Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Golf-Major win cements Scheffler as world's best player
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) -Scottie Scheffler held rock steady and cruised to a three-shot victory at the Masters on Sunday to earn the coveted 'Green Jacket' and cement his status as the world's top rank...
Apr 11, 2022 Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 10, 2022 Scottie Scheffler of the U.S. celebrates with his caddy Ted Scott on the 18th green after winning The Masters REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Ukraine says tens of thousands killed in Mariupol, accuses Russia of slowing evacuations
KYIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Monday that tens of thousands of people have likely been killed in Russia's assault on Mariupol and Russian forces have slowed down evacuations from the besie...
Apr 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Service members of pro-Russian troops inspect streets during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo
Biden cracks down on 'ghost guns' with new rule to tackle gun violence
UPDATED 5:40 p.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden unveiled a new rule to rein in so-called ghost guns and ban the manufacturing of the untraceable firearms on Monday as the administration fa...
Apr 11, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden clasps hands with high school ghost gun shooting victim Mia Tretta at an event to announce measures by Biden's administration to fight ghost gun crime, at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Pedestrians killed in East Peoria crash
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- Two people have died after being hit by a vehicle Sunday night in East Peoria. The East Peoria Police Department said officers were called to the area of N. Main Street and Centen...
Apr 11, 2022 Midwest Communications
Proud Boys senior member to plead guilty to U.S. Capitol riot charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A leader of the far-right Proud Boys is expected to plea guilty on Friday to charges related to the attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a court filing, a victory for prosecu...
Apr 08, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Members of the far-right group Proud Boys and supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather outside the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo
Ambulance filled with supplies shipped from Peoria to Ukraine
PEORIA, Ill. -- An ambulance with medical supplies makes its way from Peoria to war-torn Ukraine. Chris Manson and his 7-year-old daughter were hanging out at home when images from the war in Ukraine ...
Apr 08, 2022
Ukraine says Russia deliberately struck railway station used by evacuees
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -At least 39 people were killed and over 300 wounded in a Russian rocket strike on a railway station packed with women, children and elderly trying to flee fighting in east Ukr...
Apr 08, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy talks during an interview with Reuters after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo
United Nations suspends Russia from human rights body over Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday suspended Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council over reports of "gross and systematic violations and abuses of human right...
Apr 07, 2022 Sergiy Kyslytsya, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations delivers remarks during an emergency special session of the U.N. General Assembly on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S. April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall as labor market tightens, seasonal factors revised
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, indicating a further tightening of labor market conditions heading into the second quarter, wh...
Apr 07, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud/File Photo
IL House Democrats introduce $45.6 billion budget
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois House is preparing to debate a proposed $45.6 billion budget and relief plan in the final week of the spring session. The budget, crafted by House Democrats, funds pu...
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