Author Archives: Julia Bradley
PPS Board approves raises for teachers and safety officers
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Public Schools Board unanimously approved pay raises for nearly a thousand teachers and for campus safety officers on Monday. The school board approved a two-year contract ex...
Sep 10, 2024 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Trump, Harris to clash at debate that could reshape 2024 race
(Reuters) - Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris will meet in their first and perhaps only debate on Tuesday, a clash that could prove pivota...
Sep 10, 2024 Former U.S. President Donald Trump in New York City, U.S. May 30, 2024 and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington, U.S., July 22, 2024 in a combination of file photos. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz, Nathan Howard/File Photo
Israel strikes tent camp in Gaza safe zone, dozens reported killed or wounded
AL-MAWASI, Gaza Strip/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli strikes ripped a huge crater, set tents ablaze and buried Palestinian families alive under sand in a safe in a zone in southern Gaza before dawn on Tuesd...
Sep 10, 2024 Palestinians inspect the site following Israeli strikes on a tent camp sheltering displaced people, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at the Al-Mawasi area in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 10, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Kentucky highway shooting suspect still at large as manhunt paused overnight
(Reuters) -The man suspected of opening fire on cars traveling along Interstate 75 in rural Kentucky was at large on Sunday night after a daylong manhunt by multiple law enforcement agencies through r...
Sep 09, 2024 I-75 near London, Kentucky, September 7, 2024. Rich Brimer/via REUTERS
NFL-Dolphins' Hill detained, police conducting internal investigation
(Reuters) -Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill was placed face down on the road and handcuffed after being detained for a driving violation on Sunday ahead of his NFL team's season-opener and the Miam...
Sep 09, 2024 Aug 17, 2024; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) throws the football before preseason game against the Washington Commanders at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports/ File Photo
Big Lots sells business to Nexus Capital as it begins bankruptcy proceedings
(Reuters) - U.S. discount home goods retailer Big Lots said on Monday it has secured $707.5 million to support its operations and sell its business to private equity firm Nexus Capital, as it has init...
Sep 09, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Big Lots brand paper towels are seen in a store in Niles, llinois, U.S. May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo
GasBuddy: Local gas prices still falling
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have dipped nearly four cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.57 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Peoria prices ...
Sep 09, 2024 Orin Zebest / CC
US House Republican report blasts Biden over chaotic Afghan withdrawal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Republicans will release a long-awaited report on Monday blasting Democratic President Joe Biden's administration for failures surrounding the chao...
Sep 09, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Taliban soldiers stand in front of a sign at the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 9, 2021. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTER/File Photo
Harris, Trump effectively tied in final stretch of 2024 race, NYT/Siena poll shows
(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris are effectively tied heading into the final weeks of the election, according to a natio...
Sep 09, 2024 Former U.S. President Donald Trump in New York City, U.S. May 30, 2024 and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington, U.S., July 22, 2024 in a combination of file photos. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz, Nathan Howard/File Photo
US IRS enforcement efforts recover $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes, Treasury says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service said on Friday that they have recovered $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from wealthy individuals under new enforcement initiatives fu...
Sep 06, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A person walks past an entrance to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, U.S., April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
