Category Archives: National
UPDATE: Israel hits nuclear sites, Iran strikes hospital as war escalates
Updated: 7:07 a.m. TEL AVIV/DUBAI (Reuters) -Israel bombed nuclear targets in Iran on Thursday and Iranian missiles hit an Israeli hospital overnight, as the week-old air war escalated with no sign ye...
Jun 19, 2025 Smoke rises following an Israeli attack in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Fed keeps rates steady but pencils in two cuts by end of 2025; Powell sees 'meaningful' inflation ahead
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. central bank held interest rates steady on Wednesday and policymakers signaled borrowing costs are still likely to fall in 2025, but Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell ...
Jun 18, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Iran leader rejects US demand for surrender; Trump says patience has run out
DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected Donald Trump's demand for unconditional surrender on Wednesday, and the U.S. president said his patience had run out, ...
Jun 18, 2025 A drone photo shows the damage over residential homes and at the impact site following missile attack from Iran on Israel, in Rishon LeZion, Israel, June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
US Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law banning youth transgender care
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court backed a Republican-backed ban in Tennessee on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors on Wednesday in a setback for transgender rights that c...
Jun 18, 2025 FILE PHOTO: People gather and react outside the U.S. Supreme Court on the day it heard arguments over an appeal by U.S. President Joe Biden's administration of a lower court's decision upholding a Republican-backed ban in Tennessee on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, in Washington, U.S., December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
US military ready to carry out any Trump decisions on Iran, Hegseth says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military is ready to carry out any decision that President Donald Trump may make on Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday, suggesting that the U.S. dire...
Jun 18, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump's budget request for the Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
US weekly jobless claims fall, but still elevated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, but stayed at levels consistent with a further loss of labor market momentum in June. In...
Jun 18, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A job seeker leaves the job fair for airport related employment at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
NHL-Florida beat Edmonton in Game 6 to win second straight Stanley Cup
(Reuters) -The Florida Panthers completed their Stanley Cup repeat in style with a 5-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 on Tuesday as four goals from Sam Reinhart helped them clinch back-to-...
Jun 18, 2025 Jun 17, 2025; Sunrise, Florida, USA; The Florida Panthers celebrate after winning game six of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers at Amerant Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested at immigration court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested at an immigration court on Tuesday, the latest U.S. politician to be swept up in President Donald Trump's...
Jun 17, 2025 New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander, the latest U.S. politician to be swept up in U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration raids, is arrested at an immigration court, in New York City, U.S., June 17, 2025 in this screengrab from a video obtained from social media. New York City Comptroller's Office/via REUTERS
Small business seeks early Supreme Court review of Trump's tariffs
(Reuters) -A small business on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide the legality of President Donald Trump's tariffs, saying the court should take the rare step of hearing the case before ap...
Jun 17, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Trump says he wants 'real end' to nuclear problem with Iran, Israel warns Khamenei
DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said he wanted a "real end" to the nuclear dispute with Iran and indicated he may send senior American officials to meet with the Islamic Republi...
Jun 17, 2025 A police officer looks at a burnt-out bus following a missile attack from Iran, in Herzliya, Israel, June 17, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
