Author Archives: Julia Bradley
UPDATE: Former Trump lawyer Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia, could testify against Trump
UPDATED 2:39 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former lawyer for Donald Trump, Jenna Ellis, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to helping the then-U.S. president's efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in t...
Oct 24, 2023 Jenna Ellis reacts with her lawyers after reading a statement after Ellis plead guilty to a felony count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings, inside Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee?s Fulton County Courtroom, October 24, 2023, in Atlanta, U.S. Ellis, an attorney and prominent conservative media figure, reached a deal with prosecutors Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, and pleaded guilty to a reduced charge over efforts to overturn Donald Trump?s 2020 election loss in Georgia. John Bazemore/Pool via REUTERS
UPDATE: Trump inflated asset values 'arbitrarily', former lawyer Michael Cohen says on stand
UPDATED 2:19 P.M. NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump "arbitrarily" inflated the value of his real estate assets in order to secure favorable insurance premiums, Trump's former lawyer and fixer Michael C...
Oct 24, 2023 Former attorney for former U.S. President Donald, Michael Cohen, arrives the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Louisiana 'super fog' kills 7 in massive car pile-up
(Reuters) - A Louisiana "super fog" aggravated by marsh fires led to a pile-up of 158 cars just west of New Orleans on Monday that killed seven people, injured at least 25 and left a string of crumble...
Oct 24, 2023 Vehicles pile-up due to a crash on Interstate 55 (I-55) highway in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, U.S., October 23, 2023, in this still image obtained from a handout video obtained by Reuters. Louisiana State Police/Handout via REUTERS
The Salvation Army needs coats ahead of Christmas sign-ups
PEORIA, Ill. - The Salvation Army is collecting coats for their 38th "Coats for Kids" program. The Corps' Kathy Anderson says they need new and gently used coats for all ages, and the need keeps growi...
Oct 23, 2023 (Salvation Army)
Two shot inside downtown business in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Police were called just after 3 a.m. Monday to Big Al's on SW Jefferson for a shooting. Initially, officers were told a man was shot inside the business and had life-threatening injurie...
Oct 23, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
UPDATE: Construction worker killed in Monday morning crash in Chillicothe
UPDATED 11:35 A.M. CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - A man is dead after being hit by a vehicle Monday morning in Chillicothe. Illinois State Police say a two-vehicle crash happened at Rt. 29 and Hillcrest Drive ju...
Oct 23, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Republican search for new US House leader returns to square one
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans, whose party infighting has paralyzed the U.S. House of Representatives for three weeks, will begin again on Monday to try to pick a new speaker to lead the chamber ...
Oct 23, 2023 Members of the Capitol Hill press corps keep watch as the U.S. House of Representatives gathers for a third round of voting to elect a new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Israel pounds Gaza as soldiers skirmish with Hamas
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel bombarded Gaza with more air strikes on Monday as its soldiers fought Hamas militants on the ground in raids within the besieged Palestinian enclave. In signs that the...
Oct 23, 2023 Palestinians inspect the site of Israeli strikes on a house in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 23, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Peoria home demolished after fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters were called to a home overnight on S. Webster Street, near McBean, in Peoria. Crews found smoke coming from the two-story home, but no one was inside. Additional crews were...
Oct 23, 2023 D4E / CC
UPDATE: Two shot overnight in South Peoria
UPDATED 3:12 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Two people were shot in South Peoria early Monday morning. Peoria Police say the two were hit around 1:00 a.m. on Southwest Jefferson near Leland Street, but both were...
Oct 23, 2023 Midwest Communications
