Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Judge in Rittenhouse trial will not allow jury to consider lesser charge in shooting
KENOSHA, Wisc. (Reuters) - The judge in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse said on Friday he would not allow the jury to consider a lesser charge in the shooting of Joseph Rosenbaum, one of two men ...
Nov 12, 2021 Kyle Rittenhouse enters the courtroom during the Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha (Wisconsin) Circuit Court in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., November 9, 2021. Mark Hertzberg/Pool via REUTERS
Trump defends chants by rioters on Jan. 6 threatening to hang Pence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump defended his supporters' chants threatening to hang Vice President Mike Pence as they stormed the U.S. Capitol in a deadly riot on Jan. 6, accordin...
Nov 12, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Members of the far-right group Proud Boys make 'OK' hand gestures indicating "white power" as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building to protest against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo
'We don't want any more Black pastors' in Arbery murder trial, lawyer says
(Reuters) - A lawyer for one of the three white men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery said his team did not want "any more Black pastors coming" into the Georgia courtroom after a civil rights leader...
Nov 12, 2021 Defense attorney Kevin Gough reacts as he speaks at the jury selection in the trial of William "Roddie" Bryan, Travis McMichael and Gregory McMichael, charged with the February 2020 death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, at the Gwynn County Superior Court, in Brunswick, Georgia, U.S. October 27, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones/Pool/Files
Prosecutor in Rittenhouse murder trial tangles again with judge
KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) - The lead prosecutor in Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial in Wisconsin on Thursday accused the judge of unfairness, a day after being excoriated for trying to introduce inadmiss...
Nov 11, 2021 John Black, use-of-force expert, is pictured next to Kyle Rittenhouse and defence attorney before the start of Kyle Rittenhouse's trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., November 11, 2021. Mark Hertzberg/Pool via REUTERS
VA22: Healing veterans through artist expression
PEORIA, Ill. -- 22 veterans commit suicide every day. That's a stinging statistic. But, it was also the inspiration for a group of talented artists called VA22 --that offers help to local vets dealing...
Nov 11, 2021 (VA22 Facebook page)
U.S. judge rejects latest Trump request to block release of documents to House riot probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday lost another bid to halt congressional investigators from seeing White House records he wants to keep secret. U.S. District Judge Tany...
Nov 11, 2021 Bicycle racks and an unscalable fence surround the U.S. Capitol ahead of an expected rally Saturday in support of the Jan. 6 defendants in Washington, U.S. September 17, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files
Manchin may delay Biden social legislation until 2022 on inflation worries - Axios
(Reuters) - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin may delay President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" legislation until next year over inflation worries, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with th...
Nov 11, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) faces reporters outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Peoria's Veterans Day parade returns
PEORIA, Ill. -- Veterans will take to the streets of downtown Peoria Thursday for the annual Veterans Day parade, after it was cancelled last year due to COVID-19. The parade begins at 10 a.m. proceed...
Nov 11, 2021 Darron Cummings/Associated Press
Update: Rittenhouse breaks down in tears testifying on fatal Wisconsin shooting
KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) -Teenager Kyle Rittenhouse broke down crying while testifying in his own defense on Wednesday in his Wisconsin trial, saying one of the two men he is charged with murdering thr...
Nov 10, 2021 Kyle Rittenhouse enters the courtroom during the Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha (Wisconsin) Circuit Court in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., November 9, 2021. Mark Hertzberg/Pool via REUTERS
Peoria Bio-Made receives launch grant and hires executive director
UPDATED 11:49 a.m. PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Bio-Made, launched by biotech entrepreneur and Peoria native Jake Becraft in 2020, has selected Vivian Standifird, a senior financial executive, and wife of B...
Nov 10, 2021 Courtesy: PeoriaBioMade.org
