Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Israeli military says it killed 90 gunmen at Gaza's Al Shifa hospital
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel's military said on Wednesday it had killed around 90 gunmen and arrested 160 in a raid on Gaza's Al Shifa hospital, an allegation the Islamist Hamas group denied. Al ...
Mar 20, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A makeshift operating theater area is seen inside Al Shifa hospital during the Israeli ground operation around the hospital, in Gaza City November 12, 2023. Ahmed El Mokhallalati/via REUTERS/File Photo
Texas border enforcement law again blocked in legal whiplash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Republican-backed Texas law that would allow state law enforcement authorities to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border was blocked again by an a...
Mar 20, 2024 A group of migrants camp out along the border wall on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande after the U.S. Supreme Court let a Republican-backed Texas law known as SB 4 take effect, allowing state law enforcement authorities to arrest people suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico March 19, 2024. REUTERS/Justin Hamel
Classic rock band Kansas returning to Peoria next fall
PEORIA, Ill. - The legendary rock band Kansas is returning to Peoria later this year. Kansas is extending their 50th Anniversary tour-Another Fork in the Road, making a stop at the Peoria Civic Center...
Mar 19, 2024 (Kansas via Facenbook)
Trump fails to secure bond for $454 million judgment in civil fraud case as asset seizures loom
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's efforts to secure a bond to cover a $454 million judgment in a New York civil fraud case has been rejected by 30 surety companies, his lawyers said on Monday, inchi...
Mar 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on stage during a campaign rally tonight in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. March 2, 2024. REUTERS/Jay Paul/File Photo
Jackpots continue to soar with Powerball and Mega Millions games
CHICAGO, Ill. - No one won Monday night's Powerball jackpot. So, Wednesday night's drawing will be worth an estimated $687 million. A single winner of Wednesday night's Powerball could also opt to tak...
Mar 19, 2024 (Multi-State Lottery Association/Mega Millions)
UPDATE: Top US congressional Republican, Democrat say deal reached on spending
UPDATED: 8:23 A.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican and Democrat in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday said they had reached a deal to keep the government funded through the rest of the fiscal year...
Mar 19, 2024 People walk past the U.S. Capitol building as the deadline to avoid partial government shutdown looms in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Out of money, Pentagon chief tries to convince allies of commitment to Ukraine
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday sought to convince European allies that President Joe Biden's administration is still committed to supporting Ukrai...
Mar 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks on the day of the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in honor of General Mark A. Milley, 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and an Armed Forces Hail in honor of General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., the 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at Summerall Field at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Arlington, Virginia, U.S., September 29, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
4-year-old among two dead in officer-involved shooting in Macomb
MACOMB, Ill. - Illinois State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting on Saturday night, when police responded to a domestic dispute on N. Charles Street in Macomb. The incident happened...
Mar 19, 2024 Midwest Communications
It's Primary Day in Illinois. Here's what you need to know to vote
UPDATED 11:27 a.m. PEORIA, Ill. - The Republican and Democratic Presidential primaries may already be decided, but there are still issues and races you can help decide Tuesday on the ballot in the tri...
Mar 19, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
EPA to ban last form of asbestos used in US
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday finalized a rule that would ban using and importing cancer-causing asbestos, a material still used in some vehicles and in som...
Mar 18, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A boulder containing chrysotile, or white asbestos, lies at the Cana Brava mine in Minacu, northern Goias State, January 18, 2013. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo
