiv, Ukraine November 19, 2024. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
Hamas attack on Israel stirs controversy among Gaza clerics
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the Gaza war has stirred debate among the enclave's Palestinian clerics, with some saying it was not worth the heavy civilian death toll and...
Nov 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Palestinians walk past the ruins of houses destroyed during Israel's military offensive, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo
10 people displaced by fire in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called to a home on N. Flora Avenue late Monday night. Fire Battalion Chief Mike Ralston says when they arrived around 11:40 p.m., crews found flames coming fro...
Nov 19, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
