Category Archives: National
Katy Perry launches into space with all-female crew on Blue Origin rocket
(Reuters) -Pop star Katy Perry and five other women launched into space on a Blue Origin rocket and successfully returned to earth on Monday, marking the first all-female spaceflight in more than 60 y...
Apr 14, 2025 Pop star Katy Perry comes out of the capsule in which she, journalists Gayle King, Lauren Sanchez, who is also billionaire Jeff Bezos' fiance and other participants, landed back on earth after blasting off into space on a Blue Origin rocket, as part of the New Shepard Mission NS-31, marking the first all-female flight crew in more than six decades, in West Texas, Texas, U.S., April 14, 2025, in this screen grab taken from a video. Blue Origin/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT
Golf-World unites in praise of McIlroy after momentous Masters triumph
(Reuters) -Rory McIlroy's triumph at the Masters on Sunday was hailed on both sides of the Atlantic as the 35-year-old Northern Irishman became the first European men's player to complete a career gra...
Apr 14, 2025 Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 13, 2025 Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy takes the applause of Augusta National members during the green jacket presentation after winning The Masters and completing a career grand slam REUTERS/Mike Blake
UPDATE: Suspect in arson attack on Pennsylvania governor's residence charged with attempted murder
Updated at 7:56 a.m. (Reuters) - The suspect in an arson attack on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's residence has been charged with attempted homicide, terrorism, aggravated arson and other feloni...
Apr 14, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro waves to the crowd, on the day groundhog Punxsutawney Phil makes his prediction on how long winter will last, during the Groundhog Day festivities, at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, U.S., February 2, 2025. REUTERS/Alan Freed/File Photo
Helicopter in fatal New York crash lacked flight recorders, NTSB says
(Reuters) - The helicopter that crashed into New York City's Hudson River on Thursday, killing all six on board including three children, lacked flight recorders, the National Transportation Safety Bo...
Apr 13, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Emergency personnel work at the scene of a helicopter crash on the Hudson River near lower Manhattan in New York, as seen from Newport, New Jersey U.S., April 10, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Ukraine says 21 killed by Russian ballistic missile strike on Sumy
KYIV (Reuters) - At least 21 people were killed and 83 others were wounded by a Russian ballistic missile strike in the heart of the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday morning, Ukraine's interi...
Apr 13, 2025 A view shows the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Sumy, Ukraine April 13, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
Pope Francis makes brief appearance after Palm Sunday service
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis made a brief appearance in St. Peter's Square on Sunday at the end of a Palm Sunday service, greeting the crowds from his wheelchair as he continues to recover fr...
Apr 13, 2025 Pope Francis greets cardinals as he unexpectedly appears during the Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 13, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
Iran, US to start talks in Oman under shadow of regional conflict
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran and the United States will hold high-level talks in Oman on Saturday aimed at jump-starting negotiations over Tehran's fast-advancing nuclear program, with U.S. President Donald...
Apr 12, 2025 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi in Muscat, Oman, April 12, 2025. Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/ Handout via REUTERS
US immigration judge rules that deportation case against Columbia University student can proceed
JENA, Louisiana (Reuters) -A U.S. immigration judge in Louisiana ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump's administration can proceed with its deportation case against Columbia University graduate...
Apr 12, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Muslim protestors pray outside the main campus of Columbia University during a demonstration to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at the university, in New York City, U.S., March 14, 2025. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado/File Photo
White House proposes to eliminate NOAA climate research in budget proposal
(Reuters) -The administration of President Donald Trump aims to eliminate the arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that oversees research on climate change, and refocus the U.S. ...
Apr 11, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The logo of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is seen behind Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as he talks to the media during a news conference as Hurricane Dorian approaches the state, at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, U.S. August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
US consumer sentiment tanks; inflation expectations surge amid tariff woes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer sentiment deteriorated sharply in April and 12-month inflation expectations surged to the highest level since 1981 amid unease over escalating trade tensions that h...
Apr 11, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Produce is displayed at Eastern Market in Washington, U.S., August 14, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/File Photo
