Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Trump to campaign in Michigan town with historic links to white extremism
(Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump will visit a Michigan town on Tuesday one month after white supremacists rallied there, sparking renewed criticism from Democrats who accuse his campaign of s...
Aug 20, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally for the first time with his running mate, Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. July 20, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Biden hails Harris as DNC's future in emotional farewell speech
CHICAGO (Reuters) -President Joe Biden cemented the Democratic Party's elevation of Kamala Harris to lead the fight for the White House against Republican Donald Trump with a convention speech on Mond...
Aug 20, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden stands onstage during Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 19, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Phil Donahue, pioneer of the daytime talk show, dies at age 88
(Reuters) - Phil Donahue, who changed the face of U.S. daytime television with a long-running syndicated talk show that highlighted topical and often provocative social and political issues, has died ...
Aug 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Phil Donahue poses at the benefit gala for the 50th anniversary of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Beverly Hills, California January 7, 2012. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo
US House Republicans say Biden committed impeachable offenses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Republicans issued a report on Monday alleging Democratic President Joe Biden committed impeachable offenses, but it was unclear whether they would ...
Aug 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. August 18, 2024. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo
UPDATE: Blinken calls on Hamas to accept US proposal on ending Gaza war
UPDATED 2:17 P.M. TEL AVIV/CAIRO (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had accepted a bridging proposal presented by Washington des...
Aug 19, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Blinken meets with Israel's President Isaac Herzog, in Tel Aviv, Israel, August 19, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/Pool
GasBuddy: Peoria prices continue to drop as summer's end is in sight
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have dropped 3.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.70 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Prices in Peoria ar...
Aug 19, 2024 Orin Zebest / CC
Biden's Democratic convention moment: an opening act, not the main attraction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden, forced by his allies to abandon his reelection bid a month ago, will be in the spotlight on opening night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, a...
Aug 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden enters the stage with Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, prior to delivering remarks, during an event on Medicare drug price negotiations, in Prince George's County, Maryland, U.S., August 15, 2024. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo
N. Peoria home damaged by fire Sunday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters were called to a home in North Peoria Sunday afternoon that caused roughly $60,000 damage. The Peoria Fire Department says the fire broke out around 4:30 p.m. on N. Picture...
Aug 19, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
PAAR: Home buyers need to be aware of changes going into effect Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. - Back in March, the National Association of Realtors agreed to pay $418 million to settle lawsuits alleging its policies harmed home sellers and drove up realtors' commissions. Starting ...
Aug 16, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy, File)
Kremlin accuses the West of helping Ukraine attack Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) -An influential aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the West and the U.S.-led NATO alliance had helped to plan Ukraine's surprise attack on Russia's Kursk reg...
Aug 16, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Russia's Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev attends a meeting of the collegium of the Prosecutor General's office in Moscow, Russia, March 15, 2023. Sputnik/Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
