Author Archives: Julia Bradley
U.S. weekly jobless claims rise for second straight week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose for a second straight week last week, suggesting some cooling in the labor market amid tighter monetary ...
Julia Bradley Jul 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Big tournaments mean big money for Central IL
PEORIA, Ill. -- Over the next two weeks, three major sports tournaments are coming to the Peoria area. Louisville Slugger Sports Complex is hosting the JP Sports World Series Baseball Tournament and t...
Julia Bradley Jul 14, 2022 VSPYCC / CC
Ohio man charged with raping 10-year-old who later crossed state lines for abortion
(Reuters) -An Ohio man has been charged with raping a 10-year-old girl who later traveled to neighboring Indiana for an abortion, a case that President Joe Biden highlighted in criticizing a U.S. Supr...
Julia Bradley Jul 14, 2022 Gerson Fuentes poses for a booking photograph at the Franklin County Corrections Center in Columbus, Ohio, U.S. July 13, 2022. Franklin County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS
Biden to sign joint pledge with Israel to prevent Iran going nuclear
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid will sign a joint pledge to deny Iran nuclear weapons on Thursday, closing ranks after long-running disputes between...
Julia Bradley Jul 14, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid participate in a bilateral meeting, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
PPD searching for missing Brimfield man
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing person. PPD says 24-year-old David Hicks Jr. was last seen on June 28, near Schlink and Thousand Dollar Roads in Bri...
Julia Bradley Jul 14, 2022 (Peoria Police Department)
COVID or politics? Biden to avoid handshakes in Israel, Saudi Arabia
TEL AVIV (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will seek to reduce direct contact, such as shaking hands, during his visits to Israel and Saudi Arabia this week as part of enhanced COVID-19 precautions,...
Julia Bradley Jul 13, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers an update on the administration's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response and the state of vaccinations during an event in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Gasoline, food drive U.S. consumer prices higher in June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices accelerated in June as gasoline and food costs remained elevated, resulting in the largest annual increase in inflation in 40-1/2 years and cementing the ca...
Julia Bradley Jul 13, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Gas prices are displayed at a Sunoco gas station after the inflation rate hit a 40-year high in January, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. February 19, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
Peoria restaurant owner indicted
PEORIA, Ill. -- The owner of Thanh Linh, one of Peoria's most popular Asian restaurants, has been indicted for tax fraud. Peoria County court documents show Linh Luong was indicted on six counts, incl...
Julia Bradley Jul 13, 2022 (25 News)
Texas newspaper posts video of police responding to Uvalde shooting
(Reuters) -A Texas newspaper on Tuesday posted video of police and federal agents responding to the shooting at an Uvalde elementary school in May, footage at the center of a debate among state and lo...
Julia Bradley Jul 13, 2022 Salvador Ramos enters Robb Elementary school holding a rifle before killing 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022 in a still image from school surveillance video obtained by the Austin American-Statesman newspaper. Austin American-Statesman/Handout via REUTERS.
Midwest Food Bank participates in Day of Action in D.C.
NORMAL, Ill. -- Midwest Food Bank is participating in a Day of Action to Fight Against Food Waste and Food Insecurity on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, to support the Food Donation Improv...
Julia Bradley Jul 12, 2022 State Farm / CC