Author Archives: Julia Bradley
US to suspend visa processing for 75 nations next week, Fox News reports
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is suspending all visa processing for visitors from 75 countries starting January 21, Fox News reported on Wednesday, citing a memo from the U.S...
Jan 14, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. flag and U.S. H-1B Visa application form are seen in this illustration taken September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Iran warns of retaliation if Trump strikes, US withdraws some personnel from regional bases
By Parisa Hafezi and Andrew Mills DUBAI/DOHA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The United States is withdrawing some personnel from bases in the Middle East, a U.S. official said on Wednesday, after a senior Irania...
Jan 14, 2026 Flames engulf cars following unrest sparked by dire economic conditions, in a place given as Isfahan, Iran, January 9, 2026, in this screengrab from Iran's state media broadcast footage. IRIB via WANA(West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Peoria Heights building back on the market after restaurant closes
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (25 News) - A well-known spot in Peoria Heights that's housed everything from family restaurants to a sports bar, and most recently several Mexican restaurants, is once again up f...
Jan 14, 2026 The building at 4319 N. Prospect Road in Peoria Heights is up for sale again. (25 News)
NATO would be 'more formidable' with US control of Greenland, Trump says
Jan 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said anything less than Greenland "in the hands" of the United States was "unacceptable", reiterating his demand for control of the Danish territory just...
Jan 14, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One, on his return from Detroit, Michigan, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
US to cut funding to states over 'sanctuary cities,' Trump says
Jan 14 (Reuters) - Federal payments will be halted to states over their so-called sanctuary cities on February 1, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday without elaborating on what funds or whi...
Jan 14, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump returns from Detroit, Michigan, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Peoria firefighters have new contract despite objections over residency requirements
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria's City Council ratified a three-year contract with the firefighter's union Tuesday night, although two council members voted against the agreement because they believe ...
Jan 14, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Scott Adams, 'Dilbert' comic strip creator and Trump fan, dead at 68
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - "Dilbert" comic strip creator Scott Adams, a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump whose career flagged after a racist rant, died on Tuesday, his wife said. He was 6...
Jan 13, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Scott Adams, the creator of "Dilbert", the cartoon character that lampoons the absurdities of corporate life, poses with two "Dilbert" characters at a party January 8, 1999 in Pasadena. The party celebrated the new half-hour animated series "Dilbert", which debuts on the UPN television network January 25./File Photo
Bill and Hillary Clinton refuse to testify in House Epstein probe
By Bhargav Acharya Jan 13 (Reuters) - Bill and Hillary Clinton on Tuesday refused to testify in a Republican-led congressional investigation of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Ep...
Jan 13, 2026 former U.S. President?Bill?Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary?Clinton arrive at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, Georgia, U.S., November 28, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
US Supreme Court scrutinizes state transgender sports bans
By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Idaho and West Virginia and a lawyer for President Donald Trump's administration defended the legality of laws banning transgender athlet...
Jan 13, 2026 A transgender rights supporter holds a placard while demonstrating on the day justices are expected to hear oral arguments in two cases concerning efforts to enforce Republican-backed state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools, outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Trump's Detroit trip to put manufacturing back in focus amid US factory job slump
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will visit Detroit on Tuesday to refocus attention on U.S. manufacturing and his efforts to tackle high consumer costs, shifting fr...
Jan 13, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump walks after arriving on the South Lawn aboard Marine One, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 11, 2026. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon
