Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Israel forms unity government as Hamas armed wing says still fighting outside Gaza
JERUSALEM/GAZA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel formed an emergency unity government on Wednesday as it pounded Gaza to root out Hamas and deploying forces north of the densely populated Palestinian encl...
Oct 11, 2023 Palestinians inspect the damage in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Gaza City, October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
US producer prices increase in September on higher energy costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. producer prices increased more than expected in September amid higher costs for energy products, but underlying inflation pressures at the factory gate continued to moderat...
Oct 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A woman shops for groceries at El Progreso Market in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C., U.S., August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
Gymnastics-Olympic gold medalist Retton 'fighting for her life' with rare form of pneumonia, daughter says
(Reuters) - U.S. gymnastics icon Mary Lou Retton is "fighting for her life" and has been in an intensive care unit for more than a week battling a rare form of pneumonia, her daughter said on Tuesday....
Oct 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former Olympic Gold medallist gymnast Mary Lou Retton (R) of the U.S. and her former coach Bela Karolyi laugh as they sit next to the floor during the AT&T American Cup gymnastics competition at New York's Madison Square Garden March 3, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Segar /File Photo
Two US House Republicans make their bid for the speaker's gavel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives heard pitches on Tuesday from prominent party members Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan, who are vying for the powerful role ...
Oct 11, 2023 U.S. House Majority Leader and candidate for next U.S. Speaker of the House Steve Scalise (R-LA) arrives for a meeting with members of Florida's House of Representatives, after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as House speaker, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Peoria's Jewish community gathers in support of Israel
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Even though the conflict is thousands of miles away, members of Peoria's Jewish community have such strong ties to their spiritual homeland that the conflict there feels as re...
Oct 11, 2023 (25 News) --Susan Katz, Executive Director of the Peoria Jewish Federation.
UPDATE: 'An act of sheer evil': Biden pledges support for Israel, American Jews in speech
UPDATED 2:15 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Tuesday denounced Hamas, calling the surprise attack on Israel launched by the Palestinian militant group "an act of sheer evil," and str...
Oct 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden lholds a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the 78th U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Former Circuit Judge Joe McGraw to run for 17th District seat
ROCKFORD, Ill. - Recently retired Circuit Court Judge Joe McGraw is announcing his candidacy for Illinois' 17th Congressional District as a Republican candidate. Republican Ray Estrada, a Galesburg bu...
Oct 10, 2023 (Former Circuit Judge Joseph McGraw--Facebook)
UPDATE: Two US House Republicans expected to make pitch for speaker's gavel
UPDATED 12:45 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Republicans expect to hear pitches from at least two colleagues on Tuesday vying for the powerful role of speaker, under mountin...
Oct 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), who is vying for the position of Speaker of the House, speaks to members of the media as he leaves a House Republican Conference meeting as Republicans work towards electing a new Speaker of the House on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Victims of Woodford Co. crash over the weekend identified
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. (25 News) - Two people killed in a crash in Woodford County over the weekend on Interstate 74 have been identified, one of them was an employee of 25 News. Woodford County Corone...
Oct 10, 2023 Midwest Communications
No Powerball winner Monday night, jackpot soars higher
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Powerball jackpot climbs even higher after no one matched all six numbers Monday night. The winning numbers were 16, 34, 46, 55, 67 and the Powerball 14. The jackpot for Wednes...
Oct 10, 2023 (Powerball)
