Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Peoria Public Works projects this spring include continued reconstruction of Glen Avenue
PEORIA, Ill. - Spring is a busy time for Peoria Public Works. The reconstruction of Glen Avenue, a 2-year project costing $10.5 million, has entered a new phase. Public Works' Nick McMillion says much...
Mar 29, 2024 Midwest Communications
Obama, Clinton on why Americans don't love the Biden economy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton dug into an issue that has vexed economists, political strategists and the White House on Thursday - if the U.S.'s fiscal numbers a...
Mar 29, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden, former U.S. Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton participate in a discussion moderated by Stephen Colbert, host of CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert", during a campaign fundraising event at Radio City Music Hall in New York, U.S., March 28, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for multi-billion dollar FTX fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge on Thursday for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded, the ...
Mar 28, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, leaves the Manhattan federal court in New York City, U.S. March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo
Peoria teen claims self-defense in shooting other teen
PEORIA, Ill. - A 16-year-old who's being tried as an adult for shooting another teenager in Peoria's West Bluff on Sunday admits to the shooting, but says it was self-defense. During Janard Quin's det...
Mar 28, 2024 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
MLB Opening Day: Rangers open defense of title vs. Cubs
The Texas Rangers will take the first step on what they hope is the long journey toward defending their World Series title on Thursday night when they open the season against the Chicago Cubs in Arlin...
Mar 28, 2024 Mar 23, 2024; Surprise, Arizona, USA; Texas Rangers starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi (17) pitches against the Kansas City Royals during the second inning at Surprise Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
UPDATE: Soto arraigned on felony counts for Rockford stabbing spree
UPDATED 2:38 p.m. ROCKFORD, Ill. - 22-year-old Christian Soto was arraigned in Winnebago County, Illinois on Thursday, on 12 felony counts after prosecutors say he went on a killing spree. Soto's atta...
Mar 28, 2024 (Photo: Winnebago County Sheriff's Department)
Freighter pilot called for tugboat help before plowing into Baltimore bridge
BALTIMORE (Reuters) -The pilot of the cargo freighter that knocked down a highway bridge into Baltimore Harbor had radioed for tugboat help and reported a power loss minutes earlier, federal safety of...
Mar 28, 2024 Aerial view of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., March 26, 2024. Maryland National Guard/Handout via REUTERS
Subaru recalls 118,000 US vehicles over faulty air bag sensors
(Reuters) -Subaru is recalling 118,000 SUVs and sedans in the United States to address a faulty sensor that can prevent air bags from deploying in a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administ...
Mar 27, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A Subaru logo is displayed at the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo
Netanyahu says Hamas should understand international pressure on Israel will not work
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday his cancellation of a planned visit to Washington by top aides this week was meant to show Hamas that Israel would not...
Mar 27, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Jerusalem, February 18, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
US court keeps Texas border security law on hold in win for Biden
(Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court has kept on hold a Republican-backed Texas law that would let state authorities arrest and prosecute people suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border - a s...
Mar 27, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Members of the Army National Guard deter migrants attempting to cross into the U.S. past razor wire in El Paso, Texas, U.S., March 22, 2024. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo
