Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Tabloid publisher testifies he canceled deal for Trump to buy story of alleged affair
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified at Donald Trump's criminal trial on Thursday that he worked out a deal that would allow Trump to buy the silence of a form...
Julia Bradley Apr 25, 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears in State Supreme Court in Manhattan on Thursday, April 25, 2024, for his trial on charges of falsifying business records. Jefferson Siegel/Pool via REUTERS
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to still tight labor market conditions. Initial claims for state unempl...
Julia Bradley Apr 25, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Harvey Weinstein's conviction is overturned by top New York court
(Reuters) - New York's highest court on Thursday overturned the 2020 sex crimes conviction of former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, in the case that helped trigger the #MeToo movement. In a 4-3 ...
Julia Bradley Apr 25, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, 04 October 2022. Harvey Weinstein was extradited from New York to Los Angeles to face sex-related charges. Etienne Laurent/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Peoria firefighters rescue driver from ravine. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria emergency crews were called to N. Gale Avenue Wednesday night for a vehicle rescue. Fire Battalion Chief Tom Sander said the vehicle was found approximately 20 feet down a ravine...
Julia Bradley Apr 25, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Two Peoria homes demolished after arson fire. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called to a structure fire early Thursday morning on W. Smith Street, on reports of neighboring homes on fire. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Tom Sander said extra...
Julia Bradley Apr 25, 2024 Midwest Communications
Bears pitch $3.2B stadium plan, but Pritzker still 'skeptical' despite team's $2B pledge
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Chicago Bears laid out a $3.2 billion plan for a new domed stadium on Chicago's lakefront on Wednesday afternoon, painting pictures of future Super Bowls an...
Julia Bradley Apr 25, 2024 An artist rendering of the Chicago Bears’ stadium proposal. (Photo
provided by the Chicago Bears)
Caterpillar profit rises as higher prices offset easing demand
(Reuters) -Caterpillar posted a rise in quarterly profit on Thursday as it held on to higher prices for its construction equipment as demand eased from last year's boom. Caterpillar has benefited from...
Julia Bradley Apr 25, 2024 A Caterpillar excavator is displayed at the China Coal and Mining Expo 2013 in Beijing, China October 22, 2013. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
UPDATE: US Supreme Court justices in Trump case lean toward some level of immunity
UPDATE: 11:33 A.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy to the argument that presidents have some immunity to criminal charges for certain actions taken in ...
Julia Bradley Apr 25, 2024 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he meets with Union workers in New York City, U.S., April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Columbia extends protest deadline after students agree to dismantle some tents
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Columbia University students agreed to take down "a significant number" of the dozens of tents set up on the school's main campus as part of a protest against Israel's incursion i...
Julia Bradley Apr 24, 2024 Protesters continue to maintain the encampment on Columbia University campus, after a tense night of negotiations, in support of Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 24, 2024, REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
UPDATE: US Supreme Court split over Idaho's strict abortion ban in medical emergencies
UPDATED 12:13 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court justices, wading back into the battle over abortion access, appeared divided on Wednesday in a case pitting Idaho's strict Republican-backed...
Julia Bradley Apr 24, 2024 People gather during a protest in support of "reproductive rights and emergency abortion care" , on the day the Supreme Court justices hear oral arguments over the legality of Idaho's Republican-backed, near-total abortion ban in medical-emergency situations, in Washington, U.S., April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
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