Author Archives: Julia Bradley
NBA's Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier among dozens arrested in sweeping illegal gambling probe
NEW YORK -Chauncey Billups, an NBA Hall of Fame player and head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, and Terry Rozier, a guard with the Miami Heat, are among more than 30 people charged on Thursday in...
Oct 23, 2025 Mar 31, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier (2) handles the ball during the second quarter against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images
Rivian to cut jobs as loss of EV tax credit hits demand, source says
(Reuters) -Rivian Automotive will lay off employees as the electric-vehicle maker contends with weakening demand following the expiry of key U.S. tax credits that had supported sales, a person familia...
Oct 23, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Workers assemble second-generation R1 vehicles at electric auto maker Rivian's manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2024. REUTERS/Joel Angel Juarez/File Photo
US existing home sales rise to seven-month high in September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. existing home sales increased to a seven-month high in September, but rising economic uncertainty and a stalled labor market could limit the boost from easing mortgage rates...
Oct 23, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A "For Sale" sign stands at a house in Miami, Florida, U.S. April 16, 2025. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
How plastic whistles are becoming an anti-ICE resistance tool in Chicago
CHICAGO (Reuters) -As the shrill sound of whistles echoed through a parking garage in Chicago's North Side on Tuesday, two people flung their car doors open, ducked inside and shrank down into their s...
Oct 23, 2025 A woman holds a whistle she uses to alert others about the presence of federal agents during immigration raids, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered increased federal law enforcement presence to assist in crime prevention, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 21, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
IL GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey's family members killed in helicopter crash
Former state senator and state representative Darren Bailey has announced the loss of his son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren, after a helicopter crash in Montana. Details surrounding the cras...
Oct 23, 2025 IL GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey's son, daughter-in-law and two of their children killed in a helicopter crash in Montana. (Bailey campaign Facebook page)
Trump calls for cheaper cattle, more grazing lands in effort to trim beef prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday continued its campaign to cut the cost of beef, with Trump urging cattle ranchers to lower prices while several age...
Oct 23, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Cattle is auctioned off at Boswell Livestock Auction in Boswell, Indiana, September 13, 2016. Picture taken September 13, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo
UPDATE: Testimony begins Wednesday in the murder case against former Sangamon deputy
UPDATED THURSDAY 11;30 A.M. PEORIA - The prosecution in the murder case of former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson showed the video recording Wednesday afternoon of Grayson fatally shooting Sonya M...
Oct 22, 2025 Friends, family and supporters of Sonya Massey gather outside the Peoria County Courthouse on Monday, Oct. 20, during jury selection for the trial of a former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy accused of her murder. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Beth Hundsdorfer)
Peoria Police receive nearly $1.4M to combat carjackings and vehicle theft
CHICAGO, Ill. - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has earmarked nearly $1.4 million for the Peoria Police Department's efforts to curb carjackings and vehicle thefts. The Illinois Vehicle ...
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Paris' Louvre reopens after heist, as backlash grows over security flaws
PARIS (Reuters) -The Louvre in Paris reopened on Wednesday, three days after thieves made off with historic jewelry worth an estimated 88 million euros ($102 million) in a spectacular heist that has r...
Oct 22, 2025 Members of a forensic team inspect a window believed to have been used in what the French Interior Ministry said was a robbery at the Louvre museum during which jewellery was stolen, in Paris, France. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Grounded paychecks: 60,000 air safety workers tighten belts as US shutdown drags on
(Reuters) -The 60,000 men and women responsible for keeping American skies safe have gone unpaid throughout the government shutdown. Without a funding agreement soon, many will be forced to dip into s...
Oct 22, 2025 Travelers pass through a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security screening at Hollywood Burbank Airport during the first day of a partial U.S. government shutdown in Burbank, California, U.S., October 1, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole
