Author Archives: Julia Bradley
AT&T to buy Rivian electric vehicles in pilot deal to cut cost, emissions
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. wireless carrier AT&T will purchase some electric vehicles from startup Rivian in a pilot program to evaluate ways to reduce cost, cut carbon emissions and improve s...
Dec 15, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A Rivian Automotive Inc facility is pictured in Costa Mesa, California, U.S.,November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Israel-Hamas fighting convulses Gaza as U.S. seeks protection of civilians
CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) -Israeli forces and Hamas fought fierce battles throughout Gaza on Friday, witnesses said, suggesting Israel's ground offensive was meeting stiffer resistance as the U.S. nudged i...
Dec 15, 2023 Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip December 14, 2023. REUTERS/Sami Abu Tabak
Congress passes $886 billion defense policy bill, Biden to sign into law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -More than two-thirds of the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of a defense policy bill on Thursday that includes a record $886 billion in annual military spending and ...
Dec 14, 2023 The U.S. Capitol building is seen in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Trump loses challenge to gag order in New York civil fraud case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state appeals court on Thursday denied Donald Trump's bid to overturn a gag order restricting the former U.S. president from publicly talking about court staff in his N...
Dec 14, 2023 United States President Donald Trump gestures during a campaign rally, ahead of midterm elections, at Pensacola International Airport in Florida, U.S., November 3, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Pair arrested for stealing vehicle at PIA
PEORIA, Ill. - Two teenagers have been arrested after allegedly stealing a car from the Peoria International Airport. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says 18-year-old Jamar Deese and a 16-year-old...
Dec 14, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Israeli strikes the length of Gaza as U.S. calls for more accurate targeting
CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) - Israel pounded the length of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing families in their homes even as Washington dispatched an envoy to encourage its ally to be more precise in its ...
Dec 14, 2023 Palestinians inspect the site of Israeli strikes on houses in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip December 14, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Fire causes $25k damage to Peoria home
PEORIA, Ill. - The cause of a fire Wednesday night in Peoria is under investigation. Crews were called just after 8 p.m. to a home on W. Marquette Street, near S. Stanley, finding smoke and flames com...
Dec 14, 2023 Midwest Communications
Tesla recalls 2 million US vehicles over lack of Autopilot safeguards
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Tesla is recalling just over 2 million vehicles in the United States fitted with its Autopilot advanced driver-assistance system to install new safeguards, after a federal safety...
Dec 13, 2023 A Model 3 Tesla vehicle navigates morning rush hour using the car's auto pilot feature in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Hunter Biden defies congressional subpoena, as Republicans ready impeachment vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden defied an order by House Republicans to testify behind closed doors about his business dealings, ratcheting up tensions with lawmakers who ...
Dec 13, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs federal court n Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst//File Photo
Viewers come out for latest WTVP meeting
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - The financial situation for Peoria's public television station is largely unchanged. Still, for the first time since suspicious activity was found on their financial books, th...
Dec 13, 2023 (25 News)
