Author Archives: Julia Bradley
U.S. Supreme Court takes major case on carrying concealed handguns
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court stepped back into the heated debate over gun rights on Monday, agreeing to hear a challenge backed by the National Rifle Association to New York state's restrictions ...
Apr 27, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Seized handguns are pictured at the police headquarters in New York, New York August 19, 2013. REUTERS/Eric Thayer
Peorian arrested for attempted murder, aggravated domestic battery
PEORIA, Ill. -At approximately 11:57 a.m. on Sunday, Peoria Police responded to the 2000 block of W. Forestglen Drive regarding a report of a domestic violence situation. When officers arrived, firefi...
Apr 26, 2021 (Peoria County Jail)
North Carolina sheriff to request video of deadly shooting of Black man
(Reuters) - A North Carolina sheriff whose deputy shot and killed a Black suspect last week as officers tried to serve the man with warrants has said he would seek the release of body-worn camera vide...
Apr 26, 2021 Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten II and Chief Deputy Daniel Fogg explaining why they still haven't released the bodycam footage of Andrew Brown Jr killing in this still image taken from a social media video in Pasquotank County, North Carolina, U.S. April 24, 2021. Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office via REUTERS
U.S. states, cities await guidelines on spending stimulus
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. states and local governments are raring to tap billions of dollars coming their way in new federal stimulus funding, but are anxiously awaiting guidance to determine whether i...
Apr 26, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A family's stimulus check from the U.S. Treasury for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) aid arrived in the mail in Milton, Massachusetts, U.S., March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
State COVID roundup 4/25: Over 2,000 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois public health officials reported 2,035 new probable and confirmed cases of COVID-19 Sunday, including 24 additional deaths. Between Saturday and Sunday, state labs reporte...
Apr 26, 2021 Midwest Communications
Man struck by vehicle in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called around 8:45 p.m. Sunday to the 200 block of N. MacArthur on reports of a pedestrian hit by a car. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said a man crossing th...
Apr 26, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
East Bluff shooting leaves one injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- A juvenile male was shot in the foot Sunday afternoon in Peoria's East Bluff. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said the incident happened around 12:20 p.m. in the 1800 bloc...
Apr 26, 2021 Midwest Communications
Chauvin verdict weighs heavily on Oscars broadcast
(Reuters) - Following one of the most consequential court cases in recent U.S. history, Hollywood wasted no time in reflecting on the state of race relations and police use of force in Sunday's Academ...
Apr 26, 2021 An Oscar statue design on a red carpet backdrop is pictured at Union Station, one of the locations for the 93rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S. April 24, 2021. Chris Pizzello/Pool via REUTERS
Ex-police officer Chauvin to be sentenced on June 16 in Floyd case
(Reuters) - Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted this week of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd during an arrest last year, will be sentenced on June 16, t...
Apr 24, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin is shown in a combination of police booking photos after a jury found him guilty on all counts in his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. April 20, 2021. Minnesota Department of Corrections/Handout via REUTERS
Astronauts arrive at space station aboard SpaceX Endeavour
(Reuters) - A four-astronaut team arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour, NASA said, after becoming the first crew ever to be propelled ...
Apr 24, 2021 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon capsule, is launched carrying four astronauts on a NASA commercial crew mission to the International Space Station at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Steve Nesius
