Author Archives: Julia Bradley
South Side Mission continues its holiday traditions
PEORIA, Ill. -- Volunteers at Peoria's South Side Mission were busy on Monday making pies, cranberry sauce and rolls, and preparing them for delivery. "A few additional things we do, then we get it al...
Nov 22, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. airlines, airports brace for busy Thanksgiving travel week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. airlines and airports braced for a surge of travelers ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, hoping the weather forecast remains calm as millions more Americans will hit the ro...
Nov 22, 2021 Travelers walk through O'Hare International Airport ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 20, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Five dead, more than 40 injured after vehicle plows through Wisconsin parade
WAUKESHA, Wis. (Reuters) - A speeding SUV plowed into dozens of people, including children, during a Christmas parade in a small Wisconsin city on Sunday, leaving a scene of chaos and carnage in its w...
Nov 22, 2021 Police and emergency responders gather after a vehicle plowed through the Christmas Parade, leaving multiple people injured in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S. November 21, 2021. Scott Ash-USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS
Harris was briefly first woman to be acting U.S. president as Biden underwent colonoscopy
UPDATED 12:27 P.M. BETHESDA, Md. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden briefly transferred power to Vice President Kamala Harris Friday as he underwent a colonoscopy, making her the first woman to hold ...
Nov 19, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris shake hands during a ceremony to sign the "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act", on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Biden's $1.75 trillion social spending bill wins enough votes to pass in House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion bill to bolster the social safety net and fight climate change secured enough votes to pass the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, aft...
Nov 19, 2021 A bicyclist rides along the East Front Plaza at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 18, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
FDA authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine booster for U.S. adults
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized booster doses of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine for all adults, a move aimed at addressing waning protection among...
Nov 19, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A health worker draws a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from a vial during a vaccination event hosted by Miami - Dade County and Miami Heat, at FTX Arena in Miami, Florida, U.S., August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Jury in Rittenhouse murder trial to deliberate for fourth day
KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) - Jurors in the Wisconsin murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse will resume deliberations for a fourth day on Friday on whether to convict or acquit the teenager, who killed two men...
Nov 19, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Kyle Rittenhouse checks his cell phone as he waits with his attorneys for the judge to relieve the jury for the evening during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, U.S., November 18, 2021. Sean Krajacic/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
U.S. House could vote on 'Build Back Better' Thursday -Pelosi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives could vote on President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion "Build Back Better" legislation on Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, as long as some...
Nov 18, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds her weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 12, 2021. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan
Discover Peoria: Shop local this holiday season
PEORIA, Ill. -- Worried about being able to find holiday gifts? Shop local. JD Dalfonso, President and CEO of Discover Peoria, is touting a one-stop shop for gift-giving. It's the Pop Up Shop at Shopp...
Nov 18, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Pfizer signs $5.3 billion COVID-19 pill deal with U.S. govt
(Reuters) -Pfizer Inc has signed a $5.29 billion deal with the U.S. government to deliver 10 million courses of its COVID-19 oral antiviral drug starting this year, the drug maker said on Thursday. Th...
Nov 18, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Paxlovid, a Pfizer's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill, is seen manufactured in Ascoli, Italy, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on November 16, 2021. Pfizer/Handout via REUTERS
