Category Archives: National
Blinken tells Netanyahu in Israel: U.S. not going anywhere
TEL AVIV (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday reassured Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu of Washington's support, during a trip to the Middle East that aims to preven...
Oct 12, 2023 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make statements to the media inside The Kirya, which houses the Israeli Ministry of Defense, after their meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday Oct. 12, 2023. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS
UAW shuts down Ford's biggest plant; Stellantis talks resuming
DETROIT (Reuters) -U.S. auto workers are expected to return to talks with Chrysler maker Stellantis on Thursday, a tense day after a surprise walkout at Ford's biggest and most profitable plant sharpl...
Oct 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A newly remodeled Ford F250 Super Duty truck is displayed at the new Louisville Ford truck plant in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. September 30, 2016. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
California player wins $1.77 billion Powerball jackpot, second largest in history
(Reuters) -A single-ticket holder from California was the sole winner of an estimated $1.77 billion Powerball drawing on Wednesday night, in the second-largest lottery jackpot in history, the lottery ...
Oct 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Powerball tickets are seen at a liquor store, in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Israel says no humanitarian break to Gaza siege unless hostages are freed
JERUSALEM/GAZA/ASHKELON (Reuters) -Israel said on Thursday there would be no humanitarian break to its siege of the Gaza Strip until all its hostages were freed, after the Red Cross pleaded for fuel t...
Oct 12, 2023 People walk on rubble in the aftermath of a strike amid the conflict with Israel in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Biden speaks again to Netanyahu, US eyes additional aid in wake of Hamas attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday as the U.S. administration pursued more aid for its ally and warned that the number of ...
Oct 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden leaves Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
UPDATE: US House in limbo as Republican Scalise appears short of votes for speaker
UPDATED 7:43 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday nominated Steve Scalise to serve as speaker following last week's ouster of Kevin McCarth...
Oct 11, 2023 U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) speaks as he walks to a candidate forum at the Longworth House office building, after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as Speaker of the House, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
The UAW's 'record contract' hinges on pensions, battery plants
DETROIT (Reuters) - After nearly four weeks of disruptive strikes and hard bargaining, the United Auto Workers and the Detroit Three automakers have edged closer to a deal that could offer record-sett...
Oct 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021.REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
Blinken headed to Israel to show U.S. solidarity, seek deterrence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to leave for Israel on Wednesday on a Middle East mission to prevent a wider war from erupting after an attack and hostage-taking b...
Oct 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on, as U.S. President Joe Biden (not pictured) speaks about the conflict in Israel, after Hamas launched its biggest attack in decades, while making a statement about the crisis, at the White House in Washington, U.S. October 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Israel forms unity government as Hamas armed wing says still fighting outside Gaza
JERUSALEM/GAZA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel formed an emergency unity government on Wednesday as it pounded Gaza to root out Hamas and deploying forces north of the densely populated Palestinian encl...
Oct 11, 2023 Palestinians inspect the damage in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Gaza City, October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
US producer prices increase in September on higher energy costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. producer prices increased more than expected in September amid higher costs for energy products, but underlying inflation pressures at the factory gate continued to moderat...
Oct 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A woman shops for groceries at El Progreso Market in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C., U.S., August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
