Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Tupperware files for bankruptcy as its colorful containers lose relevance
(Reuters) -Tupperware Brands filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late on Tuesday, succumbing to mounting losses amid poor demand for its once-iconic food storage containers. The company's popul...
Sep 18, 2024 Tamer_Soliman / Depositphotos.com
US 30-year mortgage rate falls to two-year low of 6.15%
(Reuters) - The interest rate for the most popular U.S. home loan fell last week to its lowest level in two years, on anticipation the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates on Wednesday, p...
Sep 18, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A "sold" sign is seen outside of a recently purchased home in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
UN to demand Israel end 'unlawful' presence in Palestinian territories within 12 months
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations General Assembly will on Wednesday adopt a Palestinian-drafted resolution that demands Israel end "its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Terri...
Sep 18, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Palestinians walk past the rubble of houses destroyed during the Israeli military offensive, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip July 10, 2024. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/File Photo
Blinken holds talks in Egypt as Lebanon blasts renew escalation fears
CAIRO (Reuters) -An escalation in tensions in the Middle East over the detonation of Hezbollah pagers threatened to overshadow U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's latest regional diplomacy push, ...
Sep 18, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken departs for Egypt at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., September 17, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool
Sean 'Diddy' Combs charged with racketeering, sex trafficking
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has been hit with three federal charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution, according to an ind...
Sep 17, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Rapper Sean Diddy Combs arrives at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, U.S., August 28, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Seniors with disabilities felt 'trapped' in Pekin apartments during elevator outages
PEKIN, Ill. - It took five days to fix an elevator inside a Pekin apartment building that houses the elderly and people with disabilities. With the elevator out of service at Golden Arms Apartments on...
Sep 17, 2024 (Housing Authority of the City of Pekin)
New apparent Trump assassination attempt highlights Secret Service strains
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two months after Donald Trump narrowly survived an assassination attempt, a gunman hid undetected for nearly 12 hours on the edge of the golf course where Trump played on Sunday...
Sep 17, 2024 Law enforcement personnel continue to investigate the area around Trump International Golf Club, after an apparent assassination attempt on Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, after a gunman was found at the Trump's golf course, in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. September 16, 2024. REUTERS/Giorgio Viera
Prosecutors rest case against former AT&T Illinois boss accused of bribing Madigan
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - After years of pushing in Springfield, AT&T Illinois' executive team was thrilled when the Illinois General Assembly in 2017 passed legislation that would get the...
Sep 17, 2024 Flanked by his legal team, former AT&T executive Paul La Schiazza exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in downtown Chicago on Sept. 10. La Schiazza is accused of bribing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Peoria Councilwoman Jackson announces reelection bid
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria City Council member Denise Jackson announced on Monday she's seeking another term in office, while also endorsing incumbent Mayor Rita Ali for reelection next year. Jackson repre...
Sep 17, 2024 (Peoria City Council member Denise Moore--Facebook)
UPDATE: Mother arrested in connection to death of infant in Peoria's East Bluff
UPDATED 1:03 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The mother of an infant found dead in Peoria East Bluff Monday night has been arrested. Peoria Police says 25-year-old Andrea Luncsford was detained during the investi...
Sep 17, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
