Category Archives: National
Fed leaves rates unchanged despite Trump's pressure, with two governors dissenting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday in a split decision that gave little indication of when borrowing costs might be lowered and drew dissents from two of...
Jul 30, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as Jerome Powell, his nominee at the time to lead the U.S. Federal Reserve, moves to the podium at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 2, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Ozzy Osbourne fans line Birmingham streets to honour Black Sabbath star
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Thousands of heavy metal fans lined the streets of Birmingham on Wednesday for the funeral procession of Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, who died earlier this mont...
Jul 30, 2025 Crowds gather at the Black Sabbath Bridge, named in honour of the heavy metal band, as the funeral cortege of Ozzy Osbourne, its former frontman, passes through his hometown, in Birmingham, Britain, July 30, 2025. REUTERS/Jack Taylor
Fed likely to hold rates steady despite Trump's push for big cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, even as President Donald Trump continued to push the U.S. central bank to cut borrowing costs. Tru...
Jul 30, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speak during a tour of the Federal Reserve Board building, which is currently undergoing renovations, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 24, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File photo
Tsunami waves reach Hawaii after huge quake rattles Russia's Far East
(Reuters) -A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami waves of up to 5 meters (16 feet) nearby and sparked evacuation orders as far away as Hawa...
Jul 30, 2025 A powerful wave washes past a building located near the shore, after a powerful earthquake struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula, in Severo-Kurilsk, Sakhalin Region, Russia July 30, 2025 in this screen grab obtained from social media video Social media/via REUTERS
Largest U.S. rail union intends to oppose Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific merger
(Reuters) -The largest rail union in the United States said on Tuesday it intends to oppose Union Pacific's proposed $85 billion acquisition of smaller rival Norfolk Southern in regulatory proceedings...
Jul 29, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A Union Pacific rail car is parked at a Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) train yard in Seattle, Washington, U.S., February 10, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Update: Police investigate motive behind deadly mass shooting in Manhattan office tower
Updated 7:47 a.m. NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York City homicide detectives sought clues on Tuesday to what possessed a Las Vegas man to drive cross-country and storm into a midtown Manhattan office tower...
Jul 29, 2025 NYPD officers and media members stand along Park Avenue in front of the building where a shooting had taken place the day before, as pedestrians walk by, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., July 29, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
Legendary Cubs 2B Ryne Sandberg dies at 65
(Reuters/Field Level Media) - Baseball Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg, a longtime Chicago Cubs star who was one of the game's greatest-ever second basemen, died on Monday at age 65. Sandberg battled pros...
Jul 28, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Apr 4, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg throws out a ceremonial first pitch before the game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images/File Photo
US, China hold new talks on tariff truce, easing path for Trump-Xi meeting
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Top U.S. and Chinese economic officials met in Stockholm on Monday for more than five hours of talks aimed at resolving longstanding economic disputes at the centre of a trade war...
Jul 28, 2025 Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson greets Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng at Rosenbad before trade talks between the U.S. and China in Stockholm, Sweden July 28, 2025. TT News Agency/Fredrik Sandberg via REUTERS
UPDATE: Trump says many are starving in Gaza, vows to set up food centres
UPDATED 1:11 P.M. CAIRO/GENEVA (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday many people were starving in Gaza and suggested Israel could do more on humanitarian access, as Palestinians strugg...
Jul 28, 2025 Displaced Palestinians who have not received humanitarian aid gather as they survive on leftover food, amid a hunger crisis, in Gaza, July 28, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Trump says he is reducing 50 day deadline for Russia on war in Ukraine
TURNBERRY, Scotland (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was reducing the 50-day deadline he gave Russia over its war in Ukraine, underscoring his frustration with Russian Presiden...
Jul 28, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump meets with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (not pictured), in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain, July 27, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
