Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Deceased female found in Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin Police were called to the area of Main and Sabella Thursday afternoon for an unresponsive female. When officers arrived just after 2 p.m., they found a woman not breathing. Medica...
Mar 04, 2022 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
U.S. job growth far exceeds expectations in February; unemployment rate falls to 3.8%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth surged in February, pushing the unemployment rate to a two-year low of 3.8%, raising optimism that the economy could withstand mounting headwinds from geopolitic...
Mar 04, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A restaurant advertising jobs looks to attract workers in Oceanside, California, U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo/File Photo
We don't seek conflict with Russia but we are ready for it, U.S. says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO will defend all its allies and territory against a Russian attack, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday, as he arrived for a meeting of the alliance's foreig...
Mar 04, 2022 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, before a NATO foreign ministers meeting amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Pool
IL legislation aims to remove age limit on leaving kids home alone
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Legislation passed by the Illinois House this week leaves it up to parents to decide when a child is old enough to stay home alone. Many parents may not even know state law sets a...
Mar 04, 2022 US Department of Education / CC
Trump to turn over documents in New York civil probe, need not testify during appeal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump will turn over some documents to New York's attorney general for her civil probe into his business practices, but need not answer questions under oath while he appeal...
Mar 04, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo
Ukraine says Russian forces seize Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
KYIV (Reuters) -Russian military forces have seized the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant - Europe's largest - in Ukraine's southeast, the regional state administration said on Friday. "Operational per...
Mar 04, 2022 A general view of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in Ukraine in this June 12, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Stringer
Peoria home goes up in flames on W. Krause
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria emergency crews responded to a residential fire in the area of W. Krause Avenue and W. Seibold Street early Thursday morning. Firefighters found heavy smoke and fire on the uppe...
Mar 03, 2022 Midwest Communications
Lavrov says Russia will continue Ukraine war till 'the end'
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday he believed some foreign leaders were preparing for war against Russia and that Moscow would press on with its military opera...
Mar 03, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad in Moscow, Russia February 21, 2022. Alexander Nemenov /Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall for second straight week; layoffs tumble in February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, while layoffs declined sharply in February, indicating that the labor mark...
Mar 03, 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
U.S. Capitol riot panel says Trump may have engaged in 'criminal conspiracy'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday said former President Donald Trump may have engaged in criminal conduct in his...
Mar 03, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump points out to supporters as he leaves the stage after speaking during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 26, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello
