Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Former police officer convicted in death of George Floyd is stabbed in prison -media
(Reuters) -Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd, was stabbed in federal prison on Friday and seriously injured, the Associated Press said, citing...
Nov 25, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin addresses his sentencing hearing and the judge as he awaits his sentence after being convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. June 25, 2021 in a still image from video. Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Winter Wonderland opens in East Peoria with new events this year
EAST PEORIA, Ill. --FOLEPI's Winter Wonderland display opened for the holiday season on Black Friday. This is the 30th year it's been a part of the Festival of Lights tradition. Driving through the di...
Nov 25, 2023 (East Peoria Festival of Lights Facebook page)
Israel expects more hostages to be freed, prepares to release Palestinian prisoners
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Hamas was expected to release a second group of Israelis on Saturday as a planned four-day truce to allow an exchange of 50 hostages for Palestinian prisoners continued to ho...
Nov 25, 2023 Hostages released as part of a deal between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas arrive by helicopter at Schneider Children's Medical Center in Petah Tikva, Israel, November 24, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
UPDATE: Hamas frees 24 hostages from Gaza on first day of truce
UPDATED 2:33 P.M. GAZA/ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER (Reuters) -Hamas fighters released 24 hostages on Friday during the first day of the war's first truce, including Israeli women and children and Thai farm wor...
Nov 24, 2023 Israeli military personnel stand near a Red Cross bus outside the Israeli military prison, Ofer, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, from another Israeli prison, before they are due to be released as part of a deal between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, to free hostages held in Gaza in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners, November 24, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
UPDATE: New York police identify couple killed in US-Canada border crash
UPDATED 1:21 P.M. (Reuters) - New York police on Friday identified the man and woman who were killed when their car crashed and burst into flames on the bridge linking New York state and Ontario at Ni...
Nov 24, 2023 A vehicle burns at the Rainbow Bridge U.S. border crossing with Canada, in Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. November 22, 2023 in a still image from video. Courtesy Saleman Alwishah via REUTERS
UPDATE: US shoppers set for cheapest holiday toys, coats and dresses in years
UPDATED 11:44 A.M. NEW YORK (Reuters) -The battleground for retailers this U.S. holiday season is over merchandise priced at $35 and less, setting the stage for the cheapest shopping period in years f...
Nov 24, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A child looks at toys in a Target store ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday and traditional Black Friday sales in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Vincent Alban/File Photo
Ceasefire takes hold in Gaza ahead of hostage release, aid enters enclave
GAZA/ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER (Reuters) -A temporary ceasefire between Israeli and Hamas forces took hold in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the first respite in 48 days of conflict that has devastated the Palest...
Nov 24, 2023 Displaced Palestinians return to their homes as they walk near houses destroyed in an Israeli strike during the conflict, amid the temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip November 24, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Thanksgiving travel expected to break pre-pandemic records in US
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A severe storm system moving up the eastern seaboard of the United States on Tuesday appeared likely to disrupt the busiest travel period of the year, with more than 55 million p...
Nov 22, 2023 Travelers navigate through Grand Central Terminal, as people begin to travel ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, in New York City, U.S., November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
East Peoria approves more funding for road repairs
EAST PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - East Peoria unanimously voted to spend $1.1 million to continue road repairs into 2024. It's in addition to the around $7 million they've dedicated to road repairs. The c...
Nov 22, 2023 (Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Rising US debt stokes calls in Congress for special fiscal commission
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress is facing growing calls to find a way to stem rising budget deficits and debt following this month's warning by Moody's that political dysfunction could lead i...
Nov 21, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Building is seen in Washington, U.S., August 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm//File Photo
