Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Actress Betty White died of stroke suffered 6 days earlier
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The cause of actress Betty White's death on New Year's Eve, at age 99, was a stroke she had suffered nearly a week earlier, a copy of the performer's death certificate posted o...
Jan 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Actress Betty White arrives as a guest for the Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World gala in New York May 4, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Biden to push Senate rule change in bid to pass voting-rights law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday will begin an effort to weaken rules that allow a minority group of senators to kill proposed laws, arguing democracy is in peril unless new v...
Jan 11, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the December 2021 jobs report during a speech in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 7, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. reports 1.35 million COVID-19 cases in a day, shattering global record
(Reuters) - The United States reported 1.35 million new coronavirus infections on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, the highest daily total for any country in the world as the spread of the highly...
Jan 11, 2022 People wait outside a community center as long lines continue for individuals trying to be tested for COVID-19 during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in San Diego, California, U.S., January 10, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Chicago schools to reopen after teachers agree to end COVID-19 walkout
(Reuters) -Chicago Public Schools, the third-largest U.S. education district, will resume in-person classes on Wednesday after a union backed ending a walkout over COVID-19 fears in an agreement it sa...
Jan 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Darwin Elementary after Chicago Public Schools, the nation's third-largest school district, said it would cancel classes since the teachers' union voted in favor of a return to remote learning, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
PPS approves expanded COVID-19 testing
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Schools entered into an agreement Monday night for SHIELD Illinois to provide additional COVID-19 PCR testing. The school board unanimously approved the agreement at no c...
Jan 11, 2022 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
New bill in Springfield would pay residents for camera footage
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Your home security could soon earn you some money. New legislation coming out of Springfield would increase the use of personal video footage to solve crimes. The idea came from a...
Jan 10, 2022 Linda Traynor
Update: Chicago Bears fire Nagy and Pace
UPDATED 4:05 P.M. CHICAGO, Ill. -- The Chicago Bears have fired coach Matt Nagy, ending his tenure after the team posted a 6-11 record this season. General manager Ryan Pace, whose future has also bee...
Jan 10, 2022 Matt Nagy (Chicago Bears)
First months of 2022 crucial for Biden agenda as November midterms loom
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has three years left in office, but some of his domestic agenda may have a much shorter clock. The White House has a small window of time to pass any me...
Jan 10, 2022 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. President Joe Biden walk through the Hall of Columns on the one-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS
Chicago schools closed for a fourth day
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Chicago Public School classes were canceled for a fourth day on Monday after the teachers' union and city officials failed to reach an agreement about in-person learning amid a surge ...
Jan 10, 2022 Midwest Communications
Trump to ask judge throw out suits by lawmakers, police over U.S. Capitol riot
(Reuters) - Donald Trump's lawyers on Monday will try to persuade a federal judge to throw out a series of lawsuits by Democratic lawmakers and two police officers alleging that the former president i...
Jan 10, 2022 A person touches the Washington monument as the sun rises over the U.S. Capitol, on the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
