Author Archives: Julia Bradley
US seeking diplomatic deal to prevent Israel-Hezbollah conflict, Pentagon chief says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is urgently working towards a diplomatic agreement that would allow Israeli and Lebanese civilians to return to their homes on both sides of the border, U.S. De...
Jun 25, 2024 U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meets with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (not pictured) at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., June 25, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Speaker Welch rebuffs lawsuit from would-be staff union as 'forum shopping'
COOK COUNTY, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch is urging a Cook County judge to dismiss a lawsuit members of his staff filed against him last month seeking to...
Jun 25, 2024 House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch is pictured with members of the Illinois Legislative Staff Association organizing committee testifying in front of an October 2023 committee hearing. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
NTSB to propose safety changes after 2023 Ohio train derailment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board opened a meeting Tuesday to determine the probable cause of a February 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio an...
Jun 25, 2024 General view of the site of the derailment of a train carrying hazardous waste, in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., March 2, 2023. REUTERS/Alan Freed/File Photo
Upper Midwest states plagued by flooding
SPENCER, IA - Floodwaters have triggered a dam failure in southern Minnesota and prompted evacuations and rescues in numerous communities in Iowa and South Dakota. Fox News reports that the Little Sio...
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US Surgeon General declares gun violence a public health crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Surgeon General declared gun violence in the country a public health crisis on Tuesday, calling on Americans to act to prevent rising firearm-related deaths and its casc...
Jun 25, 2024 U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy listens during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing entitled "Why Are So Many American Youth in a Mental Health Crisis? Exploring Causes and Solutions," on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/File Photo
Trump seeks to exclude evidence seized from Florida home in documents case
FORT PIERCE, Florida (Reuters) - Donald Trump's lawyers are set to ask a U.S. judge on Tuesday to bar prosecutors from using evidence critical to the criminal case accusing the former U.S. president o...
Jun 25, 2024 FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home after Trump said that FBI agents raided it, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
PPS closer to phone-free classrooms with nearly $250K purchase
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Schools is looking to spend almost $250,000 for technology that would shut off students' phones when they're in the classroom. The PPS board on Monday night voted unanimou...
Jun 25, 2024 (overyondr.com)
WikiLeaks' Assange set to be freed after US espionage charge plea deal
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is due to plead guilty on Wednesday to violating U.S. espionage law, in a deal that will set him free after a 14-year British legal odysse...
Jun 25, 2024 People attend an event celebrating news of the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the British Consulate in Melbourne, Australia, June 25, 2024. REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake
Panthers avert collapse, edge Oilers in Game 7 to take Cup
When the final buzzer sounded and the Florida Panthers hoisted the Stanley Cup, all of the frustrations of needing a fourth chance to close the final series were washed away. Thanks to their 2-1 Game ...
Jun 25, 2024 Jun 24, 2024; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid (97) controls the puck as Florida Panthers forward Carter Verhaeghe (23) reaches to defend during the first period in game seven of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports
Prosecutors to seek limit on Trump's 'inflammatory' FBI claims
FORT PIERCE, Florida (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors will ask a judge on Monday to rein in Donald Trump's "inflammatory" statements about law enforcement agents working on the criminal case accusing the ...
Jun 24, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during his campaign event, in Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. June 18, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
