Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Netanyahu promises more war, dashing peace hopes after Hamas leader killed
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's promises to press on with Israel's wars in Gaza and Lebanon dashed hopes on Friday that the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar might h...
Oct 18, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar looks on as Palestinian Hamas supporters take part in an anti-Israel rally over tension in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, in Gaza City October 1, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo
German president urges US not to forgo allies as he honors Biden
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he hoped the United States would remember its allies were indispensable as he awarded President Joe Biden Germany's highest order of ...
Oct 18, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden walks with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on the day Biden signs the Golden Book, at Berlin's Bellevue castle in Berlin, Germany, October 18, 2024. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt
Israel sends more troops into north Gaza, deepens raid
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Friday it sent another army unit to support its forces operating in Jabalia, the largest of Gaza's eight historic refugee camps, where residents said tan...
Oct 18, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Palestinians walk past destroyed houses, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip February 22, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa/File Photo
Review says U.S. Secret Service 'complacent', needs reform
(Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service has become bureaucratic and complacent and is in need of reform, an independent review into the first assassination attempt on Donald Trump concluded on Thursday, s...
Oct 17, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures with a bloodied face while he is assisted by U.S. Secret Service personnel after he was shot in the right ear during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
US retail sales increase solidly in September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales increased slightly more than expected in September, supporting views that the economy maintained a strong pace of growth in the third quarter. Retail sales ros...
Oct 17, 2024 Shoppers walk at a store during Black Friday sales in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment unexpectedly fell last week, but could remain elevated in the near-term amid the effects of Hurricanes Helene an...
Oct 17, 2024 A Chipotle restaurant advertises it is hiring in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Biden cancels $4.5 billion in public workers' student loans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday canceled another $4.5 billion in student debt for more than 60,000 borrowers, bringing the number of public service workers who have had thei...
Oct 17, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he announces a new plan for federal student loan relief during a visit to Madison Area Technical College Truax Campus, in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S, April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Iran warns Israel against retaliation for missile attack
DUBAI/BEIRUT (Reuters) -The commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards warned Israel on Thursday against attacking the Islamic Republic in retaliation for a missile barrage as the Israeli military...
Oct 17, 2024 Smoke billows over Arnoun, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Marjayoun, near the Lebanese border with Israel, October 17, 2024. REUTERS/Karamallah Daher
UPDATE: Head-on collision on I-74 near Morton leaves one dead
UPDATED: 6:50 A.M. MORTON, Ill. - A head-on collision involving a pickup and a semi on Eastbound I-74 near Morton leaves one person dead. Illinois State Police say the crash happened around 9:50 p.m. ...
Oct 17, 2024 (25 News)
As city budget discussions begin, Peoria approves Civic Center budget for 2025
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City Council kicked off budget discussions Tuesday night, but also approved the Peoria Civic Center's 2024 annual report and 2025 budget. Civic Center General Manager Rik Edg...
Oct 16, 2024 (File-Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD)
