Author Archives: Julia Bradley
McConnell's freeze-ups not stroke or seizure disorder -doctor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell's two episodes of freezing up while speaking in public appear not to be the result of a stroke or seizure disorder, Congress's docto...
Sep 05, 2023 Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up for more than 30 seconds during a public appearance before he was escorted away, the second such incident in a little more than a month, after an event with the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce in Covington, Kentucky, U.S. August 30, 2023 in a still image from video. ABC Affiliate WCPO via REUTERS
Musician Gary Wright dies at 80 after long battle with health
PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Cal. - Singer Gary Wright, probably best known for his 70's hits "Dream Weaver" and "Love Is Alive", has died at the age of 80. Wright had reportedly suffered over five years wit...
Sep 05, 2023 Steve Knight / CC
Local gas prices down a bit following Labor Day weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in the Peoria area have fallen 4.7 cents in the last week, averaging $3.88 a gallon on Tuesday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Prices in Pe...
Sep 05, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
US Senate races ahead of House on spending bills, aims to avoid gov't shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Democrats in the U.S. Senate will look to gain the upper hand over House Republicans in talks over government funding when the chamber returns from summer recess on Tuesday,...
Sep 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Building is seen in Washington, U.S., August 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm/File Photo
Jill Biden positive for COVID, President Biden tests negative -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 just days before President Joe Biden, who tested negative for the virus, is due to travel to a Group of 20 summit in I...
Sep 05, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., September 2, 2023. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo
Biden takes shot at Trump on jobs in battleground Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden took shots at his likely 2024 rival, former President Donald Trump, on Monday in a Labor Day speech aimed at shoring up support in a state he needs to ...
Sep 04, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks celebrating Labor Day and honoring America’s workers and unions at the Annual Tri-State Labor Day Parade at Sheet Metal Workers' Local Union 19, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
TSA reports record travel this holiday weekend
CHICAGO, Ill. - Labor Day, the unofficial end to summer is here, as Americans are packing up to go home. This Labor Day Weekend is capping off the busiest summer travel period on record, according to ...
Sep 04, 2023 Katherine Johnson / CC
Local unions gather for Peoria's annual Labor Day parade
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria will celebrate the Labor Day holiday with a parade on Monday morning put on by Peoria County Democrats. Local unions and their members will walk and ride through the streets of d...
Sep 04, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
PPD: Man injured in south side shooting Friday night
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria Police are investigating a shooting that injured a man near Martin Luther King Jr. Park on the city's south side. Police responded about 11 p.m. to W. Hurlburt Street a...
Sep 02, 2023 Midwest Communications
Biden heads to Florida to survey storm damage, no DeSantis meeting set
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden heads to Florida on Saturday to survey damage caused by Hurricane Idalia and comfort people affected by the storm, but he will not be meeting Ron DeSant...
Sep 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A view of the foundation of Dennis Buckley’s home after the arrival of Hurricane Idalia in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, U.S., August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo
