Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Storm Beryl kills three, knocks out power for 2.7 million in Texas
(Reuters) -Tropical Storm Beryl brought howling winds and torrential rain to southeast Texas on Monday, killing at least three people, flooding highways, closing oil ports, canceling more than 1,300 f...
Jul 09, 2024 A drone view shows a flooded area, in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, in Houston, Texas, U.S. July 8, 2024, in this screen grab taken from a social media video. @cjblain10 via X/via REUTERS
Biden is not being treated for Parkinson's, White House says after NYT report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is not being treated for Parkinson's disease and has not seen a neurologist outside of his annual physicals, the White House said on Monday, after the Ne...
Jul 09, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden walks to deliver remarks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's bid for immunity from federal prosecution for 2020 election subversion, at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 1, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
US airlines cancel over 1,300 flights due to Hurricane Beryl
(Reuters) - Airlines in the United States canceled more than 1,300 flights on Monday as Hurricane Beryl intensified and made landfall in Texas. A total of 1,331 flights were canceled and 505 flights w...
Jul 08, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A Hurricane warning sign is pictured in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. July 7, 2024. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo
Crews respond to garage fire Sunday in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters were called to a home on S. Stanley in Peoria Sunday evening, on reports of a fire. Peoria Fire Chief Steve Rada says when they arrived around 5 p.m., crews found an unatta...
Jul 08, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Biden says he won't drop out as some Democrats question his ability
UPDATED 2:13 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden refused to abandon his reelection campaign on Monday as he sought to stave off a possible revolt by fellow Democrats who worry the party cou...
Jul 08, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden attends a campaign event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 7, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
GasBuddy: Local gas prices nearly unchanged
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria have dropped a penny a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.65 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Prices in Peoria are just over a cent higher than a month ago, and...
Jul 08, 2024 Orin Zebest / CC
Israeli tanks storm Gaza City districts, residents report heavy fire
CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli forces bombarded Gaza City early on Monday and columns of tanks advanced into the heart of the city from different directions in what residents said was one of the heaviest at...
Jul 08, 2024 Palestinians, who fled the eastern part of Gaza City after they were ordered by Israeli army to evacuate their neighborhoods, carry their belongings, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City, July 7, 2024. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Illinois switching to ACT exams for state assessments
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - When Illinois high school students sit down to take their annual state assessments next year, they will take a different exam than in recent years. The Illinois S...
Jul 05, 2024 Caption: (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
New PM Starmer pledges to rebuild Britain after years of chaos
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's new prime minister Keir Starmer pledged on Friday to use his massive electoral majority to rebuild the country, saying he wanted to take the heat out of politics after year...
Jul 05, 2024 Incoming British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria arrive at Number 10 Downing Street, following the results of the election, in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. REUTERS/Phil Noble
US job growth moderates in June; unemployment rate rises to 4.1%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth slowed to a still-healthy pace in June, with the unemployment rate rising to 4.1%, increasing the chances that the Federal Reserve will be able to tame inflation...
Jul 05, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian passes a "Help Wanted" sign in the door of a hardware store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
