Author Archives: Julia Bradley
GOP's slimmed-down virus bill scuttled by Senate Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats have scuttled a scaled-back GOP coronavirus rescue package, saying the measure shortchanges too many pressing needs as the pandemic continues its assault on the coun...
Sep 10, 2020 Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
In a year of social distancing, virus alters Sept. 11, too
NEW YORK (AP) - The coronavirus pandemic has reshaped how the U.S. is observing the anniversary of 9/11. The terror attacks' 19th anniversary will be marked Friday by dueling ceremonies at the Sept. 1...
Sep 10, 2020 FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2017, file photo, the Tribute in Light illuminates in the sky above the Lower Manhattan area of New York, as seen from across the Hudson River in Jersey City, N.J. The coronavirus pandemic has reshaped how the U.S. is observing the anniversary of 9/11. The terror attacks' 19th anniversary will be marked Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, by dueling ceremonies at the Sept. 11 memorial plaza and a corner nearby in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)
James Bond, 'Avengers' star Diana Rigg dies at 82
LONDON (AP) - British actress Diana Rigg, who became a 1960s style icon as secret agent Emma Peel in TV series "The Avengers," has died. She was 82. Rigg's agent Simon Beresford said she died Thursday...
Sep 10, 2020 FILE - In this Sept. 20, 1972 file photo, British actress Diana Rigg and actor Anthony Hopkins attend the opening night of Macbeth at the National Theatre, London. Rigg plays Lady Macbeth opposite Hopkins' Macbeth in the Shakespearean tragedy. Actress Diana Rigg, who became a 1960s style icon as secret agent Emma Peel in TV series “The Avengers,” has died at age 82. Rigg’s agent Simon Beresford says she died Thursday Sept. 10, 2020 at home with her family. (AP Photo/Bob Dear, File)
Marigold Festival adapts to keep volunteers and patrons safe
PEKIN, Ill. -- Although it will look a little different this year, Pekin's annual Marigold Festival will go on this weekend. Pekin Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Amy McCoy told WMBD's Greg and...
Sep 10, 2020 (Pekin Marigold Festival Facebook)
US layoffs remain elevated as 884K seek jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for jobless aid was unchanged last week at 884,000, a sign that layoffs are stuck at a historically high level six months after the viral pandemic fl...
Sep 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
California fire that killed 3 threatens thousands of homes
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) - A Northern California wildfire is threatening thousands of homes after winds whipped it into a monster that incinerated houses in a small mountain community and killed at least...
Sep 10, 2020 Flames lick above vehicles on Highway 162 as the Bear Fire burns in Oroville, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. The blaze, part of the lightning-sparked North Complex, expanded at a critical rate of spread as winds buffeted the region. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Past-due fines forgiven at Peoria Public Library
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Library is offering a clean slate to past patrons. The Library's Roberta Koescielski told WMBD's Greg and Dan Show, as long as you bring past-due books and materials back...
Sep 09, 2020 MWC-Logo Credit - Peoria Public Library
President Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - A Norwegian lawmaker says he has nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Middle East. Norwegian parliament member Christian Ty...
Sep 09, 2020 FILE - In this Sunday, June 14, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up while walking across the tarmac as he boards Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport, in Morristown, N.J. Trump is returning to Washington. A far-right Norwegian lawmaker says he has nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Prize 2021 for his efforts to reach a peace agreement in the Middle East. Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a member of the Norwegian Parliament for the far-right Progress Party, said on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 that Trump should be considered for his work “for reaching a peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel which opens up for possible peace in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
More U.S. troops coming home from Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) - The top U.S. general for the Middle East says the number of American troops in Iraq will drop this month from about 5,200 to 3,000. Gen. Frank McKenzie said while visiting Iraq on We...
Sep 09, 2020 FILE - In this Dec. 26, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks to members of the military at a hangar rally at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. Among veterans and military families across the United States, there are sharply mixed feelings about the new reports that Trump made multiple disparaging comments about the U.S. military. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Mobile food pantry offers help in the East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. -- Heartland Health Services and the Peoria Police Department's PPD Resource Center have partnered up for a mobile food pantry event in the East Bluff. The drive-thru pantry on Wednesday,...
Sep 09, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
