Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Russian court extends U.S. basketball player Griner's detention
(Reuters) - A Russian court on Friday extended the pre-trial detention of U.S. professional basketball player Brittney Griner by one month, her lawyer told Reuters. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold med...
May 13, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Brittney Griner of the United States gestures during a game against Australia at Saitama Super Arena in their Tokyo 2020 Olympic women's basketball quarterfinal game in Saitama, Japan August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Defiant U.S. Senator Rand Paul stymies effort to pass $40 billion Ukraine aid bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top Democrat and Republican in the U.S. Senate joined forces in a rare moment of unity on Thursday in an attempt to pass $40 billion in aid for Ukraine, only to be stymied by...
May 13, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2022. Al Drago/Pool via REUTERS
Ukraine begins first war crimes trial of Russian soldier
KYIV (Reuters) - A Ukrainian court held a preliminary hearing on Friday in the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's Feb. 24 invasion, after charging a captured Russian soldier with the murder ...
May 13, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A view shows a torn flag of Ukraine hung on a wire in front an apartment building destroyed during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo
Musk puts on hold $44-billion deal for Twitter, shares slump
(Reuters) -Elon Musk on Friday put his $44-billion deal for Twitter Inc temporarily on hold, citing pending details in support of calculation that spam and fake accounts indeed represent less than 5% ...
May 13, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk's Twitter profile is seen on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Peoria pub damaged by fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- A fire late Thursday night caused an estimated $125,000 damage to a Peoria pub and restaurant. Peoria firefighters were called around 10:20 p.m. to Donnelly's Pub on N. Rockwood Drive,...
May 13, 2022 (25 News)
McConnell says Senate needs to pass new Ukraine aid "today"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that the Senate needs to pass a new aid package for Ukraine today, after the House of Representatives this week ap...
May 12, 2022 U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters following the Senate Republicans weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
U.S. weekly jobless claims rise; monthly producer price gains slow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, but there is no material shift in labor market conditions, with demand for worke...
May 12, 2022 An "Apply Now" sign stands outside the new Faccia Brutta Bar Pallino looking to hire employees on Newbury Street in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., April 27, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Biden marks 1 million Americans dead from COVID
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday commemorated the death of 1 million people in the Unites States from COVID-19, marking what he called "a tragic milestone" and urging Americans to...
May 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S. May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Fire overnight in Peoria deemed arson
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded to a house fire just before 1 a.m. Thursday in the area of Haungs Avenue and NE Adams Street. Crews found smoke and fire in the front room of the home. Th...
May 12, 2022 Midwest Communications
Pritzker speaks on on reproductive rights ahead of Senate vote
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker is calling on federal lawmakers to protect women's right to choose. The U.S. Senate is voting on Wednesday on codifying the landmark Roe v. Wade co...
May 11, 2022 (State of Illinois/Illinois Information Service)
