Author Archives: Julia Bradley
FDA advisers back Pfizer's COVID treatment for full approval
(Reuters) -Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday overwhelmingly backed full approval of Pfizer's oral antiviral COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid for adults at high risk of progressi...
Mar 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Pfizer logo is pictured on their headquarters building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/
I-DOT wants you to celebrate St. Paddy's Day Weekend responsibly
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois State Police and local law enforcement will be out in force over the St. Patrick's Day Weekend. They will be looking for speeders, drunk and distracted drivers, and those...
Mar 16, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
TikTok says US threatens ban if Chinese owners don't sell stakes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration has demanded that TikTok's Chinese owners divest their stakes in the popular video app or face a possible U.S. ban, the company told Reuters on Wednesda...
Mar 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall more than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to continued labor market strength, though financial markets turm...
Mar 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
Shots fired at deputies overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says deputies responded to a ShotSpotter alert in area of W. Ann and S. Oregon in Peoria around 12:15 a.m. Thursday, indicating 4 shots fired. Once ...
Mar 16, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
UPDATED - US banking system sound, but not all deposits guaranteed, Yellen tells senators
UPDATED 12:37 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. banking system remains sound and Americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when needed, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on T...
Mar 16, 2023 U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on U.S. President Joe Biden's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert
Pentagon releases video of drone incident after US, Russia trade accusations
WASHINGTON/KYIV (Reuters) -The Pentagon released on Thursday a video showing a Russian military jet intercept a U.S. drone downed over the Black Sea two days ago, in what was the first direct encounte...
Mar 16, 2023 Fuel dumped by Russian Su-27 aircraft is seen by a U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance unmanned MQ-9 aircraft over the Black Sea, March 14, 2023 in this still image taken from a handout video. Courtesy of U.S. European Command/Handout via REUTERS
Arson suspected in Peoria house fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Fire crews were called to a home on Peoria's south side Wednesday night on reports of a fire. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Tom Stimeling says two people were home when fire broke out ju...
Mar 16, 2023 (25 News)
Peoria home heavily damaged by fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday to a fire on E. Gift, between Seneca Place and Virginia Avenue. Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Calhoun says they found heavy smoke a...
Mar 15, 2023 (25 News)
Peoria celebrates St. Patrick's Day with parade Friday
PEORIA, Ill. -- The St. Patrick Society of Peoria will hold its annual St. Patrick's Day parade this Friday, March 17, starting at 11 a.m. The parade will start at the intersection of Monroe at Willia...
Mar 15, 2023 (St. Patrick's Society of Peoria Facebook)
