Author Archives: Julia Bradley
US job openings unexpectedly rise; quits at two-year low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. job openings unexpectedly rose in December and data for the prior month was revised higher, suggesting the labor market likely remains too strong for the Federal Reserve to ...
Jan 30, 2024 FILE PHOTO: An employee hiring sign is seen in a window of a business in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Biden says he has decided how to respond to attack on US troops in Jordan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he has made up his mind on how to respond to a drone attack that killed U.S. service members in Jordan, as he weighs punishing Iran-backe...
Jan 30, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden is briefed on the deadly drone attack at a U.S. outpost in Jordan, by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and other members of the national security team in the Situation Room at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 29, 2024. The White House/Handout via REUTERS./File Photo
US Congress negotiators reach deal on 12 gov't spending bills -Republican lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bipartisan negotiators in the U.S. Congress have reached agreement on the spending levels in the 12 bills that legislators would need to pass to avert a government shutdown begin...
Jan 30, 2024 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Building is seen in Washington, U.S., August 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm
Peoria woman pleads guilty to reduced charges in drug-related death
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman will be sentenced in April after pleading guilty to a reduced charge for a fentanyl-related death. Peoria County Court records show Angela Price died in August of 2022, a...
Jan 30, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Republican US House panel to push forward on impeaching border chief Mayorkas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives panel on Tuesday plans to debate impeachment charges against Democratic President Joe Biden's top border official, a near-unpreced...
Jan 30, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas takes his seat to testify before a Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on the department's budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Peoria store owner recounts violent robbery
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A quiet night at Superior Appliances off Sterling Avenue near Northwoods Mall quickly turned sinister after a surprise robbery. Police are still looking for two men who entere...
Jan 30, 2024 (25 News)
UPDATE: State election board to rule on challenge to Trump candidacy
UPDATED 4:17 P.M. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois State Board of Elections will be asked to decide Tuesday whether former President Donald Trump is barred under the 14th Amend...
Jan 29, 2024 The Illinois State Board of Elections building is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Migrants staying at Chicago O'Hare facing eviction this week
CHICAGO, Ill. - The pressure is building on Chicago's mayor with thousands of migrants facing evictions starting this week. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and city officials are calling for Mayor Brandon J...
Jan 29, 2024 N i c o l a / CC
UPDATE: Austin vows 'all necessary actions' after US troop deaths in Jordan
UPDATED 12:21 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday vowed that the United States would take "all necessary actions" to defend its troops after a drone attack by Iran...
Jan 29, 2024 U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., January 29, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Nikki Haley suggests she'll stay in Republican race after South Carolina
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Sunday accused party leaders of not being honest brokers in her campaign against Donald Trump and said she did not have to win t...
Jan 29, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign visit ahead of the South Carolina Republican presidential primary election in Mauldin, South Carolina, U.S. January 27, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
