Category Archives: National
Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Hawaii's Big Island; USGS assessing Kilauea volcano
May 22 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck near Honaunau-Napoopoo on the Big Island of Hawaii late on Friday and the state's volcano observatory was assessing the Kilauea volcano, the Un...
6h ago Kilauea volcano spews lava, in Hawaii, U.S., April 1, 2025.
US extends Ebola travel ban to Green Card holders
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday temporarily banned the entry of lawful permanent residents who have been in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda or S...
6h ago FILE PHOTO: Travelers wait to pass a security checkpoint at Dulles International airport in Dulles, Virginia, U.S. November 13, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Gabbard resigns as Trump's top US intelligence official
WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Tulsi Gabbard said on Friday she is resigning from her job as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence, saying her husband had been diagnosed with a ra...
23h ago Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard testifies before a U.S. House Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
Wall St rises, Dow hits record high with U.S.-Iran talks in focus
By Shashwat Chauhan and Medha Singh May 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose on Friday, with the blue-chip Dow hitting a record high for the first time since the Iran war began, as investors...
May 22, 2026 Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 21, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Warsh takes over Fed with a policy problem already in view
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Kevin Warsh, whose broad criticism of current U.S. Federal Reserve officials, playbook for rate cuts and ties to President Donald Trump elevated him ...
May 22, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Kevin Warsh, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be next chair of the Federal Reserve, testifies before a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 21, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
US lawmakers propose making daylight saving time permanent, again
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Daylight saving time would stay in effect year-round under a U.S. House proposal that advanced on Thursday, reviving an idea that Americans weary of ...
May 22, 2026 FILE PHOTO: A view of the dome of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. U.S., September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
As Ebola cases rise, Americans returning from DRC must enter US via Washington airport
By David Shepardson and Julie Steenhuysen May 21 (Reuters) - Americans who have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan within the last three weeks must only return to the...
May 22, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Travelers wait to pass a security checkpoint at Dulles International airport in this file photo, in Dulles, Virginia, U.S. November 13, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Motor racing-NASCAR driver dies at 41 after sudden illness
May 21 (Reuters) - Two-times NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has died at the age of 41, NASCAR said on Thursday. News of his death came just hours after Busch's family released a statement sayin...
May 21, 2026 May 9, 2026; Watkins Glen, New York, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch looks on during practice and qualifying for the Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O'Haren-Imagn Images
US weekly jobless claims fall amid labor market resilience
WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to labor market resilience and giving the Federal Reserve room to focus on risin...
May 21, 2026 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
Former Cuban President Raul Castro is indicted in US
By Jana Winter May 20 (Reuters) - Former Cuban President Raul Castro has been indicted in the United States, a senior Trump administration official told Reuters on Wednesday, in a move that marks an e...
May 20, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Cuba's former President Raul Castro claps during a ceremony marking the 69th anniversary of the July 26, 1953 rebel assault which late Cuban leader Fidel Castro led on the Moncada army barracks, in Cienfuegos, Cuba, July 26, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo
