Author Archives: TJ Carson
Giuliani liable for defaming Georgia election workers, judge rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump's former lawyer Rudy Giuliani is liable for defaming two Georgia election workers who were the target of vote-rigging conspiracy accusations following the 2020 U.S. ...
Aug 30, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani gets out of his car to speak to reporters outside the Fulton County Jail after surrendering to face state charges arising from actions he is accused of taking to overturn former U.S. President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dustin Chambers/File photo
UPDATE: Hurricane Idalia churns into Florida, threatening storm surge
UPDATED 1:36 P.M. STEINHATCHEE, Florida (Reuters) - Hurricane Idalia on Wednesday plowed through the Big Bend region of Florida, where millions of residents had evacuated or hunkered down in anticipat...
Aug 30, 2023 A vehicle moves through flood waters in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia in Tarpon Springs, Florida, U.S., August 30, 2023. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
US unveils plan to guarantee overtime pay for 3.6 million workers
(Reuters) -The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday moved to extend mandatory overtime pay to 3.6 million salaried workers, going even further than an Obama-era rule that was struck...
Aug 30, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Commuters pack the Brooklyn Bridge during the evening rush hour in New York December 20, 2005. REUTERS/Seth Wenig/File Photo
Sentencing of two ex-Proud Boys leaders postponed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The sentencing hearings for two former leaders of the right-wing Proud Boys who were convicted of seditious conspiracy and other crimes for the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capi...
Aug 30, 2023 Members of the far-right Proud Boys, including leader Enrique Tarrio (C), rally in support of U.S. President Donald Trump to protest against the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in Washington, U.S. November 14, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File photo
Burger King must face lawsuit claiming its Whoppers are too small
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge has rejected Burger King's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that it cheated hungry customers by making its Whopper sandwich appear larger than it actually is. U.S. District J...
Aug 29, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The logo of U.S. fast food group Burger King is seen at a restaurant in Bruettisellen, Switzerland October 11, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Russia's Prigozhin buried quietly in hometown of St Petersburg
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) -Overbearing in life but discreet in death, Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was buried quietly in a leafy cemetery on the outskirts of St Petersburg on Tuesda...
Aug 29, 2023 A woman lights a candle at a makeshift memorial for Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, and Dmitry Utkin, the group commander, in Moscow, Russia August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Peoria Zoo announces birth of mandrill. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - There's a new resident at the Peoria Zoo. The zoo announced Tuesday that a baby mandrill was born on August 19th. The baby was born to first-time mother Kofola and father Linus. While t...
Aug 29, 2023 (Yvonne Strode/Peoria Zoo)
Miami Mayor Frances Suarez suspends presidential campaign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced on Tuesday he is suspending his presidential campaign, becoming the first major Republican candidate to do so, after failing to qualify for t...
Aug 29, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Miami Mayor and Republican presidential candidate Francis Suarez gestures as he speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Day Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., July 28, 2023. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File photo
Blood thinners, diabetes meds among first 10 drugs for US price negotiations
(Reuters) -The Biden administration on Tuesday released its list of 10 prescription medicines that will be subject to the first-ever price negotiations by the U.S. Medicare health program that covers ...
Aug 29, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Social Security and Medicare at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Florida, U.S. February 9, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
US job openings in July post third straight monthly drop
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job openings fell for a third straight month in July as the labor market gradually slows, but conditions remain tight, likely ensuring that the Federal Reserve would keep i...
Aug 29, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An employee hiring sign with a QR code is seen in a window of a business in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
