Category Archives: National
US weekly jobless claims increase slightly
WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, suggesting the labor market remains stable and giving the Federal Reserve scope to hold intere...
Mar 26, 2026 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
Update: U.S. judge questions block on Maduro's use of Venezuelan funds for defense
Updated at 11:45 a.m. By Luc Cohen and Jack Queen NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge questioned on Thursday the U.S. government's justification for blocking ousted Venezuelan president Nicols...
Mar 26, 2026 A protester supporting ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro holds a placard, near the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse on the day Maduro is to attend a hearing in a narco-terrorism case accusing him of running a cartel of Venezuelan officials that flooded the U.S. with cocaine, in New York City, U.S., March 26, 2026 REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Trump to hit Iran harder if Tehran does not accept defeat, White House says
WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will hit Iran harder if Tehran fails to accept that the country has been "defeated militarily," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt sai...
Mar 25, 2026 White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci
US jury finds Meta and Google liable in social media addiction trial
LOS ANGELES, March 25 (Reuters) - A Los Angeles jury found Alphabet's Google and Meta liable for $3 million in damages on Wednesday in a landmark social media addiction lawsuit. The outcome could infl...
Mar 25, 2026 Mothers and supporters gather outside the court as they await the jury's verdict in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming children's mental health through addictive social media platforms, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Iran's initial response to US proposal 'not positive', senior Iranian official tells Reuters
DUBAI, March 25 (Reuters) - Iran's initial response to the U.S. proposal to end the war has not been "positive", a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday, adding that Tehran is still review...
Mar 25, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 12, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
Oil falls as reports of 15-point proposal spurs ceasefire hopes
By Seher Dareen and Yuka Obayashi LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) - Oil prices sank about 5% on Wednesday after reports the United States had sent Iran a 15-point proposal aimed at ending the war, promptin...
Mar 25, 2026 A pump jack operates outside of Midland, Texas, U.S. June 11, 2025. REUTERS/Eli Hartman
Trump cites progress with Iran, US reported to propose plan to end war
ISLAMABAD/JERUSALEM March 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the U.S. was making progress in its efforts to negotiate an end to war with Iran, including winning an important co...
Mar 24, 2026 Fire engulfs a car at a site following Iranian missile barrages in central Israel, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 24, 2026. REUTERS/Tomer Appelbaum
Supreme Court justices lean toward Trump in asylum-processing case
WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices indicated sympathy on Tuesday toward President Donald Trump's administration in its defense of the government's authority to turn away asyl...
Mar 24, 2026 A demonstrator holds a sign as a small group of clergy gather for a vigil prior to arguments in Noem v. Al Otro Lado, a case to determine if noncitizens blocked on the Mexican side of the border by U.S. officials can apply for asylum, at the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 24, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
New York's LaGuardia airport faces second day of delays, cancellations after collision
NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) - New York's LaGuardia airport is facing significant delays and cancellations for the second straight delay following the deadly collision Sunday night between an Air Cana...
Mar 24, 2026 The wreckage of an Air Canada Express jet that collided with a ground vehicle at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Monday in Queens, New York, U.S., March 24, 2026. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Senate approves Trump's Homeland nominee with immigration crackdown under scrutiny
By Ted Hesson and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, March 23(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee for Homeland Security secretary, Markwayne Mullin, to replace outgoing Kristi...
Mar 24, 2026 A screen displays U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Homeland Security secretary, during an interview as he tesifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
