Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Cheaper services curb US producer price gains in July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. producer prices increased less than expected in July as an energy-driven rebound in the cost of goods was tempered by cheaper services, indicating that inflation continued t...
Aug 13, 2024 A person shops at a Whole Foods grocery store in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
PPS Board denies succession committee motion
PEORIA, Ill. - After being tabled at the July Board of Education meeting, a motion to establish a succession committee for Peoria Public Schools was denied on a 4-2 vote Monday night. The motion recei...
Aug 13, 2024 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Biden targets tumors with $150 million funding for 'Cancer Moonshot' program
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden will announce Tuesday he is putting $150 million in new federal funding towards developing technology to better help surgeons successfully remove cancerous tumors, the ...
Aug 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden walks toward the South Lawn of the White House as he departs on travel to Wilmington, Delaware in Washington, U.S., August 2, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
Peoria Native Liv Warfield to perform live on AGT
PEORIA, Ill. - After getting the golden buzzer from America's Got Talent Judge Simon Cowell in June, Peoria Native Liv Warfield has gone viral. In her initial audition for AGT, Warfield performed an o...
Aug 13, 2024 Peoria native Liv Warfield performs on NBC's America's Got Talent in June, receiving the Golden Buzzer.
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Biden to campaign for Harris in battleground state Pennsylvania
(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said in comments broadcast on Sunday that he would campaign for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state in November's president...
Aug 12, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris raise their hands during an Independence Day celebration in Washington, U.S., July 4, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Wall St edges lower in lead up to data deluge
(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were marginally lower on Monday as investors refrained from making large bets ahead of a barrage of data later in the week with U.S. consumer prices in spotlight...
Aug 12, 2024 Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 8, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Olympics-Gymnastics-USA Gymnastics says video proves Chiles should keep bronze
(Reuters) - USA Gymnastics submitted video evidence to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Sunday that it said proves Jordan Chiles should get to keep the bronze medal she won in the artistic gymnas...
Aug 12, 2024 Paris 2024 Olympics - Artistic Gymnastics - Women's Floor Exercise Victory Ceremony - Bercy Arena, Paris, France - August 05, 2024. Bronze medallist Jordan Chiles of United States celebrates on the podium with her medal. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay/File Photo
Tom Cruise hands Olympic flag to LA, closing Paris Games
PARIS (Reuters) -Movie star Tom Cruise rappelled from the roof of France's national stadium and received the Olympic flag, bringing a heavy dose of Hollywood to the closing ceremony of the Paris Games...
Aug 12, 2024 REUTERS/Leah Millis
Israel keeps up strikes in Gaza as fears of wider war grow
CAIRO (Reuters) - Israeli forces pressed on with their operations near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Monday amid an international push for a deal to halt the fighting in Gaza and block a sl...
Aug 12, 2024 Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City August 12, 2024. REUTERS/Ayman Al Hassi
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices continue to fall as summer driving season winds down
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria gas prices have dropped just under a penny a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.73 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Local prices are roughly 6.5 cents higher than a month ago...
Aug 12, 2024 Orin Zebest / CC
