Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Ameren Illinois: Over 2,000 customers still without power after Thursday's storms
PEORIA, Ill. - Ameren Illinois says storms that blew through Central Illinois Thursday night left thousands of its customers without power. As of 10:30 a.m. Friday, crews continue to work to restore p...
Jun 14, 2024 (Ameren Illinois)
On warships in Cuba, Russia says West is deaf to Moscow's diplomatic signals
MOSCOW/HAVANA (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that the United States should not be nervous about Russian warships in Cuba but that the West appeared deaf to any diplomatic signals from Moscow and ...
Jun 14, 2024 People visit Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov, docked in Havana's bay, Cuba, June 13, 2024. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
G7 vows action against 'unfair' China business practices
BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (Reuters) -Leaders of the Group of Seven vowed on Friday to tackle what they called unfair business practices by China that were undermining their workers and industries, accordin...
Jun 14, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shake hands on the day of signing a new security agreement between the United States and Ukraine, in Fasano, Italy, June 13, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Rivian facing another round of layoffs
NORMAL, Ill. - Another round of layoffs is underway at Rivian as part of the EV maker's efforts to cut costs. Confirmation of the job cuts comes as founder and CEO RJ Scaringe is cutting back on his h...
Jun 14, 2024 The 100,000th vehicle has rolled off he line at Rivian's plant in Normal, Illinois.
(Rivian Automotive Facebook)
Hunter Biden agrees to drop lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani, court records show
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, agreed to drop a lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani and Giuliani's former lawyer Robert Costello in which he accused the pair of violati...
Jun 14, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. first lady Jill Biden leave the federal court after the jury finds him guilty on all three counts in his trial on criminal gun charges, in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah Beier/File Photo
UPDATE: Girl who died after medical emergency on flight diverted to PIA identified by Peoria County Coroner
UPDATED 5:15 P.M. PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner has identified the girl who died after a medical emergency forced a Chicago-bound plane to land at Peoria International Airport Thursd...
Jun 13, 2024 AMT Ambulance (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Mike Sabol)
WCHD reports first West Nile virus positive bird of 2024 in Woodford County
METAMORA, Ill. - The Woodford County Health Department reported its first case of the year of a bird testing positive for West Nile virus in the county on Thursday. WCHD says a dead Blackbird found in...
Jun 13, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Trump criticizes Ukraine aid, talks tax cuts and tariffs with Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Thursday criticized U.S. aid to Ukraine, urged Republican lawmakers to cut taxes on gratuities and talked up tariffs in a visit to Capitol Hill, participants said...
Jun 13, 2024 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. June 9, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
US Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill mifepristone
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by anti-abortion groups and doctors to restrict access to the abortion pill, handing a victory on Thursday to President Joe Biden's administration in i...
Jun 13, 2024 Used boxes of Mifepristone, the first pill in a medical abortion, line a trash can at Alamo Women's Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, U.S., April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Rollover crash in Peoria sends several people to the hospital
PEORIA, Ill. - Police say several people have been injured in a double rollover crash in Peoria. Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says the crash at Van Buren and NE Adams happened around 7:15 a.m. Thur...
Jun 13, 2024 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
