Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Miami Beach extends curfew, emergency powers to control spring break crowds
(Reuters) - Miami Beach officials voted on Sunday to extend an 8 p.m. curfew and emergency powers for up to three weeks to help control unruly and mostly maskless crowds that have converged on the par...
Mar 22, 2021 Police officers detain a man as they enforce an 8pm curfew imposed by local authorities on spring break festivities, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., March 20, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello
State COVID roundup 3/21: More than 75K vaccinated Saturday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported 64% of people 65 and older have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced on Thur...
Mar 22, 2021 Midwest Communications
AstraZeneca's new trial data gives COVID-19 vaccine a boost in U.S.
FRANKFURT/TAIPEI (Reuters) - AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine received a major boost on Monday after data from a large trial showed it was safe and effective, potentially paving the way for its emerg...
Mar 22, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A vial labelled with the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Fire destroys Peoria home
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria home was destroyed by a fire late Sunday night. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada said the fire began around 11 p.m. in the 700 block of West Brons, where crews were called to a...
Mar 22, 2021 Midwest Communications
Biden steps up family expulsions as U.S.-Mexico border arrivals keep climbing
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - The United States is expelling migrants to Mexico far from where they are caught crossing the border, according to Reuters witnesses, in a move that circumvents the r...
Mar 20, 2021 Migrants are seen before crossing the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to U.S Border Patrol agents to request for asylum in El Paso, Texas, U.S., in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
U.S. reaches Biden's goal of 100M vaccinations ahead of 100th day in office
WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration on Friday officially surpassed its goal of vaccinating 100 million people in President Joe Biden's first 100 days in office, more than a month ahead of his targe...
Mar 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria tourism office looking to balance needs of hotels with AirBNBs
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria recently legalized renting out residential properties as AirBNBs. So, there's a question about how they'll effect local hotel bookings. Peoria Area Convention and Visitors Burea...
Mar 19, 2021 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
U.S. House approves protections for 'Dreamer' and farmworker immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed bills providing a pathway to citizenship for immigrants nicknamed "Dreamers," who are living illegally in the United States ...
Mar 19, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A sign in support of DACA Dreamers lies at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court after the court declined to hear a Trump administration challenge to California's sanctuary laws, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
U.S. House poised to pass immigrant protections for 'Dreamers,' farm workers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young "Dreamer" immigrants living illegally in the United States would be placed on a path to citizenship under a bill to be voted upon in the House of Representatives on Thursd...
Mar 18, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A sign in support of DACA Dreamers lies at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court after the court declined to hear a Trump administration challenge to California's sanctuary laws, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
U.S. weekly jobless claims unexpectedly rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, but the labor market is regaining its footing as an acceleration in the pace of ...
Mar 18, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment benefits, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Arkansas Workforce Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
