Author Archives: Julia Bradley
American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett dies at 76
(Reuters) -American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, best known for his "Margaritaville" escapist tribute to the tropical life, has died at the age of 76, according to his website on Saturday. "Jimmy ...
Sep 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Singer Jimmy Buffett performs during NBC's 'Today' show Summer Concert Series in New York City, U.S., July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Florida's storm-struck Gulf Coast takes stock as Idalia soaks Carolinas
HORSESHOE BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Idalia drenched the Carolinas with heavy rain before departing the U.S. Eastern Seaboard on Thursday, while officials in Florida, where the tempest ...
Sep 01, 2023 View of a damaged property after the arrival of Hurricane Idalia in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, U.S., August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Julio Cesar Chavez
UPDATE: US unemployment rate spikes to 3.8%; labor market still has momentum
UPDATED 1:49 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth picked up in August, but the unemployment rate jumped to 3.8% and wage gains moderated, suggesting that labor market conditions were easing and...
Sep 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An employee hiring sign with a QR code is seen in a window of a business in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
UPDATE: U.S. airlines, travel industry gear up for Labor Day weekend surge
UPDATED 11:50 A.M. (Reuters) - U.S. airlines and airports have geared up for a busy weekend ahead of the Labor Day holiday as travelers plan to jet off to international locations and cooler destinatio...
Sep 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A passenger walks along terminal 2 at the San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California , U.S., September 3, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Peoria home suffers significant damage in fire Thursday night
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria crews were called Thursday night to a home in the area of W. Verner Drive and W. Virden Court on reports of a fire. Acting Fire Battalion Chief Rick Waldron said they arrived jus...
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UPDATE: Proud Boy, sentenced to 10 years for US Capitol attack, says 'Trump won'
UPDATED 12:43 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A member of the far-right Proud Boys yelled "Trump won" as he left a Washington courtroom on Friday after being sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in...
Sep 01, 2023 Pro-Trump protesters storm into the U.S. Capitol during clashes with police, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File photo
Biden boosts spending request to help pay for disasters
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Friday added $4 billion to a supplemental funding request to Congress to help pay for relief efforts following a string of disasters that have ravaged large swa...
Sep 01, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), about their relief efforts for people effected by Hurricane Idalia in Florida and other states, in Washington, U.S. August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Trump pleads not guilty to Georgia election subversion charges
(Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to a wide-ranging Georgia criminal indictment related to his attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat. "As evidenced b...
Aug 31, 2023 Former U.S. President Donald Trump is shown in a police booking mugshot released by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, after a Grand Jury brought back indictments against him and 18 of his allies in their attempt to overturn the state's 2020 election results in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., August 24, 2023. Fulton County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS
UPDATE: Victims identified, one arrest made, in connection to Peoria's 18th and 19th homicides
UDPATED 5:26 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The identities of the two victims from two separate shootings Thursday morning in South Peoria are now known. The first shooting occurred just after 9:00 A.M. in the a...
Aug 31, 2023 Peoria Police responded to a fatal shooting Thursday morning near Helen and George Streets. (TJ Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Delayed financial disclosure for US Supreme Court's Thomas released
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took private jet flights provided by billionaire Texas businessman Harlan Crow, according to a 2022 financial disclosure report made pu...
Aug 31, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas poses during a group portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
