Author Archives: Julia Bradley
G7 to hike sanctions on Russia, nears oil price cap deal
SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany (Reuters) -The Group of Seven rich democracies will commit on Tuesday to a new package of coordinated actions meant to raise pressure on Russia over its war in Ukraine, and will...
Jun 27, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, European Council President Charles Michel, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attend a working session with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in virtual attendance, during the G7 leaders summit at Bavaria's Schloss Elmau castle, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Pool
Avalanche down Lightning, win Stanley Cup
The Colorado Avalanche are atop the mountain in the NHL for the third time in franchise history. Artturi Lehkonen scored the go-ahead goal with 7:32 remaining in the second period to lift the Avalanch...
Jun 27, 2022 Jun 26, 2022; Tampa, Florida, USA; Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (8) celebrates with the Stanley Cup after the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in game six of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final at Amalie Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Ukraine pleads for air defense as Russia turns sights on Lysychansk
KYIV/POKROVSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Western leaders to step up weapons supplies to his country as Russian forces fought to capture Lysychansk, the last big...
Jun 27, 2022 People stand next to cars destroyed by a Russian missile strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, at a residential area in Kharkiv, Ukraine June 26, 2022. REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova
TAPS seeing increase in pet returns
PEKIN, Ill. -- For years, TAPS (Tazewell Animal Protective Society) in Pekin has been finding new homes for pets that are brought to their shelter. But, recently, they've seen a significant increase i...
Jun 25, 2022 Brian Kelly / CC
Biden signs bipartisan gun safety bill into law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a bipartisan gun safety bill into law, the first major federal gun reform in three decades, days after the Supreme Court expanded gun ...
Jun 25, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden signs S. 2938: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law from the Roosevelt Room at the White House as first lady Jill Biden stands next to him in Washington, U.S., June 25, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Canton to 'Light the Night Blue' for slain Deputy Troy Chisum
CANTON, Ill. -- Killed in the line of duty, a Fulton County community is still mourning the death of Deputy Troy Chisum. On Saturday, three years later his family is 'Lighting the Night Blue' in his h...
Jun 25, 2022 (25 News)
PPD makes arrest in connection with March homicide
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police, along with U.S. Marshals, arrested a man Friday for the shooting death of 40-year-old Timothy Foreman Jr. According to a release from the PPD, officers located 22-year-o...
Jun 25, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Pritzker calls for special session following reversal of Roe v. Wade
UPDATED 1:55 p.m. CHICAGO, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said Friday he's standing up for reproductive rights following the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe versus Wade. Pritzker says he saw this r...
Jun 24, 2022 (File-State of Illinois/Illinois Information Service)
U.S. Supreme Court overturns abortion rights landmark
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday took the dramatic step of overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized a woman's constitutional right to an abortion and leg...
Jun 24, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Police officers walk outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Landmark gun-safety bill heads to U.S. House after Senate passage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives moved quickly on Friday to take up a package of modest measures intended to stem gun violence, a day after a Supreme Court...
Jun 24, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds a placard while taking part in the 'March for Our Lives', one of a series of nationwide protests against gun violence, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
