Author Archives: Julia Bradley
U.S. FDA authorizes COVID-19 vaccine boosters for the immunocompromised
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc for people with compromised immune systems. A few other coun...
Aug 13, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Pulmonology physician Catherine Wentowski, treats a patient who has coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Ochsner Medical Center in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, U.S., August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Kathleen Flynn
Center for Prevention of Abuse prepping for annual Duck Race
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's the longest-running race of its kind. Peoria's Center for Prevention of Abuse is preparing 30,000 rubber ducks to compete in their 33rd Annual Duck Race next weekend. The Center's...
Aug 13, 2021 (Center for Prevention of Abuse)
Biden to urge Congress to lower prescription drug costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday will call on U.S. lawmakers to enact legislation aimed at lowering drug prices, including allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices and imp...
Aug 12, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Pharmaceutical tablets and capsules are arranged in the shape of a U.S. dollar sign on a table in this picture illustration taken in Ljubljana August 20, 2014. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic/File Photo
U.S. jobless claims fall as labor market recovery continues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, a sign that the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to gather momentum. Initia...
Aug 12, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A Panda Express restaurant displays a "Now Hiring" sign in Tampa, Florida, U.S., June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones
Overnight shooting leaves two injured in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called just before 1:30 a.m. Thursday to the Marathon Gas Station in the 1900 block of W. Forrest Hill on reports of a shooting. Responding officers found a male vic...
Aug 12, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. to release census data used for legislative redistricting
(Reuters) - The U.S. Census Bureau will release data on Thursday from the 2020 census that states will use to draw congressional and state legislative districts for the next decade, marking the start ...
Aug 12, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Census signage is seen at an event in Queens, New York City, U.S., February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Democratic divisions emerge on Senate's $3.5 trln spending plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hours after the U.S. Senate approved a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint chock-full of investments in new domestic programs, fissures emerged between the moderate and liberal wings ...
Aug 11, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Vehicles are parked outside the U.S. Capitol building the morning the Senate returned to session in Washington, DC, U.S., July 31, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Update: Peoria fire victim identified
PEORIA, Ill. -- An early morning house fire in Peoria has left a man dead. The fire broke out just before 5 a.m. Wednesday in the 5000 block of Endres. Fire Battalion Chief Michael Hughes said a neigh...
Aug 11, 2021 Midwest Communications
PPD looking for armed suspects involved in carjacking
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were searching for two suspects in an armed carjacking that happened about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 1400 block of W. Hanssler Place. Police said the suspects fled the sce...
Aug 11, 2021 (25 News)
$1 trillion infrastructure bill wins enough votes to pass U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A $1 trillion infrastructure package that is a top priority for U.S. President Joe Biden secured enough votes to pass in the Senate on Tuesday, a bipartisan victory for the White...
Aug 10, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The sun rises on the U.S. Capitol dome before Joe Biden's presidential inauguration in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
