Author Archives: Julia Bradley
U.S. gives Ukraine $800 million more in military aid, adds heavy weapons
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden announced an additional $800 million in military assistance to Ukraine on Wednesday, expanding the scope of the systems provided to include heavy artille...
Julia Bradley Apr 14, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden discusses the United States' response to Russian invasion of Ukraine and warns CEOs about potential cyber attacks from Russia at Business Roundtable's CEO Quarterly Meeting in Washington, DC, U.S., March 21, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Texas governor snarls border traffic, buses migrants in effort to pressure White House
(Reuters) -A federal-state dispute over U.S. immigration policy heated up on Wednesday, as the White House lambasted Texas' governor over state inspections that have snarled truck traffic from Mexico,...
Julia Bradley Apr 14, 2022 Trucks wait in a queue to cross into the United States as Mexican truck drivers block the Jeronimo-Santa Teresa International Bridge connecting the city of Ciudad Juarez to Santa Teresa, Nuevo Mexico, to protest truck inspections imposed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
New York subway shooting suspect faces initial court appearance
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The man suspected of injuring 23 people by setting off smoke bombs and spraying the inside of a New York City subway car with gunfire was due to make an initial court appearance o...
Julia Bradley Apr 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Frank James, the suspect in the Brooklyn subway shooting, is escorted from an NYPD precinct in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Stephen Yang
Biden administration issues short-term transportation mask mandate extension
(Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Wednesday extended by 15 days a U.S. mandate requiring travelers to wear masks on airplanes, trains and in transit hubs, saying they needed time to assess the impa...
Julia Bradley Apr 13, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Air travellers wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, walk at JetBlue Terminal 5 at JFK International airport in New York, U.S., November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Biden accuses Russia of genocide in Ukraine
DES MOINES, Iowa/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said for the first time on Tuesday that Russia's invasion of Ukraine amounts to genocide, a significant escalation of the president's rh...
Julia Bradley Apr 13, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks while visiting a POET Bioprocessing plant in Menlo, Iowa, U.S., April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Al Drago
Search for New York subway gunman centers on man who rented U-Haul van
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Police and federal agents searched into the early hours of Wednesday for a man who set off smoke bombs and sprayed fellow passengers with gunfire aboard a New York City subway car,...
Julia Bradley Apr 13, 2022 Law enforcement officers stand guard at the scene of a shooting at a subway station in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Multiple people shot in New York subway station, 13 injured
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Multiple people were shot and at least 13 were injured on Tuesday in a New York City subway station, the fire department said, in the latest spasm of violence in the city's sprawli...
Julia Bradley Apr 12, 2022 Police officers walk near the scene of a shooting at a subway station in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Residents displaced by apartment fire in Morton
MORTON, Ill. -- An apartment unit was heavily damaged, and an entire building suffered heavy smoke damage in an early morning fire in Morton. The Morton Police Department told 25 News, the call came i...
Julia Bradley Apr 12, 2022 (25 News)
Philadelphia to reimpose indoor mask mandate in public spaces
(Reuters) - Philadelphia will again require masks in indoor public settings such as restaurants, schools and businesses starting next week, the city said on Monday, responding to what appears to be a ...
Julia Bradley Apr 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A sign is seen at a dining area that has been modified to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Beier/File Photo
Concern over possible use of chemical weapons as battle rages in besieged Ukrainian port
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Civilians were fleeing from areas of eastern Ukraine on Tuesday ahead of an anticipated Russian offensive, while Kyiv said it was checking reports that Russian forces had use...
Julia Bradley Apr 12, 2022 An armoured vehicle of pro-Russian troops is seen in the street during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 11, 2022. REUTERS/Chingis Kondarov