Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Israel sharply ramps up Gaza strikes, U.S. alarmed
GAZA/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel sharply intensified its strikes on the Gaza Strip, pounding the length of the Palestinian enclave and killing hundreds in a new, expanded phase of the war that Washington ...
Dec 08, 2023 Palestinians walk among the rubble at the site of Israeli strikes on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, December 8, 2023. REUTERS/Bassam Masoud
Trump shows up at NY civil trial as accountant testifies for defense
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump arrived at a New York court on Thursday to attend his ongoing civil fraud trial, where an accountant will testify to try to boost the former U.S. president's case that...
Dec 07, 2023 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at Ted Hendricks Stadium in Hialeah, Florida, U.S. November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Octavio Jones
US weekly jobless claims increase slightly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased less than expected last week as the labor market continues to gradually slow amid cooling demand. I...
Dec 07, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A sign advertising job openings is seen outside of a Starbucks in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Palestinians seek slivers of safety as Israel battles Hamas in south Gaza city
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel battled Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip's biggest cities on Thursday and said it had attacked dozens of targets, leaving Palestinians struggling to survive in a situ...
Dec 07, 2023 Palestinians inspect the site of Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot
Pearl Harbor remembrance planned on 82nd anniversary of attack
BEAVERTON, Ore. - 82 years after the events at Pearl Harbor, survivor Ira Schab remembers how he felt the day of the attack. "Scared stiff...and standing there, you don't know where to go, you don't k...
Dec 07, 2023 Bernard Spragg. NZ
'Blowhard,' 'fascist,' 'Voldemort': Attacks get personal at fourth Republican debate
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (Reuters) - Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy "the most obnoxious blowhard in America." Ramaswamy said former U.S. Ambassador to th...
Dec 07, 2023 Republican presidential candidate and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks with reporters after the fourth Republican candidates' debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign hosted by NewsNation at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer
UPDATE: Las Vegas campus closed as police investigate deadly shooting
UPDATED 11:42 A.M. (Reuters) - The University of Nevada at Las Vegas will stay shut on Thursday as authorities work to understand why a shooter opened fire on campus, killing three people and wounding...
Dec 07, 2023 Law enforcement officers head into UNLV campus after reports of an active shooter in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. December 6, 2023. Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via REUTERS
Taylor Swift named Time's 'Person of the Year,' capping her record-breaking 2023
(Reuters) - After launching a record-shattering global tour and becoming the world's most-streamed musical artist in 2023, Taylor Swift notched yet another accolade on Wednesday when Time magazine nam...
Dec 06, 2023 Singer/songwriter Taylor Swift appears on the cover of Time Magazine's 2023 "Person of the Year" edition, in an image released in New York City, U.S. December 6, 2023. Photographs by Inez and Vinoodh for TIME/Handout via REUTERS
UPDATE: Holiday wish lists filled at Children's Home of Illinois
Update: 5:55 a.m. 12/7 PEORIA, Ill. - The Christmas spirit is alive and well among donors wanting to help kids in need this holiday season. Peoria's Children's Home told 25 News Wednesday that the pub...
Dec 06, 2023 (Children's Home Association of Illinois via Facebook)
Emmy-winning TV producer-writer Norman Lear dead at age 101
(Reuters) -Television producer-writer Norman Lear, whose ground-breaking hit comedy shows such as "All in the Family" and "Maude" addressed social issues like race and abortion that had rarely been se...
Dec 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: 2019 British Academy Britannia Awards - Arrivals - Beverly Hills, California, U.S., October 25, 2019 - Norman Lear. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
