Category Archives: National
Wall Street rebounds sharply after Trump announces 90-day tariff pause
(Reuters) - The S&P 500 soared 9.5% on Wednesday for its biggest daily gain since 2008 after U.S. President Donald Trump declared an immediate 90-day tariff pause for many countries, bringing some rel...
Apr 09, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 8, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
US judges block Trump's Venezuelan deportations that used 1798 wartime law
NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. judges in Texas and New York dealt blows on Wednesday to President Donald Trump's effort to revive deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members under a wartime law after th...
Apr 09, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and deportations carried out by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, in New York City, U.S., February 13, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Trump temporarily lowers tariffs for most countries, raises them for China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would temporarily lower new tariffs on many countries, even as he raised them further on imports from China, in a sudden reversal...
Apr 09, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 8, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Top IRS officials join chief in quitting following immigration data deal
(Reuters) -The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service and other top officials are quitting the tax-collecting agency after it struck a deal this week to share data with federal agents on migrants...
Apr 09, 2025 A sign on the International Revenue Service Building is pictured after it was reported the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is preparing to fire thousands of workers in the coming days, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
Dominican Republican nightclub collapse kills at least 113, families look for loved ones
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - A catastrophic roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic's capital killed at least 113 people on Tuesday and emergency crews were working frantically after night...
Apr 09, 2025 Rescue teams continue working into the night at the site of the collapsed Jet Set nightclub, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic April 8, 2025. REUTERS/Erika Santelices
Trump tariffs kick in, China and Europe hit back
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs on dozens of countries took effect on Wednesday, including massive 104% duties on Chinese goods, as the European Union...
Apr 09, 2025 A drone view shows trucks as they transport cargo at the Bayport Container Terminal in Seabrook, Texas, U.S., April 7, 2025. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
US Supreme Court halts reinstatement of fired federal employees
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court blocked on Tuesday a judge's order for President Donald Trump's administration to rehire thousands of fired employees, acting in a dispute over his effort to slash t...
Apr 08, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) workers hold placards as they rally on the day of a hearing in a case on the Trump administration's mass firings of CFPB workers, outside the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
UPDATE: US forges ahead with 104% tariffs on China, says willing to talk to other countries
UPDATED 1:22 P.M. WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) -The United States said on Tuesday that 104% duties on imports from China will take effect shortly after midnight, even as the Trump administration moved...
Apr 08, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Gantry cranes stand near shipping containers at Yangshan Port outside of Shanghai, China, February 7, 2025. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo
US Supreme Court lets Trump pursue deportations under 1798 law, with limits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed Donald Trump to pursue deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members using a 1798 law that historically has been employed only in warti...
Apr 08, 2025 A Venezuelan migrant gestures following his arrival on a flight after being deported from the United States, in Caracas, Venezuela, March 28, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
Basketball-Florida overcome Houston in massive comeback to claim third NCAA title
(Reuters) -Florida came back from a 12-point second-half deficit to beat Houston 65-63 in a nail-biting thriller, claiming their third national championship in NCAA men's basketball on Monday. Senior ...
Apr 08, 2025 Apr 7, 2025; San Antonio, TX, USA; Florida Gators players celebrate with the trophy after defeating the Houston Cougars in the national championship game of the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Tournament at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images
