Author Archives: Julia Bradley
At Trump trial, Pecker says he killed story of affair even though it cost him
UPDATE - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified on Friday at Donald Trump's criminal trial that he suppressed a story about an alleged affair to help Trump's 20...
Julia Bradley Apr 26, 2024 U.S.Former President Donald Trump, charged with falsifying 34 business records in an attempt to cover up a payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, sits in a courtroom before the start of the day's proceedings in Manhattan Criminal Court, in Lower Manhattan, U.S. April 26, 2024. Dave Sanders/Pool via REUTERS
PIA celebrates 20-year relationship with Allegiant
PEORIA, Ill. - Allegiant Airlines began service at Peoria's General Wayne A. Downing International Airport in March 2004, with five flights a week to Las Vegas, Nevada. 20 years later, PIA is celebrat...
Julia Bradley Apr 26, 2024 (Courtesy of flypia.com)
Easterseals to honor long-time volunteers at Tribute Dinner next fall
PEORIA, Ill. - Each year, Easterseals of Central Illinois honors individuals who've had an indelible impact on the community with their annual Tribute Dinner. "We celebrate Easterseals, kids and famil...
Julia Bradley Apr 26, 2024 Easterseals of Central Illinois announced on WMBD's "Greg and Dan Show" Friday morning, they'll honor Mark and Jodi Scott at the 33rd Trubute Dinner next fall. (1470/100.3 WMBD-Caleb Kelch)
UPDATE: U.S. bird flu spreads to Colorado dairy herd as lawmakers call for action
(Reuters) -Colorado became the ninth U.S. state to report a dairy herd infected with bird flu on Friday as federal lawmakers urged the Biden administration to further contain the virus' spread and tes...
Julia Bradley Apr 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Various types of milk are seen at the Safeway store in Wheaton, Maryland February 13, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/File Photo
UPDATED: Biden says he plans to debate Trump
UPDATED: 11:43 A.M. NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that he would participate in a debate with Donald Trump, his Republican opponent in November's election. "I am, somewher...
Julia Bradley Apr 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in their second 2020 presidential campaign debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
US inflation rises in line with expectations in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. inflation rose moderately in March, but that is unlikely to change financial markets' expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold off cutting interest rates until Septe...
Julia Bradley Apr 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A man waits for customers next to his makeshift tent around Times Square, in New York, U.S., December 25, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
In Beijing, Blinken meets Xi and raises US concerns about China's support for Russia
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns on Friday about China's support for Russia's military, one of the many issues threatening to sour the recent improvement in r...
Julia Bradley Apr 26, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, April 26, 2024, in Beijing, China. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS
USC cancels main commencement, citing safety measures
(Reuters) - The University of Southern California (USC) said on Thursday it has called off its main-stage graduation ceremony this year, one week after canceling the valedictorian speech by a Muslim s...
Julia Bradley Apr 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Muslim demonstrators pray at a protest encampment in support of Palestinians at the University of Southern California’s Alumni Park, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Zaydee Sanchez/File Photo
UPDATE: Former tabloid publisher to face more questions in Trump hush-money trial
UPDATE: 6:17 A.M. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker will answer more questions about his efforts to suppress damaging information about Donald Trump during the 2016 ...
Julia Bradley Apr 26, 2024 Former US President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom at Manhattan criminal court in New York, US, on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of an alleged scheme to silence claims of extramarital sexual encounters during his 2016 presidential campaign. Jeenah Moon/Pool via REUTERS
Columbia University inspires national protest wave, swift response by authorities
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A stalemate at Columbia University over removing a student encampment to protest Israel's war in Gaza has spawned a wave of similar demonstrations on college campuses across the U...
Julia Bradley Apr 25, 2024 LAPD surrounds students protesting in support of Palestinians at an encampment at the University of Southern California’s Alumni Park, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Zaydee Sanchez/File Photo
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