Author Archives: Julia Bradley
U.S. to sanction military procurement network aiding Russia, Yellen says
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the United States will impose new sanctions on a transnational network of individuals and companies that have been working to p...
Nov 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during her interview with Reuters in New Delhi, India, November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain
U.S. House control hinges on tight races after Democrats take Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Control of the U.S. House of Representatives hinged on Monday on several tight races that could secure a majority for Republicans following midterm elections that saw President J...
Nov 14, 2022 Staff process ballots for the U.S. midterm elections at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., November 13, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Morton Marching Band earns highest ranking ever at nationals
MORTON, Ill. -- A historic marching season ends on a high note. The Morton High School Marching Band wrapped up their season at the Bands of America Grand National Championships in Indianapolis over t...
Nov 14, 2022 (Courtesy of Ken Zurski)
Biden, Xi stress need to work together as they meet for talks ahead of G20
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) -Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden met on Monday for long-awaited talks that come as relations between their countries are at their lowest in decades...
Nov 14, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 14, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Three dead, two injured in University of Virginia campus shooting
(Reuters) -Police were searching the University of Virginia campus and the area around the school on Monday for an "armed and dangerous" suspect who was wanted in a shooting that left three people dea...
Nov 14, 2022 Christopher Darnell Jones in an image released by the University of Virginia police. UVA police/via Twitter
South Side Mission: Thanksgiving meal sign ups ending soon
PEORIA, Ill. - This year marks the 51st year that Peoria's South Side Mission will offer its Thanksgiving Meal ministry. The Mission will prepare 900 pounds of turkey and all the fixings, then deliver...
Nov 12, 2022 (Courtesy of South Side Mission)
Trump sues Jan. 6 panel in bid to block subpoena
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to avoid being compelled to testify or provide any documentation to a congressional panel investigating his ...
Nov 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks outside a polling station during midterm election in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
Kelly's win in Arizona leaves Democrats one seat shy of Senate control
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Incumbent Democrat Mark Kelly defeated Republican Blake Masters on Friday to win a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, a contest that left Democrats one seat short in the battle for contr...
Nov 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Mark Kelly and his wife Gabby Giffords take a selfie at a campaign event ahead of the November 8, 2022 U.S. midterm elections in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., November 6, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
22VA: Helping veterans heal through art
PEORIA, Ill. -- At least 22 veterans commit suicide every day. That's a stinging statistic. But, it was also the inspiration for a group of talented artists called 22VA --that offers help to local vet...
Nov 11, 2022 (Courtesy 22VA Facebook page)
Ukrainian troops met with joy in Kherson as Russia abandons its biggest prize
BLAHODATNE, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian troops were greeted by joyous residents in the center of Kherson on Friday after Russia abandoned the only regional capital it had captured since its invasion...
Nov 11, 2022 A person waits for a bus at a bus stop with a board displaying an image of Russian service member Sergey Reshtnikov with a slogan reading "Glory to the Heroes of Russia" in Moscow, Russia November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
