Author Archives: Julia Bradley
U.S. population grew at record low rate in 2021, in part due to COVID-19
(Reuters) - The United States' population grew at a slower rate in 2021 than in any other year on record as the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the more subdued growth the country has experienced in rec...
Julia Bradley Dec 21, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks are seen in Washington Square park during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Kasper: Not surprised by Omicron's spread; but rather acceleration
PEORIA, Ill. -- With the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreading rapidly in the U.S., there is one thing you can definitely do to help protect yourself...that's getting the vaccine if you haven't yet, o...
Julia Bradley Dec 21, 2021 Midwest Communications
University of Illinois returns to remote learning after the holidays
URBANA, Ill. -- The University of Illinois will temporarily switch back to remote learning in January before students return to classrooms. Students and staff in Champaign-Urbana and Chicago will also...
Julia Bradley Dec 21, 2021 Midwest Communications
Dozens test positive for COVID at Peoria Co. Jail
PEORIA, Ill. -- Over 50 inmates and jail staff have tested positive in a COVID outbreak at the Peoria County Jail. The Peoria County Sheriff's Office told news partner 25 News that 41 inmates and 11 j...
Julia Bradley Dec 21, 2021 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
No verdict yet as jury deliberates in trial of Minnesota police officer who killed Daunte Wright
(Reuters) -Jurors retired for the evening on Monday after starting deliberations in the manslaughter trial of Kimberly Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who mistook her handgun for her Taser...
Julia Bradley Dec 21, 2021 Kimberly Potter, the white former Minnesota police officer who killed Black motorist Daunte Wright in April after claiming she mistook her handgun for her Taser, breaks down in tears as she testifies during her trial in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, U.S., December 17, 2021 in this image taken from court television footage. Pool footage/Handout via REUTERS
As Omicron surges, Biden to expand testing and warn unvaccinated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will open federal COVID-19 testing sites in New York City this week and buy 500 million at-home rapid tests that Americans can order online for free sta...
Julia Bradley Dec 21, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A woman gets a COVID-19 test during the coronavirus disease pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 17, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Residents displaced by a Peoria fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria home is a total loss. Firefighters responded around 7 a.m. Monday to the 600 block of Green Street, finding smoke and flames coming from a second story window. Fire officials ...
Julia Bradley Dec 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
South Side Mission prepping Christmas dinner for 2,400
PEORIA, Ill. -- The week leading up to Christmas is busy for everyone. But, at Peoria's South Side Mission, they're getting ready to feed over 2,400 people at the end of the week. The Mission's Rich D...
Julia Bradley Dec 20, 2021 (South Side Mission)
Moderna says booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appears protective vs. Omicron
(Reuters) -Moderna Inc said on Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appeared to be protective against the fast-spreading Omicron variant in laboratory testing and that the current versio...
Julia Bradley Dec 20, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site n Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Schumer says Senate to vote on Biden plan despite Manchin objections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will move ahead with a vote on President Joe Biden's Build Back Better plan early next year despite opposition from a key Democratic senator, and will also take ...
Julia Bradley Dec 20, 2021 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), with Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), speaks to reporters after the weekly party policy caucus luncheons at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files