Author Archives: Julia Bradley
U.S. to procure additional 100 million doses of J&J COVID-19 vaccine: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to double its order of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, procuring an additional 100 million doses, a White House official said ...
Mar 10, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A vial of the Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen at Northwell Health's South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, New York, U.S., March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
CBS News veteran Roger Mudd, who derailed a Kennedy with one question, dead at 93
(Reuters) - Roger Mudd, the longtime CBS News political correspondent who famously helped sink Edward Kennedy's White House ambitions by asking in an interview why the senator wanted to be president, ...
Mar 10, 2021 CBS correspondent Roger Mudd poses in advance of Election Night '74 on October 8, 1974. Picture taken October 8, 1974. CBS Photo Archive/Handout via REUTERS.
Peoria neighborhood evacuated due to gas leak
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday to the 1800 block of N. Bigelow on reports of a gas leak. Ameren crews, that were already on the scene, detected a strong level...
Mar 10, 2021
Minneapolis court seats first juror in police officer's trial over George Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A Minnesota judge began seating jurors on Tuesday in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis policeman facing murder and manslaughter charges for his role in the dea...
Mar 09, 2021 A demonstrator holds up an image of George Floyd during a rally on the first day of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, on murder charges in the death of Floyd, in New York City, New York, U.S., March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
White House has no comment on 'dog bites man' report involving Biden's rescue pet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday said it had no comment on a media report that President Joe Biden's youngest dog had decamped the White House following an alleged biting incident, no...
Mar 09, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Major, one of the family dogs of U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, explores the South Lawn after on his arrival from Delaware at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 24, 2021. Picture taken January 24, 2021. Adam Schultz/White House/Handout via REUTERS.
Suspects hold up Peoria mini mart
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria business was robbed at gunpoint Monday night, but no one was injured. Officers responded around 8:30 p.m. to the Mississippi Food Mart at 900 E. Arcadia Avenue on reports of a ...
Mar 09, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. House will take up Senate's $1.9 trillion coronavirus bill by Wednesday: Pelosi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will take up by Wednesday the Senate version of the sweeping $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package backed by President Joe Biden, Speaker Na...
Mar 09, 2021 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to a reporter in the U.S. Capitol as the House takes up debate of the Senate's version of U.S. President Biden's COVID-19 relief plan in Washington, U.S., March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott
Cubs and White Sox fans will be in the seats on Opening Day
CHICAGO -- Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced on Monday that fans will be allowed in Chicago's ballparks with up to 20% capacity at the start of the MLB season next month. Capacity at Guaranteed Rate Fiel...
Mar 08, 2021 Midwest Communications
Update: Jury selection for Minneapolis trial in George Floyd death delayed at least a day
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd was delayed until at least Tuesday morning as the judge contended with a last-minute ...
Mar 08, 2021 Protesters raise their fists and chant after the "I Can't Breathe" Silent March for Justice a day before jury selection is scheduled to begin for the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis policeman accused of killing George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. March 7, 2021. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi
Shots fired near Glen Oak School
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert just before 4:30 p.m. Sunday near Glen Oak School. At least three shots were fired, and a house in the 2200 block of Wisconsin Avenue got...
Mar 08, 2021 MWC-PPD
