Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Center for Prevention of Abuse receives over $534,000 in new grants
PEORIA, Ill. - The Center for Prevention of Abuse has been awarded two new grants for its prevention education programs. The Gilmore Foundation, which supports youth development, human services, abuse...
Sep 16, 2024 (Center for Prevention of Abuse Facebook)
Biden says US Secret Service needs more help
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Monday that the U.S. Secret Service "needs more help," a day after agents thwarted the second apparent assassination attempt on former President Dona...
Sep 16, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers an address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on July 14, 2024. Erin Schaff/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
US Congress searches for stopgap funding deal amid rancor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress returns from a weekend recess on Monday and will attempt to broker a deal on legislation to temporarily fund a range of federal programs, with no clear path an...
Sep 16, 2024 The dome of the U.S. Capitol building is seen on a rainy day in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
'Shogun' wins best drama, 'Hacks' surprises in comedy at TV's Emmys
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Shogun," a sweeping, historical epic set in imperial Japan, claimed the prestigious best drama trophy at Sunday's Emmy Awards, and "Hacks" upset defending comedy champion "The...
Sep 16, 2024 Hiroyuki Sanada and the cast and crew of "Shogun" accept the award for Best Drama Series at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 15, 2024. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Houthi missile reaches central Israel for first time, no injuries reported
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would inflict a "heavy price" on the Iran-aligned Houthis who control northern Yemen, after they reached central Israel with a missil...
Sep 16, 2024 Smoke billows after a missile attack from Yemen in central Israel, September 15, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Trump safe after new assassination attempt thwarted at Florida golf course
(Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump was safe after the Secret Service foiled what the FBI called an apparent assassination attempt on the Republican candidate for president while he was golf...
Sep 16, 2024 Supporters of Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gather around Mar-A-Lago, after he returned from Trump International Golf Club, which was the site of a shooting, to his residence at Mar-A-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. September 15, 2024. REUTERS/Giorgio Viera
GasBuddy: Peoria area gas prices still dropping as we head into fall
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have dropped just over nine cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.48 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Current local prices are 23 cents lower than ...
Sep 16, 2024 Orin Zebest / CC
Sunday morning shooting leaves two injured in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Police were called late Sunday morning to the 500 block of N. Shipman in Peoria on reports of a shooting. Peoria Police say when officers arrived just after 10:15 a.m., they found a man...
Sep 16, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
No change to US policy on long-range missiles to Ukraine expected Friday, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is not planning to announce any new policy on Ukraine and the use of long-range missiles on Friday, the White House said. "There is no change to our view on th...
Sep 13, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shake hands on the day of signing a new security agreement between the United States and Ukraine, in Fasano, Italy, June 13, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Boeing's US factory workers strike, halting 737 MAX production
SEATTLE (Reuters) -Boeing's U.S. West Coast factory workers walked off the job early on Friday after overwhelmingly rejecting a contract deal, halting production of the plane maker's strongest-selling...
Sep 13, 2024 Boeing factory workers hold signs as they wait to vote on their first full contract in 16 years, at an International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 union hall, in Renton, Washington, U.S. September 12, 2024. REUTERS/David Ryder
