Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Winning Mega Millions ticket for $1.13 billion jackpot sold in New Jersey
(Reuters) -Mega Millions said a single ticket for a lottery jackpot worth a hefty $1.13 billion, the fifth-largest prize in the game's history, was sold in New Jersey, breaking a streak of 30 consecut...
Mar 27, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Lottery ticket signs advertising the Mega Millions and Powerball games can be seen in Washington, U.S., July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
US divers recover data recorder from crashed ship in Baltimore -NTSB
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investigators from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have boarded the ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key bridge and recovered its data recorder, NTS...
Mar 27, 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
Peoria approves rate hike to offset rising sewer costs
PEORIA, Ill. - Starting May 1, Peoria residents will be paying higher sewer rates to help keep up with the rising cost of maintaining the city's existing sewer system. Peoria City Council unanimously ...
Mar 27, 2024 (City of Peoria)
US Supreme Court appears skeptical of challenge to abortion pill access
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared skeptical that the anti-abortion groups and doctors seeking to limit access to the abortion pill have the needed legal standing to...
Mar 26, 2024 A demonstrator for abortion rights holds hangers during a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court as justices hear oral arguments in a bid by President Joe Biden's administration to preserve broad access to the abortion pill, in Washington, U.S., March 26, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Qatar: UN Gaza resolution has no immediate impact on Doha ceasefire talks
DOHA (Reuters) -The United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has not had an immediate impact on ceasefire talks in Doha, mediator ...
Mar 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Palestinians walk past destroyed houses, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip February 22, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa/File Photo
No winner for $800 million Powerball lottery, $1.1 billion Mega Millions ahead
(Reuters) -A Powerball drawing for $800 million, one of the largest jackpots in the history of that U.S. lottery game, found no winners on Monday night, ahead of an even larger prize up for grabs in t...
Mar 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Powerball tickets are seen at a liquor store, in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
West Peoria home destroyed by explosions Sunday morning
WEST PEORIA, Ill. - Multiple explosions destroyed a West Peoria home early Sunday morning, but the fire chief says an exact cause hasn't been determined because crews had to demolish the home for safe...
Mar 26, 2024 A West Peoria home on Martin Luther King Drive was destroyed by explosions Sunday morning. (25 News)
East Peoria man accused of attempted murder for shooting Monday afternoon
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A 62-year-old East Peoria man has been arrested in connection with a shooting Monday afternoon that police say was the result of a domestic dispute. East Peoria Police were called ...
Mar 26, 2024 Midwest Communications
Jackpots of $1.9 billion up for grabs in two US lotteries
(Reuters) - An estimated $1.9 billion is up for grabs this week as both multistate lotteries in the United States hold drawings for some of the richest jackpots in their histories. On Monday, Powerbal...
Mar 25, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Powerball tickets are seen at a liquor store, in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
UPDATE: Trump's Stormy Daniels hush money trial to start on April 15, judge rules
UPDATED 11:21 A.M. NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump's criminal trial on charges tied to hush money paid to a porn star will start on April 15, a judge said on Monday, paving the way for the Republican...
Mar 25, 2024 A combination photo shows adult film actress Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels speaking in New York City, and then- U.S. President Donald Trump speaking in Washington, Michigan, U.S. on April 16, 2018 and April 28, 2018 respectively. . REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (L) REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
