Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Ford says it is 'at the limit' with UAW contract offer
DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior Ford executive said Thursday the automaker is "at the limit" of what it can spend on higher wages and benefits for the United Auto Workers, and warned the union...
Oct 13, 2023 United Auto Workers (UAW) union members picket outside Ford's Kentucky truck plant after going on strike in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Luke Sharrett
UPDATE: US House Republicans nominate Jim Jordan for speaker, testing hardline appeal
UPDATED 3:54 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday nominated hardline conservative Jim Jordan to lead the chamber, a move that will test whether the lon...
Oct 13, 2023 House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), a prime contender in the race to be the next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, arrives for a House Republican Conference meeting as Republicans work to restart their effort to pick a new leader for the U.S. House of Representatives after party infighting led nominee Steve Scalise to withdraw from the race for speaker, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 13, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Republicans mull next move on Steve Scalise's US House speaker nomination
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives were set to meet behind closed doors on Thursday as Steve Scalise faced a test of whether he could gain enough support from his s...
Oct 12, 2023 House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) speaks to reporters after he won a majority of votes in the House Republican caucus to become their nominee for next Speaker of the House during a Republican meeting held behind closed doors in the Longworth House office building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Blinken tells Netanyahu in Israel: U.S. not going anywhere
TEL AVIV (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday reassured Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu of Washington's support, during a trip to the Middle East that aims to preven...
Oct 12, 2023 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make statements to the media inside The Kirya, which houses the Israeli Ministry of Defense, after their meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday Oct. 12, 2023. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS
WTVP financial concerns raised during special board meeting last month
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - We are learning more about the significant financial concerns facing WTVP. Records from the Sept. 6 special meeting of the WTVP Board of Directors advised more supervision of ...
Oct 12, 2023 (25 News)
UAW shuts down Ford's biggest plant; Stellantis talks resuming
DETROIT (Reuters) -U.S. auto workers are expected to return to talks with Chrysler maker Stellantis on Thursday, a tense day after a surprise walkout at Ford's biggest and most profitable plant sharpl...
Oct 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A newly remodeled Ford F250 Super Duty truck is displayed at the new Louisville Ford truck plant in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. September 30, 2016. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
California player wins $1.77 billion Powerball jackpot, second largest in history
(Reuters) -A single-ticket holder from California was the sole winner of an estimated $1.77 billion Powerball drawing on Wednesday night, in the second-largest lottery jackpot in history, the lottery ...
Oct 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Powerball tickets are seen at a liquor store, in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Israel says no humanitarian break to Gaza siege unless hostages are freed
JERUSALEM/GAZA/ASHKELON (Reuters) -Israel said on Thursday there would be no humanitarian break to its siege of the Gaza Strip until all its hostages were freed, after the Red Cross pleaded for fuel t...
Oct 12, 2023 People walk on rubble in the aftermath of a strike amid the conflict with Israel in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Multiple fire departments respond to fire in Peoria Heights
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - Crews from area fire departments were called in to assist the Peoria Heights Fire Department late Wednesday morning with a large fire at a mechanical garage. The fire call came ...
Oct 11, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: US House in limbo as Republican Scalise appears short of votes for speaker
UPDATED 7:43 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday nominated Steve Scalise to serve as speaker following last week's ouster of Kevin McCarth...
Oct 11, 2023 U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) speaks as he walks to a candidate forum at the Longworth House office building, after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as Speaker of the House, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
