Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Bipartisan border, Ukraine deal looks set to fail in US Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bipartisan $118 billion U.S. Senate bill to tighten border security and provide aid to allies Ukraine and Israel appeared headed to the scrap heap on Wednesday, after Republica...
Feb 07, 2024 U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) holds up a challenge coin given to her by a border patrol officer during the weekly Democratic Caucus lunch press conference at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., February 6, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades
US Marine helicopter with five aboard goes missing in California
(Reuters) - Rescue crews in California were searching for a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter with five crew members aboard that went missing overnight, military officials said on Wednesday, after days of ...
Feb 07, 2024 DVIDSHUB / CC
Haley loses Republican Nevada primary to 'none of these candidates'
(Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley suffered an embarrassing defeat in Nevada's primary on Tuesday, finishing behind ballots marked "none of these candidates" by supporters of Don...
Feb 07, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican U.S. presidential candidate Nikki Haley, former governor of South Carolina and former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. October 28, 2023. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
Blinken to meet Egypt's Sisi on Gaza hostage deal
CAIRO (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday landed in Cairo for his meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi as the United States works to advance a Gaza truce and h...
Feb 07, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is welcomed by Sarah Henry, Second Secretary at the Protocol Department of Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs protocol, upon his arrival at Cairo Airport, in Cairo, Egypt, February 6, 2024. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS
No one injured in Bartonville fire Tuesday afternoon
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - Firefighters responded to a house fire on S. Adams in Bartonville Tuesday afternoon. Bartonville Police say the fire broke out just after 4 p.m. Traffic was closed on S. Adams betw...
Feb 07, 2024 (25 News)
Peoria-based health care company facing foreclosure
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria-based Petersen Health Care is facing foreclosure, allegedly owing more than $51 million to its lenders. According to the Journal Star, one lawsuit claims Petersen Health Care owe...
Feb 05, 2024 Midwest Communications
U.S. steps up response to Houthi attacks
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States intends to launch additional strikes against Iran-backed groups in the Mideast. John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House, tells Fox ...
Feb 05, 2024 futureatlas.com / CC
Blinken meets Saudi crown prince amid heightened Mideast tensions
RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, his first stop in a Middle East tour as Washington tries to advance negotiations on a normalization deal be...
Feb 05, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is welcomed upon arriving at King Khalid International Airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS
Caterpillar's shares climb on profit beat, robust demand for mining equipment
(Reuters) -Caterpillar reported a double-digit increase in operating profit on Monday, beating Wall Street estimates as mining equipment sales remained robust and higher prices across its machinery di...
Feb 05, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A Caterpillar (Cat) Excavator is seen working at a construction site near the New York Harbor in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Peoria gas prices have been pretty steady in the past week
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria haven't moved much in the past week, down just over a penny, averaging at $3.22 on Monday. According to GasBuddy's survey of stations in Peoria, Peoria's prices are...
Feb 05, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
