Author Archives: Julia Bradley
UPDATE: Israel pulverizes Gaza after Hamas attack as it collects its dead
UPDATED 3:12 P.M. JERUSALEM/GAZA/KFER AZA (Reuters) -Israeli air strikes hammered Gaza on Tuesday, razing entire districts and filling morgues with dead Palestinians as Israel took revenge for the Ham...
Oct 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Rockets are fired from Gaza towards Israel, in Gaza, October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo
Greater Peoria Honor Flight headed to D.C. Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. - The final Greater Peoria Honor Flight of the year is taking off for Washington, D.C. Tuesday morning. Local veterans and their guardians are set to leave Peoria International Airport ar...
Oct 10, 2023 (Greater Peoria Honor Flight)
U.S. says nine Americans killed in Israel, others still missing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Monday said nine Americans were killed in Israel and other U.S. citizens were missing, following Saturday's unprecedented Hamas attack that killed 700 Israel...
Oct 09, 2023 Smoke rises following Israeli strikes in Gaza, October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Saleh Salem
Historical marker unveiled at George Washington Carver Community Center
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News - After 100 years, the George Washington Carver Community Center is officially receiving recognition from the Illinois State Historical Society. The marker was unveiled Sunday du...
Oct 09, 2023 (25 News)--Unveiling of an historical marker over the weekend at the George Washington Carver Community Center in Peoria.
UPDATE: Israel on war footing, Hamas threatens to kill captives
UPDATED 5:49 P.M. GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Israeli military said on Monday it had called up an unprecedented 300,000 reservists and was imposing a total blockade of the Gaza Strip, in a sign it m...
Oct 09, 2023 An Israeli tank is positioned near Israel's border with Lebanon, northern Israel, October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Woman arrested for arson fire at Lexington Hills Apartments
PEORIA, Ill. -- An arrest has been made in connection with the suspected arson at the Lexington Hills Apartments in Peoria late Thursday night. Police Spokesperson Semone Roth confirms 56-year-old Bec...
Oct 09, 2023 (Peoria County Jail)
Israel war adds urgency to US Republican House speaker crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives face new pressure to select a speaker after Israel declared war on Sunday, following a rare attack by Hamas militants that has pr...
Oct 09, 2023 An Israeli tank drives on a road following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, near Sderot in southern Israel October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
UAW says its 'strike is working,' holds off on more walkouts
DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers held off on additional strikes against Detroit Three auto plants on Friday, citing General Motors' unexpected willingness to allow workers at joint-venture ...
Oct 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Striking United Auto Workers members from the General Motors Lansing Delta Plant picket on a street corner in Delta Township, Michigan U.S. September 29, 2023. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
UPDATE: UAW says 'strike is working' as GM makes concessions on EV battery workers
UPDATED 1:35 P.M. DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers said General Motors made concessions in talks, agreeing to put EV battery plant workers under the union's "master agreement" in response to...
Oct 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Striking United Auto Workers members from the General Motors Lansing Delta Plant picket on a street corner in Delta Township, Michigan U.S. September 29, 2023. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
Money matters as Republicans Scalise, Jordan vie for US House speaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The two declared candidates for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Republicans Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan, stand out as top campaign fundraisers in their caucus, wi...
Oct 06, 2023 U.S. Representative Steve Scalise (R-LA) speaks with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) prior to the testimony of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell before U.S. House Oversight and Reform Select Subcommittee on coronavirus crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 22, 2021. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS/ File Photo
