Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Fed forecasts may show fraying faith in soft landing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - How much faith Federal Reserve officials still have in prospects for a "soft landing" as they take aggressive action to quash the highest inflation in 40 years will be revealed ...
Sep 21, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Putin mobilizes more troops for Ukraine, accuses West of 'nuclear blackmail'
LONDON (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called up 300,000 reservists to fight in Ukraine and said Moscow would respond with the might of all its vast arsenal if the West pursue...
Sep 21, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin makes an address, dedicated to a military conflict with Ukraine, in Moscow, Russia, in this still image taken from video released September 21, 2022. Russian Presidential Press Service/Kremlin via REUTERS
Contents of church time capsule unveiled Tuesday
UPDATED 2:34 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. -- A time capsule from the cornerstone of Hale Memorial Church in Peoria was unveiled Tuesday afternoon at the Scottish Rite Theatre. KDB Group acquired the church build...
Sep 20, 2022 (JoEll Allen/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
New York judge takes up review of documents FBI seized at Trump's home
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The judge appointed to review classified materials and other documents the FBI seized from Donald Trump's Florida home in August will hold his first conference on the matter in a ...
Sep 20, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 3, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Hurricane Fiona slams Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico; three dead
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico/Santo Domingo (Reuters) -Hurricane Fiona was churning north on Monday night after bringing torrential rain and powerful winds to the Dominican Republic and a total power outage i...
Sep 20, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People clear a road from a fallen tree after Hurricane Fiona affected the area in Yauco, Puerto Rico September 18, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
Taliban release U.S. engineer from Illinois Frerichs as Biden approves swap for drug smuggler
UPDATED 1:50 P.M. KABUL/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban on Monday freed American engineer Mark Frerichs in exchange for Taliban-linked Afghan tribal leader Bashir Noorzai, after Presi...
Sep 19, 2022 Afghanistan's Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, acting Defence Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid and Afghan tribal leader Bashir Noorzai sit during a news conference after a prisoner swap, in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer
Biden says 'the pandemic is over' even as death toll, costs mount
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said in an interview aired on Sunday that "the pandemic is over," even though the country continues to grapple with coronavirus infections that kill hun...
Sep 19, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A woman takes a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a pop-up testing site in New York City, U.S., January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Queen Elizabeth's coffin makes journey to final resting place
LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles, his sons William and Harry and other senior royals joined a solemn procession behind Queen Elizabeth's coffin through the silent streets of London on Monday, following ...
Sep 19, 2022 The coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth makes its way to Westminster Abbey on the day of the state funeral and burial of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in London, Britain, September 19, 2022 REUTERS/John Sibley
Ameren: Over 1,300 customers still without power in the area
PEORIA, Ill. - According to the Ameren Illinois Outage Map, 1,326 customers in Peoria County are still without power midday after strong storms moved through Central Illinois Sunday night. Just a hand...
Sep 19, 2022 Daniel Borman / CC
Biden meets families of Russian-held detainees Griner, Whelan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden met on Friday with families of two Americans being held by Russia, and personally reassured them he is working to gain freedom for the detainees. Biden sat do...
Sep 17, 2022 FILE PHOTO - U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, sits inside a defendants' cage after the court's verdict in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool
