Author Archives: Julia Bradley

US House Republicans ready vote to formalize Biden impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote as soon as Wednesday to formalize its impeachment inquiry of Democratic President Joe Biden, whose so...
Julia Bradley Dec 13, 2023 The U.S. Capitol building is seen in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File photo

Actor Andre Braugher, star of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', dead at 61
(Reuters) - Two-time Emmy-winning actor Andre Braugher, star of the television comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and the 1990s police drama "Homicide: Life on the Street," died on Monday after a brief illne...
Julia Bradley Dec 13, 2023 Actor Andre Braugher from the NBC series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" poses at the NBCUniversal UpFront presentation in New York City, New York, U.S., May 14, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Segar/ File photo

Avanti's favorites coming to the Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. - Fans attending events at the Peoria Civic Center will have a new option for grabbing a bite to eat. Avanti's will be opening a stand in Carver Arena. A grand opening is scheduled for Th...
Julia Bradley Dec 13, 2023 (Avanti's)

Peoria Council considers options for anti-violence funding
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria City Council members spent a portion of their regular meeting on Tuesday discussing what to do with the latest round of violence prevention funding. Around $1.2 million is availa...
Julia Bradley Dec 13, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)

US issues sweeping sanctions targeting Russia over Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on hundreds of people and entities, including in China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, as it targets Russia's sanctions evas...
Julia Bradley Dec 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A local resident stands next to a crater at a site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 11, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

US House expects Wednesday vote on formalizing Biden impeachment inquiry - aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on Wednesday to formalize its impeachment inquiry of Democratic President Joe Biden, a Republican lead...
Julia Bradley Dec 12, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden walks from Marine One as he returns to the White House in Washington, U.S., December 11, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

UPDATE: Zelenskiy makes 11th hour plea for Ukraine war funds in Washington
UPDATED 1:12 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to make a last-ditch plea to keep military support flowing as he bat...
Julia Bradley Dec 12, 2023 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy walks next to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as he arrives for a meeting with all U.S. senators at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 12, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

Israel pummels southern Gaza as hunger tightens grip
CAIRO/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Israeli warplanes and tanks pounded southern Gaza overnight and on Tuesday, and the U.N. said aid distribution to Gazans facing growing hunger had largely stopped becau...
Julia Bradley Dec 12, 2023 Smoke and debris rises over Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, December 11, 2023. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

UPDATE: Man seriously injured in Peoria shooting Monday night
PEORIA, Ill. - A shooting left a man seriously injured Monday night, not far from Bradley University. Peoria Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says officers were called around 6:35 p.m. to the area of C...
Julia Bradley Dec 12, 2023 (25 News)

UPDATE: Testimony begins in child death trial
UPDATED 11:54 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Testimony is underway in the trial of one of two people accused of killing eight-year-old Navin Jones more than a year and a half ago. Brandon Walker, 42, is being pr...
Julia Bradley Dec 12, 2023 (25 News)


