Author Archives: Julia Bradley
'Oppenheimer' triumphs at Golden Globes as Hollywood parties again
BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) -Historical drama "Oppenheimer" dominated the Golden Globe awards on Sunday, and gothic comedy "Poor Things" upset summer blockbuster "Barbie," as Hollywood threw i...
Jan 08, 2024 Robert Downey Jr. poses with the award for Best Motion Picture - Drama for "Oppenheimer" as Cillian Murphy holds the award for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture for "Oppenheimer" at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 7, 2024. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Blinken seeks to head off wider war as Israel pursues Gaza offensive
ABU DHABI/CAIRO (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was holding talks on Gaza in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Monday before heading on to Israel, seeking to kick start co...
Jan 08, 2024 Palestinians inspect a car hit by an Israeli strike on Rafah, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip January 8, 2024. REUTERS/Fadi Shana
Top US Congress Democrat, Republican reach spending deal, starting race to pass it
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top Democrat and Republican in the U.S. Congress on Sunday agreed on a $1.59 trillion spending deal, setting up a race for bitterly divided lawmakers to pass the bills that w...
Jan 08, 2024 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building is seen in Washington, U.S., April 6, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 MAX 9 for checks after blowout
(Reuters) - Alaska Airlines is grounding dozens of Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets for safety checks after a cabin panel blowout forced a brand-new airplane loaded with passengers to make an emergency landing. ...
Jan 06, 2024 An Alaska Airlines aircraft is pictured landing at the Benito Juarez Airport in Mexico City, Mexico December 7, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/File Photo
COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses on the rise in Central Illinois
CHICAGO, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Public Health says the state is seeing high levels of respiratory illnesses in the new year, with flu season already underway. The IDPH says Tazewell and Peo...
Jan 06, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Trump hits back at Biden, attacks Haley in first 2024 trip to Iowa
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (Reuters) - Donald Trump used his first visit to Iowa this year to attack Republican competitor Nikki Haley and to hit back against Democratic President Joe Biden, who denounced him...
Jan 06, 2024 Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump campaigns, in Sioux Center, Iowa, U.S. January 5, 2024. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
Trailing Trump in Iowa, Haley touts foreign policy views, electability
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Nikki Haley gave Iowa voters some tough talk on Friday over their scrambled eggs and sausage. It was Haley's first campaign stop of 2024 in Iowa with only 10 days to go be...
Jan 05, 2024 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley makes a campaign visit in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. January 5, 2024. REUTERS/Rachel Mummey
US job growth beats expectations in December; wages rise solidly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers hired more workers than expected in December while raising wages at a solid clip, casting some doubt on financial market expectations that the Federal Reserve wou...
Jan 05, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A "now hiring" sign is displayed outside Taylor Party and Equipment Rentals in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S., September 1, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
US and Europe make new diplomatic push to stop Gaza war escalating
CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Europe's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, were due in the Middle East on Friday to try to halt the spillover of the conflict in G...
Jan 05, 2024 A Palestinian man holds books as he walks out of a house damaged in an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, January 5, 2024. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
UPDATED: Biden marks Jan. 6 with new warning Trump threatens US democracy
UPDATED 3:09 P.M. VALLEY FORGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Friday marked three years since the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol with a warning to voters that Republican Donald Tr...
Jan 05, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a speech to mark the third anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol at a campaign event at Montgomery County Community College, in Blue Bell, near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, U.S., January 5, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
