Author Archives: Julia Bradley
U.S. imposes wide array of sanctions on Russia for 'malign' actions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed a broad array of sanctions on Russia to punish it for election interference, cyber-hacking, bullying Ukraine and other "malign" acts. The m...
Apr 15, 2021 FILE PHOTO: National flags of Russia and the U.S. fly at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Futures jump as retail sales surge, jobless claims fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales rebounded sharply in March as Americans received additional pandemic relief checks from the government and increased vaccinations allowed broader economic re-e...
Apr 15, 2021 FILE PHOTO: American flags hang from the facade of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) building after the start of Thursday's trading session in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Minnesota officer faces manslaughter charge over shooting of Black man
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -The white suburban police officer who fatally shot a young Black motorist during a traffic stop in Minnesota, igniting several nights of civil unrest, was charged with manslaugh...
Apr 15, 2021 Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran who resigned from the Brooklyn Center police force, poses for a booking photograph at Hennepin County Jail for fatally shooting 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. April 14, 2021 in a combination of photographs. Hennepin County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS
Peoria home damaged by garage fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called to the 800 block of E. Virginia Avenue just after 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on reports of a working garage fire. Fire Battalion Chief Lore Baxter said it was ...
Apr 15, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Defense expert testifies George Floyd died of heart disease, car exhaust fumes
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A medical expert who testified in defense of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin told jurors on Wednesday he believed George Floyd's death while under arrest was th...
Apr 15, 2021 The former chief medical examiner of Maryland, Dr. David Fowler, answers questions during the thirteenth day of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. April 14, 2021 in a still image from video. Pool via REUTERS
Federal Bureau of Prisons says Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff has passed away
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Bernard Madoff, who was convicted for running the largest known Ponzi scheme in history, died on Wednesday in federal prison where he was serving a 150-year sentence, the Bureau of...
Apr 14, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Accused swindler Bernard Madoff exits the Manhattan federal court house in New York, U.S. on January 14, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
U.S. CDC to weigh rare clot risk with J&J's COVID-19 vaccine as use paused
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. health advisory panel on Wednesday is set to review six reported cases of rare blood clots in women who received Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine one day after fe...
Apr 14, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Johnson & Johnson logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Peorian sentenced for murder of infant daughter
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria man has been convicted for the death of his 6-month-old daughter. According to Peoria County Court records, 21-year-old Kyle Purser pleaded guilty to First Degree Murder yeste...
Apr 14, 2021 (Peoria County Jail)
Use-of-force expert testifies that Chauvin justified in deadly arrest of Floyd
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -Defense attorneys in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin on Tuesday called an expert witness who testified that the former Minneapolis police officer was justified and reasonable ...
Apr 14, 2021 Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin attends the eleventh day of his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd with his defense attorney Eric Nelson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. April 12, 2021 in a still image from video. Pool via REUTERS
Chauvin's lawyers call officer in previous arrest to the stand as first witness
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Lawyers for Derek Chauvin on Tuesday began presenting their case in the former Minneapolis policeman's murder trial, calling to the stand a now-retired officer who pulled over ...
Apr 13, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Defense attorney Eric Nelson questions a witness on the eighth day of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. April 7, 2021 in a still image from video. Pool via REUTERS
