Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War, dies at 91
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, Russian news agencies cited hos...
Julia Bradley Aug 30, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev addresses the audience after the Russian premiere of the documentary film "Meeting Gorbachev" in Moscow, Russia November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
U.S. labor market defies interest rate hikes as job openings rise high in July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job openings increased in July and data for the prior month was revised sharply higher, pointing to persistently strong demand for labor that is giving the Federal Reserve ...
Julia Bradley Aug 30, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A restaurant advertising jobs looks to attract workers in Oceanside, California, U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Pekin Township Building ready to start serving again
PEKIN, Ill. -- Good news for Pekin's senior citizens. The Pekin Township Building is just about ready to start serving meals again. "They have been desperately trying to get their kitchen remodeled an...
Julia Bradley Aug 30, 2022
Zelenskyy tells Russians to run for their lives from Ukraine offensive in south
MYKOLAIV, Ukraine/KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Russian troops to flee for their lives after his forces launched an offensive to retake southern Ukraine, but Mosco...
Julia Bradley Aug 30, 2022 Police and military officers inspect destroyed houses by a strike, amid Russia's invasion, in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, August 29, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Musk sends fresh letter to scrap Twitter deal after whistleblower claims
(Reuters) - Elon Musk has sent an additional letter of deal termination to Twitter Inc after the world's richest person subpoenaed a whistleblower seeking documents on how the social media company mea...
Julia Bradley Aug 30, 2022 Elon Musk's twitter account is seen on a smartphone in front of the Twitter logo in this photo illustration taken, April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Trump's home search unearths material possibly covered by attorney-client privilege, prosecutors say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's search of former President Donald Trump's home this month turned up a "limited" number of documents potentially subject to attorney-client privileg...
Julia Bradley Aug 30, 2022 FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home after Trump said that FBI agents searched it, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Jackson, Mississippi, to go without reliable drinking water indefinitely
(Reuters) - Jackson, Mississippi, will go without reliable drinking water indefinitely, officials said on Monday, after pumps at the main water treatment plant failed, leading to the emergency distrib...
Julia Bradley Aug 30, 2022 (Reuters) -- Roads and fields near Pearl River in Ridgeland, Mississippi, remained flooded on Monday (August 29) following water discharges from Barnett Reservoir over the weekend.
UPDATE: Kherat addresses fight at PHS game Friday night, police still investigating
UPDATED 2:04 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. -- There's been a lot of talk since a fight cleared the stands at Peoria Stadium Friday night, during Peoria High's first game of the season with Metamora. Metamora ende...
Julia Bradley Aug 29, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
NASA postpones debut test flight of next-generation moon megarocket
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) -NASA on Monday postponed for at least four days the launch of its colossal next-generation rocketship on a long-awaited debut test flight, a planned six-week uncrewed v...
Julia Bradley Aug 29, 2022 NASA's Orion crew module for the Artemis 3 mission stands in the Operations and Checkout Building during a media tour at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. August 28, 2022. REUTERS/Steve Nesius
New details revealed in Hanna City plane crash
HANNA CITY, Ill. -- There's new information regarding the single-engine plane crash that killed two people in Hanna City earlier this month. A statement from the National Transportation Safety Board w...
Julia Bradley Aug 29, 2022 (Courtesy: Charles Picton)