Author Archives: Julia Bradley
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Jackson vows independence amid Republican attacks
UPDATED 2:53 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden's nominee to become the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, pledged independence if confirmed and embraced a...
Mar 21, 2022 Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson listens during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 21, 2022. J. Scott Applewhite/Pool via REUTERS
Supreme Court Justice Thomas in hospital for infection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was admitted to a hospital in Washington on Friday after experiencing flu-like symptoms and was diagnosed with an infection, the high ...
Mar 21, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas participates in taking a new "family photo" with his fellow justices at the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Twin Towers building evacuated after fire Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. -- One person was hospitalized after a fire broke out in downtown Peoria's Twin Towers Sunday evening. Fire Battalion Chief Michael Hughes said the fire started just after 5:00 p.m. on th...
Mar 21, 2022 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Legislation aims to change Illinois' sexual assault laws
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Lawmakers are working on bills to close loopholes in Illinois sexual assault laws. One measure, sponsored by Rep. Katie Stuart of Collinsville, is based on a case in another state...
Mar 18, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
US seeks China's help to end Russia's war in Ukraine
KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden sought to prevent Beijing giving new life to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in a video call with his Chinese counterpart on Friday as stalled Russ...
Mar 18, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A TV screen shows news of a video meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Hong Kong, China November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
New Illinois legislation addresses war on Ukraine
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois House Democrats have put together new legislation addressing Russia's war on Ukraine. The bill's sponsor, Rep. Lindsey Lapointe, of Chicago, said this is one of the most ...
Mar 18, 2022 Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Moderna seeks FDA authorization for second COVID booster for all adults
(Reuters) -Moderna Inc on late Thursday sought emergency use authorization from U.S. health regulators for a second COVID-19 booster shot, as a surge in cases in some parts of the world fuels fears of...
Mar 18, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Missiles strike Lviv as Biden pressures Xi to abandon Moscow
KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russia fired missiles at an airport near Lviv on Friday, a city where hundreds of thousands found refuge far from Ukraine's battlefields, as Moscow tries to regain the i...
Mar 18, 2022 Firefighters work at the site of a fire at the Barabashova market, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv, Ukraine March 17, 2022. REUTERS/Oleksandr Lapshyn
AAA: Local gas prices are down a bit this week
PEORIA, Ill. -- Gas prices have actually dropped a few cents in the Peoria-Pekin metro area this week. According to Triple A, the average price for a gallon of unleaded gas locally is $4.53, just a pe...
Mar 17, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
Basketball-U.S. WNBA All-Star Griner's detention in Russia extended -TASS
(Reuters) - Seven-times WNBA All-Star player Brittney Griner's detention in Russia for the possession of vape cartridges containing hash oil has been extended until May 19, according to Russian news a...
Mar 17, 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
