Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Former US astronaut Frank Borman dies at 95
(Reuters) - Former U.S. astronaut Frank Borman, who made history by commanding the first manned flight to circle the moon and later piloted Eastern Airlines as chairman in severe economic turbulence, ...
Nov 10, 2023 NASA astronaut Frank Borman in an undated photo. Borman served as the commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the world. Courtesy NASA/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Palestinian officials say Israeli air strikes hit Gaza hospitals
GAZA (Reuters) -Israeli air strikes hit Gaza's biggest hospital, the Al Shifa, on Friday, killing one person and wounding others sheltering there, Palestinian officials said, one of several hospitals ...
Nov 10, 2023 Palestinians stand on the street after an Israeli raid, in Jenin refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 9, 2023. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta
US Senate Democrats tee up bill to avert government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday took a procedural step to allow the Democratic-majority chamber to pass a stopgap government funding bill before a Nov. 17 ...
Nov 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Building is seen in Washington, U.S., August 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm/File Photo
New US jobless claims edge down; continued claims on the rise
(Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits edged down last week, signaling that layoffs remain low even as the still-strong job market shows some signs of cooling. ...
Nov 09, 2023 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
Displaced pack Gaza hospitals, others flee as Israelis and Hamas clash
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli forces fought Hamas militants among ruined buildings in the north of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, inching their way closer to two big hospitals as the plight of civili...
Nov 09, 2023 Palestinians fleeing north Gaza walk towards the south, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, November 9, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
UPDATE: Juvenile hit when shots were fired near Manual High. Here's what we know
UPDATE: 10:42 a.m. PEORIA, Ill. -- One of three juveniles shot at on their way to school Thursday morning near Manual High School was apparently hit in the leg. Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says th...
Nov 09, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Trump ally Bannon to ask court to overturn contempt of US Congress conviction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Steve Bannon, who was a senior adviser to former President Donald Trump, is set to ask a federal appeals court on Thursday to overturn his criminal conviction for defying a subp...
Nov 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Steve Bannon, former White House chief strategist under former President Donald Trump, who was found guilty of contempt of Congress charges in July for refusing a subpoena about the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, speaks to reporters after his sentencing hearing at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S. October 21, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Fire destroys Peoria home Wednesday night
PEORIA, Ill. - Arson appears to be the cause of a fire near the corner of N. Missouri and Ravine Wednesday night in Peoria. Crews were called to the scene around 5:50 p.m., finding flames coming from ...
Nov 09, 2023 D4E / CC
US says Palestinians should govern Gaza after war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Palestinians should govern Gaza once Israel ends its war against Hamas, the United States said on Wednesday, pushing back against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's idea that Is...
Nov 09, 2023 An Israeli soldier gestures as military vehicles manoeuvre, amid the ongoing ground invasion against Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip, November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
Ivanka Trump takes the witness stand in NY fraud trial
(Reuters) -Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump took the witness stand in a Manhattan court on Wednesday to testify in a civil fraud trial that has exposed the inner workings of the former U.S. presid...
Nov 08, 2023 Former U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in the New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
