Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Trump plays down consequences of a US default: 'Could be maybe nothing'
(Reuters) - Republican former President Donald Trump on Wednesday played down the severity of a potential U.S. government default, saying the consequences of a failure by Congress to raise the nation'...
May 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally with supporters, in Davenport, Iowa, U.S. March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Spike in U.S.-Mexico border crossings fuels political tensions as Title 42 ends
SAN DIEGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. will lift COVID-19 border restrictions known as Title 42 on Thursday night, a major shift that has drawn tens of thousands of migrants to the U.S.-Mexico bord...
May 11, 2023 Migrants reach out from the border fence to try and get their phones charged while stuck between primary and secondary border fences as the United States prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020 near San Diego, California, U.S., May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake
UPDATE: US Rep George Santos pleads not guilty to fraud, money laundering
UPDATED 1:20 P.M. CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (Reuters) -U.S. Representative George Santos pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of fraud, money laundering and theft of public funds in the latest hit to ...
May 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative George Santos (R-NY) leaves his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Dog named Buddy Holly is first of its breed to win Westminster show
(Reuters) - A petit basset griffon Vendeen named Buddy Holly won best of show on Tuesday in the 147th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, beating out more than 3,000 dogs from 210 breeds and vari...
May 10, 2023 Buddy Holly, a Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, celebrates after winning the best in show competition during the 147th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, U.S., May 9, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Man arrested after weekend bar fight
PEORIA, Ill. -- A man was arrested after fights at Crusens in West Peoria Friday night. 24-year-old Jarkeith White-Emerson was charged with aggravated battery and resisting a peace officer. Arriving j...
May 09, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria Co. Sheriff's Office)
Hundreds of migrants amass near US-Mexico wall with COVID ban set to end
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Long lines of migrants have amassed this week in the border city of Tijuana, near the sprawling wall that divides Mexico from the United States, in the final days of a three-ye...
May 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Migrants gather between the primary and secondary border fences in San Diego as the United States prepares to lift COVID-19 era restrictions known as Title 42, that have blocked migrants at the U.S.- Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020, as seen from Tijuana, Mexico May 8, 2023. REUTERS/Aimee Melo/File Photo
PPS board, parents discuss "inappropriate object" at Monday's meeting
PEORIA, Ill. -- Communication was the main issue among the group of Kellar Primary School parents expressing their frustration with the school board following an incident in late April on a Peoria Pub...
May 09, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Woman who sued over Subway tuna seeks to quit case; Subway demands sanctions
(Reuters) - The California woman suing Subway for claiming its tuna products contain ingredients other than tuna wants to end her lawsuit because she is pregnant, prompting Subway to demand her lawyer...
May 08, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a Subway sandwich store in central London January 22, 2014. Subway, one of the largest fast-food chains in the world, plans to open over 1,200 new stores in the UK and Ireland by 2020, creating another 13,000 jobs, it said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Andrew Winning/File Photo
Texas deploys special border force to drive back expected migrant surge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas deployed a special border force on Monday to target "hot spots" where migrants try to enter the United States illegally after sweeping COVID-19 restrictions at the Mexican...
May 08, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Migrants cross the Rio Bravo river with the intention of turning themselves in to the U.S. Border Patrol agents, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 5, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo
Firefighters battle electrical fire Sunday night in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria crews were called to a home on N. North Street, near W. Lake, just before 11 p.m. Sunday on reports of a fire. Light smoke could be seen coming from the exterior of the home. Ba...
May 08, 2023 D4E / CC
