Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Update: U.S. judge questions block on Maduro's use of Venezuelan funds for defense
Updated at 11:45 a.m. By Luc Cohen and Jack Queen NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge questioned on Thursday the U.S. government's justification for blocking ousted Venezuelan president Nicols...
Mar 26, 2026 A protester supporting ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro holds a placard, near the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse on the day Maduro is to attend a hearing in a narco-terrorism case accusing him of running a cartel of Venezuelan officials that flooded the U.S. with cocaine, in New York City, U.S., March 26, 2026 REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Threat of severe storms in the Peoria area late Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. - It looks like there's a strong possibility of severe weather returning to Central Illinois late in the day Thursday. 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Brian Walder has designated ...
Mar 26, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Iran's initial response to US proposal 'not positive', senior Iranian official tells Reuters
DUBAI, March 25 (Reuters) - Iran's initial response to the U.S. proposal to end the war has not been "positive", a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday, adding that Tehran is still review...
Mar 25, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 12, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
O'Brien Steel, Detweiller Marina land trust respond to neighbors' land sale worries
By Taylor Fleming PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A portion of Detweiller Marina near Caroline Street in Peoria may be sold to O'Brien Steel. The Detweiller Trust owns land that Thomas H. Detweiller wanted t...
Mar 25, 2026 Detweiller Marina near Caroline Street in Peoria. (25 News)
Oil falls as reports of 15-point proposal spurs ceasefire hopes
By Seher Dareen and Yuka Obayashi LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) - Oil prices sank about 5% on Wednesday after reports the United States had sent Iran a 15-point proposal aimed at ending the war, promptin...
Mar 25, 2026 A pump jack operates outside of Midland, Texas, U.S. June 11, 2025. REUTERS/Eli Hartman
New York's LaGuardia airport faces second day of delays, cancellations after collision
NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) - New York's LaGuardia airport is facing significant delays and cancellations for the second straight delay following the deadly collision Sunday night between an Air Cana...
Mar 24, 2026 The wreckage of an Air Canada Express jet that collided with a ground vehicle at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Monday in Queens, New York, U.S., March 24, 2026. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
PPS Board hopeful Doug Shannon concedes close race to his opponent
PEORIA, Ill. - It appears that a race too close to call in last week's primary election has a winner. Peoria Public Schools Board of Education hopeful Doug Shannon conceded the election Monday night, ...
Mar 24, 2026 (Peoria Public Schools)
Battle over Pekin data center may end up in court
By Howard Packowitz PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - Pekin city officials are preparing themselves for the possibility of being sued by the developer wanting to build a data center on land owned by the city. A...
Mar 24, 2026 (City of Pekin)
Senate approves Trump's Homeland nominee with immigration crackdown under scrutiny
By Ted Hesson and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, March 23(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee for Homeland Security secretary, Markwayne Mullin, to replace outgoing Kristi...
Mar 24, 2026 A screen displays U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Homeland Security secretary, during an interview as he tesifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Iran sends waves of missiles into Israel, dismisses Trump's talk of negotiations as 'fake news'
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV, March 24 (Reuters) - Iran launched multiple waves of missiles at Israel on Tuesday, the Israeli military said, after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed the bombing of...
Mar 24, 2026 An emergency worker walks at a site following Iranian missile barrages in central Israel, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 24, 2026. REUTERS/Tomer Appelbaum
