Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Netanyahu tells UN Israel seeks peace but fighting for life
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israel is seeking peace despite fighting for its life in the face of "savage enemies" who want its annihilation, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a closely watched ...
Sep 27, 2024 Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Segar
British actress Maggie Smith dies aged 89, BBC reports
LONDON (Reuters) -British actress Maggie Smith, an award winning Shakespearian actress and double Oscar winner who later appeared in the Harry Potter films, has died aged 89, the BBC reported on Frida...
Sep 27, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Actress Dame Maggie Smith arrives at the Royal Film Performance and World Premiere of the film, "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel", at Leicester Square, London February 17, 2015. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
Midwest Food Bank provides relief in the wake of Hurricane Helene
MORTON, Ill. - Central Illinois-based Midwest Food Bank is mobilizing relief efforts as Hurricane/Tropical Storm Helene continues to bring damaging winds, rain and flash flooding to the country's sout...
Sep 27, 2024 (Midwest Food Bank)
Multiple Iranians indicted over Trump campaign hack, Politico reports
(Reuters) - Multiple Iranians have been indicted by a U.S. grand jury on charges over hacking Republican Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, Politico reported on Thursday. Politico said the nam...
Sep 27, 2024 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump makes a campaign speech at the Johnny Mercer Theatre Civic Center in Savannah, Georgia, U.S. September 24, 2024. REUTERS/Megan Varner/File Photo
Harris visits US southern border as Trump focuses on immigration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time in her 2024 presidential campaign on Friday as her Republican opponent Donald Trump doubles dow...
Sep 27, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala speaks as she and U.S. President Joe Biden deliver remarks on gun violence in America, at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
62nd Peoria Fine Art Fair this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's 62nd Fine Art Fair will take over the Riverfront Festival Park this weekend. Shannon Cox, Executive Director of Peoria Art Guild, says the event is the largest cultural event o...
Sep 27, 2024 (Peoria Art Guild)
Israel rejects US-backed Lebanon ceasefire plan, hits Beirut again
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel rejected global calls on Thursday for a ceasefire with the Hezbollah movement, defying its biggest ally the U.S. and pressing ahead with strikes that have killed hun...
Sep 26, 2024 The rubble of destroyed buildings lies at the site of Israeli strikes in Saksakiyeh, southern Lebanon September 26, 2024. REUTERS/Ali Hankir
Operation Penguin honors local veterans Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. - The Greater Peoria Honor Flight's mission is to get as many veterans as possible to Washington, D.C. But, some veterans haven't been able to make the trip. "We've got some veterans, for...
Sep 26, 2024 (Operation Penguin Facebook Page)
Peoria Councilman Denis Cyr announces reelection bid
PEORIA, Ill. - Fifth District City Councilman Denis Cyr is announcing he'll seek another term in the 2025 municipal elections in Peoria. In a statement, Cyr says, "The Fifth District continues to be t...
Sep 26, 2024 (Denis Cyr--Facebook)
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to a still low level of layoffs that could ease fears over the la...
Sep 26, 2024 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/Fie Photo
