Category Archives: National
Trump can suspend refugee admissions, US appeals court rules
March 5 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday ruled that President Donald Trump had the authority to indefinitely suspend admissions of foreign citizens seeking to enter the United States under...
Mar 05, 2026 The James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building, home of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, is pictured in San Francisco, California February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Noah Berger/File Photo
Trump taps US Senator Mullin to replace Noem as DHS chief
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - One of the top officials overseeing President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, will leave her role, U.S. President Do...
Mar 05, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) attends a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing for Casey Means, nominated to serve as the next U.S. Surgeon General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 25, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo
Trump rejects Khamenei's son as Iran war intensifies with US-Israel strikes
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the right to join Iran in deciding its next leader on Thursday as the war escalated further, with U.S. and Israeli jets hittin...
Mar 05, 2026 People run as smoke rises following an explosion, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 5, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Twenty-four US states announce lawsuit to stop Trump's latest global tariffs
March 5 (Reuters) - A group of 24 U.S. states will sue President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday in the first legal challenge to his newly imposed 10% global tariffs, alleging that the presi...
Mar 05, 2026 FILE PHOTO: A U.S. flag and a "tariffs" label are seen in this illustration taken April 10, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
US weekly jobless claims unchanged; layoffs decline 55% in February
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week while layoffs dropped sharply in February, consistent with stable labo...
Mar 05, 2026 The Go! Go! Curry restaurant has a sign in the window reading "We Are Hiring" in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
US Senate backs Trump on Iran strikes, blocks bid to limit his war powers
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans backed President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran on Wednesday, voting to block a bipartisan resolution aiming...
Mar 05, 2026 A view of the U.S. Capitol building at night in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
Iran warns US after frigate sunk, Sri Lanka says trying to safeguard lives on second Iranian ship
By Uditha Jayasinghe GALLE, Sri Lanka, March 5 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka said it was trying to "safeguard lives" on a second Iranian ship off its coast on Thursday, a day after 87 people were killed in a ...
Mar 05, 2026 Military personnel stand guard near Galle National Hospital, following a submarine attack on the Iranian military ship, IRIS Dena, off the coast of Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lanka, March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Thilina Kaluthotage
Legendary coach Lou Holtz dies at 89
Famed college football coach Lou Holtz, who won the 1988 national title at Notre Dame, died Wednesday at 89, his family said. Holtz died in Orlando, Fla., while surrounded by family members. He went i...
Mar 04, 2026 Oct 7, 2023; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Former North Carolina State Wolfpack head coach Lou Holtz is honored along with his 1973 football team during the first half at Carter-Finley Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports
Israel orders Lebanese to leave swathe of the south 'immediately'
JERUSALEM, March 4 (Reuters) - Israel warned residents to immediately leave a swathe of south Lebanon on Wednesday, ordering them to move north of the Litani River on the third day of full-blown hosti...
Mar 04, 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 4, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia Greco
U.S. sub sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, at least 80 dead
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Idrees Ali GALLE, Sri Lanka/WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth s...
Mar 04, 2026 A vessel sails off the Galle coast after a submarine attack on the Iranian military ship, Iris Dena, off Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lanka, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Thilina Kaluthotage
