Category Archives: National
Trump to pick new top D.C. prosecutor after Ed Martin fails to secure support
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will nominate a new candidate to serve as Washington, D.C.'s top federal prosecutor, after his first pick Ed Martin, who holds the job ...
May 08, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for the new U.S. ambassador to China, former U.S. Senator David Perdue, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Prevost surprises as first US pope, takes name Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Cardinal Robert Prevost, a little known missionary from Chicago, was elected as a surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, becoming the first U....
May 08, 2025 Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
US plans to spend billions to update air-traffic control system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled a plan on Thursday to modernize the aging U.S. air traffic control system at a cost of tens of billions of dollars to address ai...
May 08, 2025 U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy takes a call from U.S. President Donald Trump as he announces an air traffic control infrastructure plan during a press conference at the Transportation Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
UPDATE: US Cardinal Prevost elected Pope Leo XIV, first American pontiff
UPDATE: 12:30 P.M. VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Leo XIV, becoming the ...
May 08, 2025 Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Trump heralds 'breakthrough' deal with UK
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced a "breakthrough deal" on trade that leaves in place a 10% tariff on goods import...
May 08, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Warren Stephens after announcing a trade deal with the U.K., in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis
US weekly jobless claims fall more than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, suggesting the labor market continued to chug along, though risks are...
May 08, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A sign advertising job openings is seen outside of a Starbucks in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File photo
Catholic cardinals signal with black smoke there is no new pope yet
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Black smoke billowed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signaling that the cardinals locked in a conclave have not yet chosen a new pope to guide the Roman Cat...
May 08, 2025 Black smoke rises from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel, indicating no decision has been made to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Black smoke signals no pope elected in first conclave vote
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signalling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals locked in the Sistine Chapel in a conclave...
May 07, 2025 Members of the clergy gather on the day the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re presides over the Holy Mass, celebrated for the election of the new pope, in St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Fed holds rates steady, cites rising risk of higher inflation and unemployment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but said the risks of both higher inflation and unemployment had risen, further clouding the economic outlook as the U...
May 07, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The exterior of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building is seen in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
US health chief Kennedy launches autism project using Medicare and Medicaid data
(Reuters) - The U.S. National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have partnered to research the causes of the autism spectrum disorder, creating a database of au...
May 07, 2025 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. discusses the findings of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network survey, Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
