Category Archives: National
US consumer prices increase as expected in February
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices picked up in February as the cost of gasoline increased in anticipation of an escalating war in the Middle East, and with the co...
Mar 11, 2026 People shop at Zabar's supermarket in New York City, U.S., November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
US lawmakers advance bill to lower housing prices
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - Republicans and Democrats in Congress are lining up behind legislation to encourage more affordable housing, in a rare example of bipartisan action on...
Mar 11, 2026 A construction worker is shown at work on a multi-unit residential housing project in Encinitas, California, U.S., July 28, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
As Iran war rages, Trump pivots to cost of living in Kentucky trip
By Bo Erickson HEBRON, Kentucky, March 11 (Reuters) - Twelve days into the Iran war, U.S. President Donald Trump is refocusing on domestic issues, traveling to Kentucky on Wednesday to promote his eco...
Mar 11, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at the White House from Florida, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Israeli strikes hit near Beirut as envoy says disarming Hezbollah could end war
BEIRUT, March 10 (Reuters) - Israel's military pounded the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs with air strikes on Tuesday and its troops pushed deeper into the country's south, as an Israeli envoy sa...
Mar 10, 2026 Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 10, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Iran fighting back but not stronger than U.S. thought, top U.S. general says
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - Iran is fighting back but is not tougher than the U.S. military expected before the war, the top U.S. general told reporters on Tuesday,...
Mar 10, 2026 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine holds a briefing amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
US airport security lines worsen as missed paycheck looms for screeners
By David Shepardson and P.J. Huffstutter WASHINGTON/HOUSTON, March 9 (Reuters) - Rising absences by airport screeners caused a second straight day of longer-than-normal security lines, sparking worrie...
Mar 10, 2026 An airport official directs passengers at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, in Kenner, Louisiana, U.S., March 8, 2026. REUTERS/David Gaffen
Pope Leo fires San Diego bishop accused of stealing $250,000
VATICAN CITY, March 10 (Reuters) - Pope Leo has accepted the resignation of a Catholic bishop in San Diego who was arrested by local authorities on suspicion of stealing $250,000 from his congregation...
Mar 10, 2026 Pope Leo celebrates Mass at the Parish of Saint Mary of the Presentation in Rome, Italy, March 8, 2026. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca
US FAA cancels brief groundstop for JetBlue planes
March 10 (Reuters) - A briefly issued groundstop for all JetBlue flights was canceled within an hour on Tuesday by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after the airline said it had resolved...
Mar 10, 2026 A JetBlue aircraft comes in to land at Long Beach Airport in Long Beach, California, U.S., January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Democratic US senators demand immediate hearings on Iran war
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - Six Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Monday said they are embarking on an intensified campaign for public hearings on the Iran war, with top Trump admin...
Mar 10, 2026 Smoke continues to rise after a reported strike on fuel tanks in an oil refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Trump says war could be over soon, as Iran rallies behind new hardline leader
DUBAI/JERUSALEM/DORAL, Florida, March 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday predicted the war in the Middle East could be over soon, even as Iran's hardliners staged a show of loyalty to...
Mar 09, 2026 A picture of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is displayed on a screen in Tehran, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
