Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to crowds as Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin
LONDON (Reuters) -A beaming Queen Elizabeth waved to cheering crowds massed outside Buckingham Palace on Thursday as Britain kicked off four days of pomp, parties and parades to celebrate her record-b...
Julia Bradley Jun 02, 2022 Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, stand on the balcony of the Buckingham Palace during the Trooping the Colour parade in celebration of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, in London, Britain June 2, 2022. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS
U.S. House panel to take up gun bill after Texas school massacre
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives committee on Thursday will take up a bill aimed at toughening national gun laws following the Texas school shooting that killed 19 young children...
Julia Bradley Jun 02, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People pay their respects at the Robb Elementary School memorial, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in the deadliest U.S. school shooting in nearly a decade, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Pekin officers injured in "low-speed" chase
PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin Police were called to the area of S. 14th Street and Remington Road around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday to assist the Tazewell County Sheriff's Department. A Tazewell County Deputy had att...
Julia Bradley Jun 02, 2022 (File-1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol)
Metamora student raises money for vets, volunteers on Honor Flight
PEORIA, Ill. -- A 7th grader from Metamora has raised thousands of dollars for local veterans over the past few years. Jay Murphy's mom Jenny explains that his interest in vets, and the local Honor Fl...
Julia Bradley Jun 01, 2022 okandasan / CC
Two Minneapolis residents file lawsuits against ex-officer who killed Floyd
(Reuters) - Two Black Minneapolis residents on Tuesday filed federal civil rights lawsuits against Derek Chauvin, the white former police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, alleging he had d...
Julia Bradley Jun 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin reacts as he listens to the judge announce his sentence of twenty two and a half years in prison for murder in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. June 25, 2021 in a still image from video. Pool via REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo
Pekin's busy Front Street reopens after extensive makeover
PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin's Front Street has reopened following $6.2 million in upgrades near the city's industrial park. Pekin officials celebrated the event with a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday at Fron...
Julia Bradley Jun 01, 2022
Biden, baby formula companies to meet on efforts to ease shortage
(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with major infant formula manufacturers on Wednesday as his administration presses ahead with efforts to boost imported supplies to help ease a nationwide...
Julia Bradley Jun 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the 154th National Memorial Day Wreath-Laying and Observance ceremony to honor America's fallen, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, U.S., May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Yellen says she was 'wrong' about inflation path; Biden backs Fed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that she was wrong in the past about the path inflation would take, but said taming price hikes is President Joe Biden's top ...
Julia Bradley Jun 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies during a U.S. House Committee on Financial Services hearing on the Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S. May 12, 2022. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS
Biden administration to announce $2.1 billion to strengthen food system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will announce on Wednesday more than $2.1 billion in funding to shore up weaknesses in the country's food supply system exposed during the COVID-19 pand...
Julia Bradley Jun 01, 2022 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack speaks during a video conference with farmers, ranchers and meat processors held by U.S. President Joe Biden from an auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, U.S. January 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Local athlete dies in ATV accident over the weekend
FULTON COUNTY, Ill. -- An all-terrain vehicle crash in Fulton County Sunday night has killed a teenage athlete from Canton. 19-year-old Lukas Goforth played baseball and football at Canton High School...
Julia Bradley May 31, 2022 Midwest Communications