Category Archives: National
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall amid seasonal adjustment challenges
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, but that likely does not signal a material shift in the labor mark...
Jan 15, 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
SpaceX capsule with four astronauts, one ailing, splashes down safely off California
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Four astronauts returned safely to Earth early on Thursday after an undisclosed serious medical condition affecting one of them forced an end to their I...
Jan 15, 2026 Infrared footage shows the NASA Crew 11 Dragon capsule, carrying a four-member crew home from orbit in an emergency return to earth necessitated by an undisclosed serious medical condition afflicting one of the astronauts, making splashdown at sea upon returning to Earth, January 15, 2026, in this screen grab taken from a handout video. NASA TV/Handout via REUTERS
Another immigration-related shooting fuels chaos in Minneapolis
By Seth Herald, Jonathan Allen, Joseph Ax and Ted Hesson MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - A U.S. immigration officer shot and wounded a Venezuelan man fleeing a traffic stop in Minneapolis on Wednesday...
Jan 15, 2026 A protesting community member attempts to protect themselves as federal agents fire munitions and pepper balls, as tensions rise after federal law enforcement agents were involved in a shooting incident, a week after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in north Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 14, 2026. REUTERS/Ryan Murphy
Trump threatens funding for states over sanctuary cities as clashes intensify in Minneapolis
Jan 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would cut off federal funding next month for any state that includes sanctuary cities, expanding his attacks on mostly Democratic-ru...
Jan 14, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 5, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
US to suspend visa processing for 75 nations next week, Fox News reports
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is suspending all visa processing for visitors from 75 countries starting January 21, Fox News reported on Wednesday, citing a memo from the U.S...
Jan 14, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. flag and U.S. H-1B Visa application form are seen in this illustration taken September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Iran warns of retaliation if Trump strikes, US withdraws some personnel from regional bases
By Parisa Hafezi and Andrew Mills DUBAI/DOHA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The United States is withdrawing some personnel from bases in the Middle East, a U.S. official said on Wednesday, after a senior Irania...
Jan 14, 2026 Flames engulf cars following unrest sparked by dire economic conditions, in a place given as Isfahan, Iran, January 9, 2026, in this screengrab from Iran's state media broadcast footage. IRIB via WANA(West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
NATO would be 'more formidable' with US control of Greenland, Trump says
Jan 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said anything less than Greenland "in the hands" of the United States was "unacceptable", reiterating his demand for control of the Danish territory just...
Jan 14, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One, on his return from Detroit, Michigan, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
US to cut funding to states over 'sanctuary cities,' Trump says
Jan 14 (Reuters) - Federal payments will be halted to states over their so-called sanctuary cities on February 1, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday without elaborating on what funds or whi...
Jan 14, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump returns from Detroit, Michigan, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Trump urges Iranians to keep protesting, take names, saying 'help is on its way'
DUBAI/DETROIT, Jan 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Iranians to keep protesting and remember the names of those abusing them, saying help is on the way, as Iran's clerical e...
Jan 13, 2026 Iranian demonstrators gather in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026. Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
US Supreme Court conservatives lean toward allowing transgender sports bans
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared ready on Wednesday to uphold state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams amid escalating efforts n...
Jan 13, 2026 Protesters against transgender rights hold placards while demonstrating on the day justices are expected to hear oral arguments in two cases concerning efforts to enforce Republican-backed state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools, outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
