Author Archives: Julia Bradley
SCOTUS ruling could upend federal corruption cases for Madigan, allies
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday narrowed the scope of a federal bribery law prosecutors have relied on in their cases against former Illinois House Spea...
Jun 27, 2024 Former House Speaker Michael Madigan exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago on Jan. 3. The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling Wednesday that could affect several of the bribery charges he is currently facing. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Rivian investors to seek details on path to profits at investor day
(Reuters) - Rivian shareholders will seek details on the company's upcoming models and progress in cutting costs at an investor day event on Thursday, two days after the US electric vehicle maker anno...
Jun 27, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A view shows a second-generation R1S at electric auto maker Rivian's manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2024. REUTERS/Joel Angel Juarez/File Photo
UPDATE: Biden, Trump headed to debate stage as election rematch heats up
UPDATED 2:49 P.M. ATLANTA (Reuters) -Democratic President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump will take the same stage on Thursday for the first time since 2020, in an election rematch bet...
Jun 27, 2024 Georgia Governor Brian Kemp walks through the press file center ahead of the first 2024 presidential debate between Democratic presidential candidate U.S. President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
NTSB sanctions Boeing over release of 737 MAX investigation details, flags to DOJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Transportation Safety Board said early on Thursday it was sanctioning Boeing for disclosing non-public details of the ongoing investigation into a 737 MAX mid-air em...
Jun 27, 2024 The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage, is seen during its investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Portland, Oregon, U.S. January 7, 2024. NTSB/Handout via REUTERS/ File Photo
Illinois man accused of Fourth of July shooting backs out of plea deal
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois man accused of opening fire on spectators watching an Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb two years ago backed out of a plea deal on Wednesday, local media repo...
Jun 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Robert E. Crimo III answers to Judge Victoria A. Rossetti during a hearing in Lake County court, in Waukegan, Illinois, U.S., August 3, 2022. Nam Y. Huh/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Peoria sex offender sentenced for possession of child porn depicting abuse
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been sentenced to a total of 10 years and a day in federal prison for possession of child porn, depicting sexual abuse of children. 43-year-old Jack Lee Nimrick was han...
Jun 26, 2024 courtroom gavel
NATO picks Netherlands' Mark Rutte as next boss
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO on Wednesday selected Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as NATO's next boss, as the war in Ukraine rages on its doorstep and uncertainty hangs over the United States' future att...
Jun 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte looks on, on the day of the opening ceremony of the Summit on Peace in Ukraine at the Buergenstock Resort in Stansstad near Lucerne, Switzerland, June 15, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/Pool/File Photo
US Supreme Court won't curb Biden administration social media contacts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to impose limits on the way President Joe Biden's administration may communicate with social media platforms, rejecting a challenge ...
Jun 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo
Peoria Riverfront Museum bringing in Ken Burns for America 250 exhibit
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Riverfront Museum announced at its State of the Museum on Tuesday night, an acclaimed filmmaker will be a guest curator for an exhibit celebrating the nation's upcoming 250th...
Jun 26, 2024 (Peoria Riverfront Museum Facebook)
Russia starts secret trial for U.S. reporter Gershkovich on spy charges
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (Reuters) -U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors on Wednesday in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, where he faces charges of espionage and a likely ...
Jun 26, 2024 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who stands trial on spying charges, is seen inside an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia June 26, 2024. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
