Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Ukraine begins first war crimes trial of Russian soldier
KYIV (Reuters) - A Ukrainian court held a preliminary hearing on Friday in the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's Feb. 24 invasion, after charging a captured Russian soldier with the murder ...
Julia Bradley May 13, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A view shows a torn flag of Ukraine hung on a wire in front an apartment building destroyed during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo
Musk puts on hold $44-billion deal for Twitter, shares slump
(Reuters) -Elon Musk on Friday put his $44-billion deal for Twitter Inc temporarily on hold, citing pending details in support of calculation that spam and fake accounts indeed represent less than 5% ...
Julia Bradley May 13, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk's Twitter profile is seen on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Peoria pub damaged by fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- A fire late Thursday night caused an estimated $125,000 damage to a Peoria pub and restaurant. Peoria firefighters were called around 10:20 p.m. to Donnelly's Pub on N. Rockwood Drive,...
Julia Bradley May 13, 2022 (25 News)
McConnell says Senate needs to pass new Ukraine aid "today"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that the Senate needs to pass a new aid package for Ukraine today, after the House of Representatives this week ap...
Julia Bradley May 12, 2022 U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters following the Senate Republicans weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
U.S. weekly jobless claims rise; monthly producer price gains slow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, but there is no material shift in labor market conditions, with demand for worke...
Julia Bradley May 12, 2022 An "Apply Now" sign stands outside the new Faccia Brutta Bar Pallino looking to hire employees on Newbury Street in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., April 27, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Biden marks 1 million Americans dead from COVID
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday commemorated the death of 1 million people in the Unites States from COVID-19, marking what he called "a tragic milestone" and urging Americans to...
Julia Bradley May 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S. May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Fire overnight in Peoria deemed arson
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded to a house fire just before 1 a.m. Thursday in the area of Haungs Avenue and NE Adams Street. Crews found smoke and fire in the front room of the home. Th...
Julia Bradley May 12, 2022 Midwest Communications
Pritzker speaks on on reproductive rights ahead of Senate vote
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker is calling on federal lawmakers to protect women's right to choose. The U.S. Senate is voting on Wednesday on codifying the landmark Roe v. Wade co...
Julia Bradley May 11, 2022 (State of Illinois/Illinois Information Service)
Abortion bill fails in U.S. Senate as Supreme Court weighs overturning Roe v. Wade
UPDATED 6:11 p.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Legislation to make abortion legal throughout the United States was defeated in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, amid solid Republican opposition. Democrats had so...
Julia Bradley May 11, 2022 U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) participates in a march of Democratic women members of the U.S. House of Representatives gathering outside of the U.S. Senate chamber to protest and advocate for abortion rights as U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) works his way through the crowd behind her to the chamber for the vote on a bill attempting to codify the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision at the Capitol in Washington, U.S. May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson
U.S. consumer prices slow in April; inflation still high
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer price growth slowed sharply in April as gasoline prices eased off record highs, suggesting that inflation has probably peaked, though it is likely to stay hot for ...
Julia Bradley May 11, 2022 People carrying shopping bags walk inside the King of Prussia shopping mall, as shoppers show up early for the Black Friday sales, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S. November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski
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