Author Archives: Julia Bradley
US to hit Iran with new sanctions in "coming days", Yellen says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday warned that the U.S. intends to hit Iran with new sanctions in coming days over its unprecedented attack on Israel, and these acti...
Apr 17, 2024 Israel's military displays what they say is an Iranian ballistic missile which they retrieved from the Dead Sea after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, at Julis military base, in southern Israel April 16, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Trump's criminal hush money trial has its first seven jurors
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The first seven jurors were selected on Tuesday to serve on Donald Trump's hush-money criminal trial, as the selection process continues to choose a panel of 12 members and six al...
Apr 17, 2024 Former President Donald Trump speaks before entering the courtroom on the second day of his trial at Manhattan Criminal Court, New York City, New York, U.S. April 16, 2024. Curtis Means/Pool via REUTERS
Woodford Co. puts off decision on non-sanctuary declaration issue
EUREKA, Ill. - The Woodford County Board is the latest local government body deciding not to take any action on the politically charged issue of immigration. Tuesday night, the board tabled a resoluti...
Apr 17, 2024 (25 News)
Tornado Watch in effect until 8 PM Tuesday (4/16)
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 117 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1205 PM CDT TUE APR 16 2024 TORNADO WATCH 117 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ILC001-009-011-015...
Apr 16, 2024
US Attorney General Garland says Biden has 'no impairment'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland defended President Joe Biden's mental fitness on Tuesday, telling lawmakers on a House of Representatives panel that he has expertly handle...
Apr 16, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden disembarks from Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base, in Dover, Delaware, U.S., April 12, 2024. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy/File Photo
UPDATE: US Supreme Court leans toward Jan. 6 rioter in obstruction case, with Trump implications
UPDATED 10:54 A.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled skepticism toward an obstruction charge brought by the Justice Department against a Pennsylvania ...
Apr 16, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Pro-Trump protesters storm into the U.S. Capitol during clashes with police, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
US single-family housing starts plunge in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. single-family homebuilding tumbled in March after hefty gains in the prior month, and while demand for housing remains strong, a resurgence in mortgage rates is pushing pot...
Apr 16, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A "sold" sign is seen outside of a recently purchased home in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
US House speaker says spending, sanctions bills to come Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said spending legislation will be released later on Tuesday with lawmakers still hammering out final figures, as the House prepares to vote on fou...
Apr 16, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Capitol dome, as Congress faces a deadline on Friday, March 22, to extend funding or face a partial shutdown of the federal government, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 21, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Israeli forces vow response to Iran's attack despite calls for restraint
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israelis awaited word on how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would respond to Iran's first-ever direct attack as international pressure for restraint grew amid fears of an esca...
Apr 16, 2024 Israeli armoured personnel carriers (APC) manoeuvre, near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Israel, April 15, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
UPDATE: Jury selection resumes in Trump's hush money criminal trial
UPDATED: 9:38 A.M. NEW YORK (Reuters) - The second day of jury selection in Donald Trump's historic hush-money trial got underway on Tuesday, as lawyers try to choose a panel of 12 residents of heavil...
Apr 16, 2024 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the day of his trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, outside Trump Tower, in New York City, U.S. April 16, 2024. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
