Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Senate approves Trump's Homeland nominee with immigration crackdown under scrutiny
By Ted Hesson and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, March 23(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee for Homeland Security secretary, Markwayne Mullin, to replace outgoing Kristi...
Mar 24, 2026 A screen displays U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Homeland Security secretary, during an interview as he tesifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Iran sends waves of missiles into Israel, dismisses Trump's talk of negotiations as 'fake news'
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV, March 24 (Reuters) - Iran launched multiple waves of missiles at Israel on Tuesday, the Israeli military said, after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed the bombing of...
Mar 24, 2026 An emergency worker walks at a site following Iranian missile barrages in central Israel, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 24, 2026. REUTERS/Tomer Appelbaum
ICE agents begin deploying at some US airports
WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - U.S. immigration agents began deploying at some U.S. airports on Monday to aid security screening as staffing absences by unpaid airport security officers cause massiv...
Mar 23, 2026 Passengers maneuver through a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint after hundreds of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were ordered to deploy to airports to help fill TSA staffing gaps, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer
Trump backs down on strikes on Iran's power network, says US and Tehran holding talks
WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump backed down on targeting Iran's power network on Monday, saying the U.S. and Iran have held constructive talks and that he would postpone any st...
Mar 23, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
State official 'disappointed' ISU did not send out emergency alerts after mass shooting
By Howard Packowitz NORMAL, Ill. (25 News) - Illinois State University Police Chief Aaron Woodruff is supporting the decision of his overnight shift supervisor not to issue emergency alerts following ...
Mar 23, 2026 (25 News)
ISP arrests Pekin man for possession of child sexual abuse materials
PEKIN, Ill. - A 46-year-old Pekin man has been taken into custody for possession of Child Sexual Abuse materials, according to Illinois State Police. ISP arrested Christian Hundt, of Pekin, last week ...
Mar 23, 2026 46-year-old Christian Hundt. (Illinois State Police)
Robert Mueller, special counsel who probed but did not charge Trump, dies at 81
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - Robert Mueller, the no-nonsense former FBI chief who documented Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. election and its contacts with Donald Trump's cam...
Mar 23, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs from the U.S. Capitol following his testimonies before the House of Representatives, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. July 24, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Arson appears to be the cause of a fire Sunday morning in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria crews responded to an early morning fire at a vacant home on Sunday which appears to have been intentionally set. Fire Battalion Chief Mike Ralston said just before 1:30 a.m., th...
Mar 23, 2026 Midwest Communications
Passenger jet collides with fire truck in New York's LaGuardia, killing both pilots
By Gursimran Mehar, Bing Guan and Shubham Kalia NEW YORK, March 23 (Reuters) - An Air Canada Express jet collided with a fire truck while landing at New York's LaGuardia airport late on Sunday, killin...
Mar 23, 2026 Damage to an Air Canada Express jet that had collided with a ground vehicle at New York's La Guardia Airport in Queens, New York, U.S. March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Bing Guan
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices up more than 34 cents in the last week alone
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have increased by 34.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.02 on Monday, according to GasBuddy and AAA Illinois. Peoria's prices are 115.7 cents...
Mar 23, 2026 Orin Zebest / CC
