Category Archives: National
Ex-Memphis officer pleads guilty to federal charges in death of Tyre Nichols
(Reuters) - Fired Memphis, Tennessee police officer Desmond Mills pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal charges in the death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols and has agreed to plead guilty to related st...
Nov 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Desmond Mills Jr. with attorney Blake Ballin stand as five former Memphis police officers who have been charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols attend an arraignment hearing at Shelby County courthouse in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht/File Photo
Lebanon's Hezbollah attacks Israeli forces with drones
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah said it had attacked Israeli army position using explosive drones for the first time, prompting heavy Israeli shelling in an escalation of more than three weeks ...
Nov 02, 2023 An Israeli soldier drinks coffee as he mans a checkpoint near the border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr say they weren't aware of fraud at NY trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. both testified on Thursday that they had no involvement with documents that a judge has ruled were fraudulently manipulated to inflate the value of ...
Nov 02, 2023 Former U.S. President Donald Trump's son and co-defendant, Donald Trump Jr., leaves the courtroom after attending the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar
US weekly jobless claims rise marginally; productivity accelerates in Q3
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week as the labor market continued to show few signs of a significant slowdown. Whi...
Nov 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside Kentucky Career Center prior to its opening to find assistance with their unemployment claims in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
Cornell University student faces federal charges over antisemitic threats
(Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Cornell University student for allegedly making online threats against Jewish students at the Ivy League school over the weekend. The arrest follow...
Nov 02, 2023 Patrick Dai (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Broome County Sheriff's Office)
US House to vote on Republicans' standalone $14.3 billion Israel bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives plans a vote on Thursday on a Republican plan to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel by cutting Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding, sett...
Nov 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File photo
Disney to buy remaining 33% stake in Hulu from Comcast for at least $8.6 billion
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Walt Disney on Wednesday formally began the process of buying Comcast's one-third stake in Hulu, a deal that will give Disney full ownership of the streaming service an...
Nov 02, 2023 Toy figures of people are seen in front of the displayed Hulu logo, in this illustration taken January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Donald Trump Jr. to testify for second day in New York fraud trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. is due to testify for a second day on Thursday about the family company's financial statements that a New York judge has ruled were fraudulentl...
Nov 02, 2023 Former U.S. President Donald Trump's son and co-defendant, Donald Trump Jr., leaves the courtroom after attending the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar
US theme-park operators Cedar Fair, Six Flags to merge
(Reuters) -U.S. amusement park operators Cedar Fair and Six Flags Entertainment on Thursday agreed to merge to scale their business amid an economic slowdown that has weighed on leisure spending. Thro...
Nov 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: People ride a roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park on the first day of opening, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Valencia, California, U.S., April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Israeli army battles Hamas fighters in drive towards Gaza City
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli tanks and troops pressed towards Gaza City on Thursday but met fierce resistance from Hamas militants using mortars and hit-and-run attacks from tunnels as the Palest...
Nov 02, 2023 Son of Palestinian woman Salwa Najar lies in a bed as his mother sits by, at a school turned to a shelter, as hospitals are overwhelmed, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 31, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
