Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Baltimore mass shooting leaves 2 dead; half of 28 injured were children
(Reuters) -A mass shooting early on Sunday at an outdoor neighborhood block party in Baltimore, Maryland, left two people dead and 28 others injured, about half of them children, as investigators soug...
Jul 03, 2023 A police officer passes a child's bicycle after a mass shooting at the scene of a Fourth of July holiday weekend block party in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. July 2, 2023 in a still image from video. REUTERS/Stringer
Law enforcement beefing up patrols over the long holiday weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois drivers should expect to see increased police patrols statewide through the Fourth of July holiday. Illinois Department of Transportation Spokesperson Paul Wappel says sta...
Jul 01, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Hollywood actors extend contract talks, temporarily averting strike
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hollywood's actors union and major Hollywood studios agreed on Friday to keep negotiating through mid-July, staving off the immediate threat of a second labor strike in the ente...
Jul 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Members of SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America walk the picket line outside Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 7, 2023 REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Collins: Threat of more severe weather on Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. - There's a chance that Central Illinois will see more severe weather this weekend. 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins says with the warm and humid air mass that's in p...
Jul 01, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Versatile Oscar-winning American actor Alan Arkin dies at 89 - Variety
(Reuters) - Alan Arkin, a versatile and prolific American actor who thrived in both comic and dramatic roles and won an Oscar for playing a heroin-using grandfather in the 2006 film "Little Miss Sunsh...
Jun 30, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Actor Alan Arkin poses during the CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada April 23, 2015. Alan Arkin was honored with the CinemaCon Lifetime Achievement Award. CinemaCon is the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
UPDATE: US Supreme Court blocks Biden student loan forgiveness
UPDATED 12:16 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S Supreme Court handed President Joe Biden a painful defeat on Friday, blocking his plan to cancel $430 billion in student loan debt - a move that had be...
Jun 30, 2023 A sign calling for student loan debt relief is seen in front of the Supreme Court as the justices are scheduled to hear oral arguments in two cases involving President Joe Biden's bid to reinstate his plan to cancel billions of dollars in student debt in Washington, U.S., February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/
US Supreme Court deals setback to LGBT rights in web designer case
(Reuters) - In a blow to LGBT rights, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the constitutional right to free speech allows certain businesses to refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings,...
Jun 30, 2023 Web designer Lorie Smith, plaintiff in a Supreme Court case who objects to same-sex marriage, poses for a portrait at her office in Littleton, Colorado, U.S., November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/
Fresh flight disruptions threaten to mar US Fourth of July holiday travel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of Americans traveling by air for the Fourth of July holiday is expected to surpass pre-COVID levels for the first time in four years but recent flight disruptions rais...
Jun 30, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An American Airlines plane sits at a gate at Logan Airport ahead of the July 4th holiday in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., June 28, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Collins: A chance of more strong to severe storms Friday
PEORIA, Ill. - More severe weather is possible in the Peoria area Friday, but it won't be widespread. 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins says Central Illinois could see a few scatte...
Jun 30, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
U.S. Supreme Court curbs affirmative action in university admissions
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down race-conscious student admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina in a sharp setback to affirmative action...
Jun 29, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Students attend the 367th Commencement Exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 24, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
