Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Biden announces $8 billion in military aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden announced more than $8 billion in military assistance for Ukraine on Thursday to help Kyiv "win this war" against Russian invaders, using a visit by Pre...
Sep 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 22, 2024. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Hurricane Helene barrels toward Florida with fierce winds, storm surge
(Reuters) - Florida braced for the arrival of Hurricane Helene on Thursday, forecast to be a powerful Category 4 storm when it smashes into the state's panhandle. Officials issued dire warnings, plead...
Sep 26, 2024 A woman fills up a container with gas as Hurricane Helene intensifies before its expected landfall on Florida’s Big Bend, in Cross City, Florida, U.S. September 25, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Illinois early voting begins Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. - Voting season is officially here. As of Thursday, September 26, residents of Peoria -- Tazewell -- and Woodford Counties can submit their early votes for the upcoming general and presid...
Sep 26, 2024
New York Mayor Adams faces criminal indictment, vows to fight charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on Wednesday he expected to be charged with federal crimes and declared he was innocent, after the New York Times reported he had already been i...
Sep 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: New York City Mayor Eric Adams listens to a reporter during an event in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., September 16, 2024. REUTERS/Kent J Edwards/File Photo
Ukraine's Zelenskiy tells UN Russia must be forced into peace
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday that the war between Russia and Ukraine cannot be calmed by talks alone, but that ...
Sep 25, 2024 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy walks as he attends a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine, on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 24, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Peoria Council agrees to buy downtown properties for $1.75 Million
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria City Council agreed Tuesday night to buy a high rise downtown and two nearby properties for $1.75 million. The city is purchasing the PNC Bank Tower, the Creve Coeur building, an...
Sep 25, 2024 (25 News)
Peoria County backs transfer station ahead of new landfill opening
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - A deal to eventually replace the Peoria area's landfill, and avoid a court battle, cleared its first governmental hurdle on Tuesday. The Peoria County Board, meeting in special s...
Sep 25, 2024 (Gflenv.com)
Helene gains hurricane strength in Gulf of Mexico, threatens Florida
(Reuters) -Powerful storm Helene officially became a hurricane on Wednesday morning, the National Hurricane Center said, packing maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 kph) as it churned in the easter...
Sep 25, 2024 Palm trees sway as a tree was toppled by heavy winds and rain caused by Tropical Storm Helene in Cancun, Mexico, September 25, 2024. REUTERS/Paola Chiomante
Trump briefed on alleged assassination threats by Iran, his campaign says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was briefed on Tuesday by U.S. intelligence officials on alleged threats from Iran to assassinate him, Trump's campaign said. "Pres...
Sep 25, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a rally at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in Uniondale, New York, U.S., September 18, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
US charges suspected Trump gunman with attempted assassination
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The man accused of staking out Donald Trump's Florida golf course with a rifle was indicted on Tuesday on a charge of attempted assassination of a political candidate, federal pr...
Sep 25, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Ryan W. Routh, suspected of attempting to assassinate Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump, appears in federal court in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. September 23, 2024 in a courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Lothar Speer/File Photo
