Author Archives: Julia Bradley
As Ukraine conflict rages, Biden seeks to unite Americans in annual speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden, who has earned praise for his efforts to rally European allies and other nations against Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, will t...
Mar 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden hosts a virtual roundtable on securing critical minerals at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 22, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Peoria family, pets escape fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Fire damaged a home on W. Malone in Peoria Monday night, but a family of four and their pets were unharmed. Fire Battalion Chief Clint Kuhlman said a woman and three children were home...
Mar 01, 2022 Midwest Communications
Ukraine calls for no-fly zone to stop Russian bombardment
KYIV/MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to consider a no-fly zone for Russian aircraft over Ukraine on Monday after Moscow bombarded the country's second largest city, draw...
Mar 01, 2022 New members of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces train with newly received weapons in Kyiv, Ukraine February 28, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Five dead as man kills three children and himself in California church
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) -A man shot and killed his three children and a fourth person before taking his own life on Monday in an outburst of gun violence that unfolded in a church near California...
Mar 01, 2022 Police officers stand near the scene of a shooting at a church in Sacramento, California, U.S., February 28, 2022. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
U.S. sees "no reason to change" nuclear alert levels at this time -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States sees "no reason to change" its nuclear alert levels at this time, the White House said on Monday after Russian President Vladimir Putin put Russia's nuclear de...
Feb 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds a press briefing on the U.S. response after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine, at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Pritzker stands up for Ukraine at rally
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker and several other elected officials joined a Chicago rally in support of Ukraine on Sunday. Pritzker expressed his support for the people of Ukraine as the ...
Feb 28, 2022 Sergey Kozak
U.S. targets Russia's central bank in latest sanctions action
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Monday blocked Americans from engaging in any transactions involving Russia's central bank, National Wealth Fund and finance ministry in further punishment o...
Feb 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen at the United States Department of the Treasury headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
U.S. halts operations at embassy in Belarus, OKs evacuation from U.S. embassy in Moscow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Operations at the U.S. embassy in Minsk have been suspended and non-emergency employees and family members are authorized to voluntarily depart the U.S. embassy in Moscow, Secre...
Feb 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, U.S., February 22, 2022. Carolyn Kaster/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Peoria home catches fire again
PEORIA, Ill. -- A vacant home went up in flames for a second time. Peoria firefighters were called just before 11 p.m. Sunday to the area of S. Charles and W. Hayes, finding smoke coming from the one-...
Feb 28, 2022 Midwest Communications
Illinois sharing in massive multi-state opioid settlement
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- It's a drug settlement worth $26 billion. Attorney General Kwame Raoul said Friday that final approval of the national opioid settlement with drug companies like Johnson & Joh...
Feb 25, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
