Author Archives: Julia Bradley
U.S. job growth beats expectations; unemployment rate steady at 3.6%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment increased more than expected in May, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%, signs of a tight labor market that could keep the Federal Reserve's foot on...
Julia Bradley Jun 03, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A sign for hire is posted on the door of a GameStop in New York City, U.S., April 29, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Three people dead after shooting in Iowa church parking lot
(Reuters) -A man shot and killed two women in the parking lot of a church in Iowa state on Thursday and then turned the gun on himself, police said, adding three more dead to the toll in a series of r...
Julia Bradley Jun 03, 2022 People console each other after a shooting outside Cornerstone Church in Ames, Iowa, U.S. June 2, 2022. Nirmalendu Majumdar/USA Today Network via REUTERS.
Man seriously injured in deer vs motorcycle accident
PEORIA, Ill. - A 25-year old Peoria County man suffered life-threatening injuries Thursday night when police say his motorcycle hit a deer in the southwestern part of the county. A motorist nearby rep...
Julia Bradley Jun 03, 2022 Scott Davidson / CC
Update: Oklahoma gunman who killed four targeted surgeon who treated him, police say
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) -Tulsa police said on Thursday that a gunman, who killed four people at a medical building in the Oklahoma city, went to the facility to kill a doctor he blamed for the pain he ...
Julia Bradley Jun 02, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Emergency personnel work at the scene of a shooting at the Saint Francis hospital campus, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 1, 2022. REUTERS/Michael Noble Jr.
U.S. labor market tightening; unemployment rolls smallest since 1969
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week as demand for labor remained strong, helping to underpin the economy amid rising i...
Julia Bradley Jun 02, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to crowds as Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin
LONDON (Reuters) -A beaming Queen Elizabeth waved to cheering crowds massed outside Buckingham Palace on Thursday as Britain kicked off four days of pomp, parties and parades to celebrate her record-b...
Julia Bradley Jun 02, 2022 Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, stand on the balcony of the Buckingham Palace during the Trooping the Colour parade in celebration of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, in London, Britain June 2, 2022. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS
U.S. House panel to take up gun bill after Texas school massacre
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives committee on Thursday will take up a bill aimed at toughening national gun laws following the Texas school shooting that killed 19 young children...
Julia Bradley Jun 02, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People pay their respects at the Robb Elementary School memorial, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in the deadliest U.S. school shooting in nearly a decade, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Pekin officers injured in "low-speed" chase
PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin Police were called to the area of S. 14th Street and Remington Road around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday to assist the Tazewell County Sheriff's Department. A Tazewell County Deputy had att...
Julia Bradley Jun 02, 2022 (File-1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol)
Metamora student raises money for vets, volunteers on Honor Flight
PEORIA, Ill. -- A 7th grader from Metamora has raised thousands of dollars for local veterans over the past few years. Jay Murphy's mom Jenny explains that his interest in vets, and the local Honor Fl...
Julia Bradley Jun 01, 2022 okandasan / CC
Two Minneapolis residents file lawsuits against ex-officer who killed Floyd
(Reuters) - Two Black Minneapolis residents on Tuesday filed federal civil rights lawsuits against Derek Chauvin, the white former police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, alleging he had d...
Julia Bradley Jun 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin reacts as he listens to the judge announce his sentence of twenty two and a half years in prison for murder in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. June 25, 2021 in a still image from video. Pool via REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo