Category Archives: National
Exclusive-With Iran war exit elusive, Trump aides vie to affect outcome
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - A complex tug-of-war inside the White House is driving U.S. President Donald Trump's shifting public statements on the course of the Iran war, as aides debate when and...
Mar 13, 2026 A woman sits outside her destroyed apartment after it was damaged by an airstrike while she was inside, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Alaa Al Marjani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Suspect dead in Detroit-area synagogue shooting, no other casualties reported
March 12 (Reuters) - The suspect in an episode of gun violence on Thursday at a Detroit-area synagogue was shot dead, according to a law enforcement official, with no other casualties from the inciden...
Mar 12, 2026 Smoke rises from the building after the Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident at the Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S., March 12, 2026 in a still image from video. ABC Affiliate WXYZ via REUTERS.
Gunman at Virginia university shot dead after injuring two
March 12 (Reuters) - A gunman opened fire on Thursday morning at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, injuring two people before being shot dead, according to the university. In an emergency ...
Mar 12, 2026 REUTERS
US Senate passes housing affordability; House consideration next
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved legislation aimed at boosting affordable housing construction nationwide, giving lawmakers the opp...
Mar 12, 2026 Senator Tim Scott, Republican of South Carolina, stands at the House Chamber before U.S. President Donald J. Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Kenny Holston/Pool via REUTERS
Iran's supreme leader, in first remarks, vows to avenge martyrs, keep strait closed
By Parisa Hafezi and Bo Erickson DUBAI/HEBRON, Kentucky, March 12 (Reuters) - Iran will avenge the blood of its martyrs, keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and attack U.S. bases, new Supreme Leader Mojt...
Mar 12, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, July 18, 2016. Amir Kholousi/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
US weekly jobless claims edge down
WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell last week, which could help to assuage fears of a labor market deterioration after an unexpec...
Mar 12, 2026 FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian passes a "Help Wanted" sign in the door of a hardware store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
One-third of Americans cut back on other expenses to cover healthcare in 2025, survey shows
March 12 (Reuters) - Roughly one-third of Americans cut back on food, utilities or other daily expenses to pay for healthcare last year, research from the West Health-Gallup Center showed on Thursday,...
Mar 12, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar banknotes and medicines are seen in this illustration taken, June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Trump tries to ease cost of living worries from Iran war on Kentucky trip
By Bo Erickson HEBRON, Kentucky, March 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump sought to reassure Americans during a trip to Kentucky and Ohio on Wednesday that rising gasoline prices linked to the Iran...
Mar 12, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump walks as he heads to Marine One to travel to Ohio and Kentucky, from the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Norway police apprehend three suspects in 'terror bombing' of US embassy
OSLO, March 11 (Reuters) - Norwegian police said on Wednesday they had apprehended three brothers suspected of carrying out Sunday's bombing at the U.S. embassy in Oslo, in an attack investigators hav...
Mar 11, 2026 Police vehicles outside the U.S. embassy, after a loud bang was reported at the site, in Oslo, Norway, March 8, 2026. Javad Parsa/NTB/via REUTERS
Trump tells Axios war in Iran will end soon, 'practically nothing left' to target
WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told Axios on Wednesday that there's "practically nothing left" to target in Iran and that the war there will end "soon." "Little this and ...
Mar 11, 2026 People attend a funeral ceremony for the Iranian military commanders who were killed in strikes, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 11, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
