Category Archives: National
Jockey of Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty fined $62,000 for whipping violation
(Reuters) - Junior Alvarado, who rode Sovereignty to victory in last weekend's Kentucky Derby, has been fined $62,000 and suspended two racing days for striking the horse more times than is allowed, h...
May 11, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Junior Alvarado celebrates after riding Sovereignty to victory in the 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on May 3, 2025 Mandatory Credit: Jeff Faughender/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images/File Photo
Exclusive - FEMA cuts emergency training as hurricane season looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. federal disaster agency FEMA has sharply reduced training for state and local emergency managers ahead of the start of the hurricane season on June 1, according to curr...
May 11, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A resident enters a FEMA's improvised station to attend claims by local residents affected by floods following the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Marion, North Carolina, U.S., October 5, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine after three years of war
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine aimed at ending the war, an initiative welcomed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy who said Kyi...
May 11, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a statement to the media at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 11, 2025. Sergey Bobylev/Host agency RIA Novosti/Handout via REUTERS
Pope Leo XIV appeals for 'no more war' in first Sunday message
By Joshua McElwee, Philip Pullella and Keith Weir VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo XIV appealed to the world's major powers for "no more war" in his first Sunday message to crowds in St. Peter's Squar...
May 11, 2025 Pope Leo XIV leads a Regina Caeli prayer from the central balcony (Loggia delle Benedizioni) of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 11, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
White Sox or Cubs? Pope's Chicago baseball allegiance debated
CHICAGO (Reuters) - One question consuming Chicago baseball fans: What team does Pope Leo support? The Windy City is notoriously split between White Sox and Cubs supporters, a rivalry between the Sout...
May 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Apr 12, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Baseballs are seen in a basket during batting practice prior to a Chicago White Sox game at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images/File Photo
India and Pakistan agree to an immediate ceasefire
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Saturday that India and Pakistan had agreed to a "full and immediate ceasefire" after a fourth day of strikes and counter-strikes against...
May 10, 2025 People stand next to a damaged vehicle in a neighbourhood, following Pakistan's military operation against India, in Rehari, Jammu, May 10, 2025. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Pope Leo tells cardinals they must continue "precious legacy" of Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Leo XIV signaled on Saturday he would continue with the vision and reforms of Pope Francis, telling the world's Catholic cardinals the late pontiff left a "precious legac...
May 10, 2025 Pope Leo XIV conducts Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, May 9, 2025. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS
Israel won't be involved in new Gaza aid plan, only in security, US envoy says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A U.S.-backed mechanism for getting aid into Gaza should take effect soon, Washington's envoy to Israel said on Friday ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East, ...
May 09, 2025 U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee looks on during the day he visits the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 18, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
Former US Supreme Court Justice Souter dies, court says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter died on Thursday at his New Hampshire home, the court said in a statement on Friday. He was 85. Justice Souter was appointed to th...
May 09, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S. June 29, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
New Pope Leo XIV vows to bring light to world's "dark nights"
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Leo XIV on Friday celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel where he was elected less than 24 hours earlier and prayed that his historic papacy can help the Catholi...
May 09, 2025 Pope Leo XIV conducts Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, May 9, 2025. Vatican Media/Simone Risoluti Handout via REUTERS
