Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Two more suspects arrested in Alabama 'Sweet 16' shooting
(Reuters) - Authorities in Alabama on Thursday said they had made two more arrests in connection with last week's shooting at a "Sweet 16" birthday party that left four people dead and 32 others wound...
Apr 21, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Law enforcement officers walk through the crime scene, a day after a shooting at a teenager's birthday party in a dance studio, in Dadeville, Alabama, U.S., April 16, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo
Republican-led ban on transgender student athletes passes US House, moves to Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a Republican bill intended to ban transgender women and girls from competing in women's and girls' school sports, delivering...
Apr 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Congressman Greg Steube, (R-FL), speaks during a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law in the Rayburn House office Building on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., July 29, 2020. Graeme Jennings/Pool via REUTERS
SpaceX's Starship rocket successfully launched on first test flight, then explodes
BOCA CHICA, Texas (Reuters) -Elon Musk's SpaceX on Thursday successfully launched its next-generation Starship cruise vessel for the first time atop the company's powerful new Super Heavy rocket in an...
Apr 20, 2023 SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket lifts off from the company's Boca Chica launchpad on a brief uncrewed test flight near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. April 20, 2023 in a still image from video. SpaceX/Handout via REUTERS
US weekly jobless claims edge up; mid-Atlantic factory activity slumps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, suggesting the labor market was gradually slowing as the Federal Reserve's yea...
Apr 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An employee hiring sign with a QR code is seen in a window of a business in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
CityLink offers free rides in honor of Jerome Lilly on Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. -- On Thursday, CityLink celebrates its 14th Annual Passenger Appreciation Day in honor of Jerome Lilly, by providing free rides to passengers all day on CityLink fixed route buses, CityL...
Apr 20, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Will Stevenson)
Vaccine critic Robert Kennedy Jr launches US Democratic presidential bid
(Reuters) -Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a member of a storied U.S. political dynasty, announced on Wednesday a long-shot bid to challenge incumbent President Joe Biden for the 2024 Dem...
Apr 20, 2023 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers a speech announcing his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Two killed as tornadoes, storms rip through Oklahoma
(Reuters) - At least two people were killed in McClain County, Oklahoma, as severe thunderstorms and tornadoes swept through several regions of Central U.S. late on Wednesday, local authorities said. ...
Apr 20, 2023 A general view shows damage during a rain-wrapped tornado in Cole, Oklahoma, U.S., April 19, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Hans Duran/via REUTERS
UPDATE - Severe storms hit central Illinois Thursday afternoon
UPDATED 5:33 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - There was a lot of bark, but little bite to severe weather Thursday afternoon in central Illinois. Multiple tornado warnings were issued in Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford,...
Apr 20, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Two Alabama teens charged with murder in 'Sweet 16' party shooting
(Reuters) - Two Alabama teenagers have been taken into custody and charged with murder in last week's shooting at a "Sweet 16" birthday party that left four dead and 32 wounded, a state police spokesp...
Apr 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Community members embrace each other during a vigil the day after a shooting during a teenager's birthday party at Mahogany Masterpiece Dance Studio in Dadeville, Alabama, U.S., April 16, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
Air guardsman suspected of leaking U.S. secrets to remain in jail for now
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air National Guard who is facing criminal charges for leaking top-secret military intelligence records online will remain in jail for now, accor...
Apr 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An undated picture shows Jack Douglas Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air National Guard, who was arrested by the FBI, over his alleged involvement in leaks online of classified documents, posing for a selfie at an unidentified location. Social Media Website/via Reuters
