Category Archives: National
Low weekly jobless claims point to stable US labor market
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits dropped last week, suggesting the economy maintained a steady pace of job growth in May, though it is be...
May 22, 2025 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
US House passes Trump's sweeping tax-cut bill, sends on to Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a sweeping tax and spending bill that would enact much of President Donald Trump's policy agenda on Thursd...
May 22, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump gestures, on the day of a closed House Republican Conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 20, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Two Israeli embassy staffers shot dead in downtown Washington, lone suspect held
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two Israeli embassy staffers, a young couple about to be engaged, were killed by a lone gunman in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night, and a suspect who chanted pro-Palestine sl...
May 22, 2025 Police officers work at the site where, according to the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., U.S. May 21, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Trump confronts South Africa's Ramaphosa with false claims of white genocide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday with explosive false claims of white "genocide" and unfair land seizures during a tens...
May 21, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump hands over to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa copies of articles that he said showed white South Africans who had been killed, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 21, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Trump administration drops police oversight spurred by Floyd, Taylor killings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration is ending efforts to secure agreements for federal oversight of police departments in Minneapolis and Louisville, Kentucky, despite a prior government fi...
May 21, 2025 FILE PHOTO: United States Department of Justice logo and U.S. flag are seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
UPDATE: US House Republicans try to unify around Trump tax cut bill
Updated 8:13 a.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday were trying to close in on a deal to pass President Donald Trump's tax cut and spending bill, with...
May 21, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump gestures next to U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), on the day of a closed House Republican Conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 20, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Comic actor George Wendt, 'Cheers' barfly named Norm, dead at 76
(Reuters) - Comic actor George Wendt, best known for his Emmy-nominated supporting role as the beer-bellied barfly Norm on the long-running hit NBC television sitcom "Cheers," died on Tuesday in Los A...
May 20, 2025 FILE PHOTO: John Ratzenberger and George Wendt perform a skeTch from the show "Cheers" at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 15, 2024. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
New Orleans jail worker arrested, accused of helping inmates escape
(Reuters) - A maintenance worker at a New Orleans jail was under arrest, accused of helping 10 inmates escape last week, including some accused of murder, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said o...
May 20, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A screen grab taken from a handout CCTV video shows inmates running through the loading dock at the Orleans Parish Justice Center, in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., May 16, 2025. Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Trump struggles to convince Republican holdouts in Congress visit to push tax bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Tuesday pressed his fellow Republicans in the U.S. Congress to unite behind a sweeping tax-cut bill, but apparently failed to convince a handful of hold...
May 20, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-MI) speak to members of the media, on the day of a closed House Republican Conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 20, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Agent: G Joe Thuney, Bears agree to 2-year extension
Two-time All-Pro guard Joe Thuney and the Chicago Bears agreed to a two-year contract extension, agent Mike McCartney announced on Tuesday. Multiple media outlets reported the deal is worth $35 millio...
May 20, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Nov 10, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs guard Joe Thuney (62) at the line of scrimmage against the Denver Broncos during the game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images/File Photo
