Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Trump civil fraud trial enters second day as business empire hangs in balance
(Reuters) -Donald Trump's civil trial continues in Manhattan on Tuesday in a case that threatens to dismantle parts of the former U.S. president's business empire and sharply curtail his ability to do...
Oct 03, 2023 Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves a Manhattan courthouse after attending the first day of the trial of himself, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James, in New York City, U.S., October 2, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Striking Hollywood actors resume contract talks with studios, networks
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Negotiators for striking Hollywood actors resumed contract talks on Monday with representatives of major studios, television networks and streaming services, marking the first ...
Oct 03, 2023 Actors, writers and other union members gather around a speaker as SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikers demonstrate in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Powerball jackpot over $1 billion after no winner Monday night
CHICAGO, Ill. - The Powerball jackpot continues to grow after no one matched all six numbers Monday night to claim the $1.07 billion grand prize. The winning numbers Monday night were: 12, 26, 27, 43,...
Oct 03, 2023 (Powerball)
Pekin school bus involved in Monday crash
PEORIA, Ill. -A Pekin school bus was hit, with kids on board, Monday afternoon. The crash happened just after 3 p.m. at S. 9th and Washington Streets. A BMW hit the bus on its side, then careened off,...
Oct 03, 2023 (25 News) A dark BMW wedged into a curb at S. 9th and Washington Streets in Pekin after hitting a school bus.
UPDATE: US Rep Matt Gaetz will try to unseat House Speaker Kevin McCarthy this week
UPDATED 12:42 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy faced a threat to his leadership on Monday as a right-wing fellow Republican, Representative Matt Gaetz, s...
Oct 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) runs up the East Capitol stairs as the deadline to avert a partial government shutdown approaches on Capitol Hill?in?Washington, U.S., September 30, 2023. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File photo
Fallen East Peoria Firefighters remembered Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. - (25 News) - Though their deaths were decades ago, the East Peoria Fire Department on Sunday honored the memory of four who died in the line of duty, the most recent of which was in 1980...
Oct 02, 2023 (25 News--from East Peoria Firefighers Memorial Service Sunday, October 1, 2023.)
Fire causes $60,000 damage in Peoria Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters responded to a call from E. Maywood Avenue, between N. Maryland and N. Atlantic, Sunday morning for a garage on fire. Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Calhoun says crews ar...
Oct 02, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Trump reaped over $100 million through fraud, New York says as trial starts
UPDATED 4:12 P.M. NEW YORK (Reuters) - A defiant Donald Trump attacked New York's attorney general and the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial as it began on Monday, with a state lawyer accusing th...
Oct 02, 2023 Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the trial of himself, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James, at a Manhattan courthouse, in New York City, U.S., October 2, 2023. Jefferson Siegel/Pool via REUTERS
"Bark in the Park" event raises awareness for the Humane Society this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Sometimes barking is a good thing...especially if it's the annual "Bark in the Park" event. The Peoria Humane Society is inviting you to bring your four-legged friends to Peoria Heights...
Sep 29, 2023 (Peoria Humane Society--Facebook)
Long-serving US Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein dead at 90
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Dianne Feinstein, a long-serving Democratic U.S. senator from California and gun control advocate who spearheaded the first federal assault weapons ban and documented the CIA's t...
Sep 29, 2023 U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) attends a Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting to vote on legislation and pending nominations before the committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/ File Photo
