Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Trump says US considering 'winding down' Iran war
By Jana Choukeir, Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart DUBAI/WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said the U.S. was considering "winding down" its military operation against Iran, as Iran an...
Mar 21, 2026 An armoured personnel carrier (APC) and a self-propelled artillery unit at the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon, amid escalation between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel, and amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in northern Israel, March 20, 2026. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Trump's peace board hands Hamas disarmament proposal, sources say
By Pesha Magid and Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM, March 21 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's Board of Peace has presented Hamas with a written proposal on how it could lay down its weapons, two sources said, a step t...
Mar 21, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff attend the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 19, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Airports rush to feed unpaid TSA workers as belts tighten
WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - As government funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security remains frozen in Congress, airports are running food drives and accepting donations for security sc...
Mar 21, 2026 TSA agents perform security checks as passengers wait in long lines during a partial government shutdown at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., March 20, 2026. REUTERS/Megan Varner
PPD makes third arrest in November armed robbery case
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have arrested a third suspect in connection with an armed robbery and aggravated battery that occurred last November. PPD Spokesperson Semone Roth says around 6 p.m. on Th...
Mar 21, 2026 Peoria Police Department
Fire temporarily closes Rhythm Kitchen on Peoria's riverfront
PEORIA, Ill. - A fire at Rhythm Kitchen restaurant on Peoria's riverfront Friday afternoon caused an estimated $10,000 damage, but quick action by employees and the kitchen's sprinkler system kept the...
Mar 21, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
US to deploy thousands of additional troops to the Middle East, officials say
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - The United States military is deploying thousands of additional Marines and sailors to the Middle East, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday. The deployments of...
Mar 20, 2026 FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Navy sailor signals an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran at an undisclosed location March 4, 2026. U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS / File Photo
Chuck Norris, macho star of 'Walker, Texas Ranger', dies at 86
Updated at 9:52 a.m. By Patricia Reaney March 20 (Reuters) - Chuck Norris, the former martial arts champion and 1980s action-film hero who fought the bad guys in "Code of Silence," "Missing in Action"...
Mar 20, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Nov 15, 2018; Houston, TX, USA; Move and television actor Chuck Norris watches during a game between the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports/File photo
'Illinois farmers can feed Illinois': State grant program offers assistance
Article Summary Illinois food producers and businesses can apply for a share of $3.6 million through the Illinois Department of Agriculture as part of a grant program to support local food infrastruct...
Mar 20, 2026 Traci Barkley, director of Sola Gratia Farm, watches as staff load produce into the farm’s
refrigerated delivery van, which was purchased with the support of funding from the Illinois’
Local Food Infrastructure Grant program. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Iran hits Kuwait refinery, Israel kills Iranian Guards spokesman as war rages on
By Alexander Cornwell, Jana Choukeir and Trevor Hunnicutt TEL AVIV/DUBAI/WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - Iran attacked an oil refinery in Kuwait on Friday and Israel killed a spokesman of Iran's Revo...
Mar 20, 2026 CCTV footage shows smoke rising from Israel's Haifa refinery after a reported Iranian attack, in Haifa, Israel, March 19, 2026, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in this screengrab from video obtained from social media. Social Media/via REUTERS
Oil up despite efforts by US, allies to boost supply and open Strait of Hormuz
By Anna Hirtenstein LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices gained on Friday despite leading European nations, Japan and Canada offering to join efforts to secure safe passage for ships through the St...
Mar 20, 2026 A pump jack operates outside of Midland, Texas, U.S. June 11, 2025. REUTERS/Eli Hartman
