Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Peoria Zoo mourns male lion "Arthur" after illness
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Zoo's male lion, Arthur, died on Thursday. Zoo Director Yvonne Strode says Arthur was diagnosed earlier this year with lymphoma, and over the last week, his quality of life d...
Nov 03, 2023 Peoria Zoo's male lion Arthur died Thursday, November 2, after being diagnosed with lymphoma earlier this year. (Photo courtesy of Peoria Zoo)
US job growth misses expectations in October as labor market slows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth slowed in October in part as strikes by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union against Detroit's "Big Three" car makers depressed manufacturing payrolls, and the in...
Nov 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: 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
Eric Trump to face more tough questions in NY court about fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eric Trump is expected to face a second day of questions on the witness stand on Friday in a fraud trial that threatens to hobble the real-estate empire that vaulted his father Do...
Nov 03, 2023 Former U.S. President Donald Trump's son and co-defendant, Eric Trump gestures as he leaves the courtroom after attending the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., November 2, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Rivian workers evacuated from workspaces after fire Thursday night
NORMAL, Ill. (25 News) - About 300 employees at Rivian Automotive in Normal were evacuated to another part of the building because of a fire in a trash compactor Thursday night. The fire was reported ...
Nov 03, 2023 (25 News)
Carle Health to offer voluntary severance packages to some employees
URBANA, Ill. (25 News) - Urbana-based Carle Health, which finalized a merger with UnityPoint Health in Peoria earlier this year, wants to reduce its workforce to cut costs. "Voluntary separation" agre...
Nov 03, 2023 (Carle Health)
Biden to pay his respects to Maine shooting victims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will meet on Friday families and victims of a mass shooting that devastated the city of Lewiston, Maine. The trip will be yet ...
Nov 03, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden looks on during his meeting with with the Dominican Republic's President Luis Abinader in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., November 2, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Explainer: Sam Bankman-Fried's conviction - what's next?
(Reuters) - FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted on Thursday of orchestrating a multibillion dollar fraud on the cryptocurrency exchange's customers. Here's what comes next for Bankman-Fried: W...
Nov 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, walks outside the Manhattan federal court in New York City, U.S. March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
UPDATE: Blinken urges humanitarian pause; Netanyahu tells him not without hostages' release
UPDATED 12:40 P.M. TEL AVIV (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday urged Israel to temporarily stop its military offensive on Gaza to allow for aid to enter the Palestinian enclav...
Nov 03, 2023 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, during his visit to Israel, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel November 3, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool
UPDATE: Donald Trump Jr. says he had minor role in company's finances
UPDATED 2:50 p.m. NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. testified on Wednesday that he had little to do with financial practices at the heart of a New York civil fraud trial accusing...
Nov 01, 2023 Former U.S. President Donald Trump's son and co-defendant, Donald Trump Jr., attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/Pool
Caterpillar shares fall on equipment demand concerns despite earnings beat
(Reuters) -Caterpillar reported a double-digit rise in profit on Tuesday, beating Wall Street estimates on solid construction equipment sales in North America, but its shares slid in early trading on ...
Nov 01, 2023 A Caterpillar 777 autonomous mining truck is displayed during CES 2023, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 6, 2023. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/ File Photo
