Author Archives: Julia Bradley
U.S. working to enable Afghanistan charter flights, Blinken says
DOHA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday the United States is working to ensure charter flights carrying U.S. citizens and at-risk Afghans can leave Afghanistan safely. ...
Sep 07, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about Afghanistan during a media briefing at the State Department, in Washington, U.S., September 3, 2021. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS
Biden to visit NY, NJ to view Hurricane Ida's destruction
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden will visit New York and New Jersey on Tuesday to view the destruction wrought by last week's Hurricane Ida, which has left at least 57 dead and four missing in the east...
Sep 07, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows a rail yard and homes along Huff Avenue submerged in floodwater after torrential rains swept through Manville, New Jersey, U.S., following the passing of Hurricane Ida, September 2, 2021. Satellite image copyright 2021 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
Tazewell County honors Underground Railroad conductors
DELAVAN, Ill. -- Tazewell County held a fourth event honoring its involvement with the Underground Railroad on Monday. It was the fourth out of five events honoring local "Freedom Train" conductors. T...
Sep 07, 2021 (25 News)
Taliban claim control of Panjshir, promise formation of government 'soon'
(Reuters) - The Taliban claimed victory on Monday over opposition forces in the Panjshir valley northeast of Kabul, declaring that it completed the Islamist group's takeover of Afghanistan and promisi...
Sep 06, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A truck with National Resistance Front markings is seen on a mountain top near Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan in this still image obtained from an undated video handout. NATIONAL RESISTANCE FRONT OF AFGHANISTAN HANDOUT/Handout via REUTERS
Florida gunman kills 4 including baby, wounds 11-year-old girl
(Reuters) - A self-described survivalist in body armor shot and killed four people, including a woman and her 3-month-old baby boy in her arms, before surrendering to police in central Florida on Sund...
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Biden to visit Louisiana to see Hurricane Ida damage, New Jersey death toll rises
WASHINGTON/NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden travels to Louisiana on Friday to get a first-hand look at the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ida, the monster storm that devastated the so...
Sep 03, 2021 A stop sign lies damaged at a street corner in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Grand Isle, Louisiana, U.S., September 2, 2021. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
U.S. job growth slows sharply in August; unemployment rate falls to 5.2%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in August amid a softening in demand for services and persistent worker shortages as COVID-19 infections soared, but the pace was enoug...
Sep 03, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A sign advertising job openings is seen while people walk into the store in New York City, New York, U.S., August 6, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
U.S. Senator Manchin wants a pause in Democrats' push for $3.5 trillion spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Joe Manchin on Thursday urged fellow Democrats to pause in their push to enact a $3.5 trillion spending bill encompassing much of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda, ...
Sep 03, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks during a hearing on a budget request for the Department of the Interior for 2022 on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
Bat in Woodford County tests positive for rabies
EUREKA, Ill. -- The Woodford County Health Department said Thursday that a recent report showed a deceased bat, collected from a private residence in Metamora, tested positive for rabies. This is the ...
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U.S. weekly jobless claims drop; layoffs tumble to 24-year low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, while layoffs dropped to their lowest level in more than 24 years in August, suggesting the labor ...
Sep 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: An In-N-Out Burger advertises for workers at their restaurants location in Encinitas, California, U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo/File Photo
