Category Archives: National
UPDATE: Judge rejects Trump bid to delay New York fraud trial
UPDATED 1:37 P.M. NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York state judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump's bid to delay a scheduled Oct. 2 trial in state Attorney General Letitia James' civil fraud lawsuit acc...
Sep 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Windham, New Hampshire, U.S., Aug. 8, 2023. REUTERS/Reba Saldanha/File Photo
Blinken visits Ukraine in show of support as counteroffensive grinds on
KYIV (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kyiv on Wednesday in a gesture of support for Ukraine as its three-month-old counteroffensive against Russian forces grinds on with only ...
Sep 06, 2023 Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba greets US Secretary of State Antony Blinken before a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kyiv, Ukraine on September 6, 2023. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit on September 6, 2023, where he was due to announce more than a billion dollars in fresh aid to Ukraine. Blinken's visit -- his fourth during Moscow's assault -- comes as Kyiv has touted some successes this week in its offensive to push back Russian forces. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Pool via REUTERS
Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gets 22 years in Jan 6 case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A former leader of the right-wing Proud Boys group, Enrique Tarrio, was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Tuesday for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, t...
Sep 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Members of the far-right Proud Boys, including leader Enrique Tarrio (C), rally in support of U.S. President Donald Trump to protest against the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in Washington, U.S. November 14, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
Hawaii, Maui sued by victim's family for gross negligence in deadly wildfires
(Reuters) -The father of a woman who died during last month's wildfires in Hawaii has sued the state and the county of Maui in a "first-of-its-kind" lawsuit accusing the governments of gross negligenc...
Sep 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Views from the air of the community of Lahaina after wildfires driven by high winds burned across most of the town several days ago, in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S. August 10, 2023. REUTERS/Marco Garcia/File Photo
US says 52 million air bag inflators should be recalled over rupture threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. auto safety regulators said Tuesday that 52 million air bag inflators produced by auto suppliers ARC Automotive and Delphi Automotive need to be recalled because they may ru...
Sep 05, 2023 Wonderlane / CC
United Airlines flights temporarily grounded Tuesday afternoon after computer issues
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A nationwide ground stop of United Airlines planes was in effect for around 15 minutes Tuesday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration in a post on X, formerly known as Twitt...
Sep 05, 2023 lkarasawa / CC
The Rolling Stones set to announce new album 'Hackney Diamonds'
LONDON (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones are set to announce "Hackney Diamonds", their first album of original music for 18 years. The band, who formed more than six decades ago, heralded a "new album, n...
Sep 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones perform as part of their "Stones Sixty Europe 2022 Tour", at the Hippodrome de Longchamp in Paris, France July 23, 2022. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
UPDATE: Pennsylvania troopers expand search for convicted murderer
UPDATED 9/6 11:10 A.M. CHESTER COUNTY, Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police have expanded their search area after escaped murder Danelo Cavalcante was seen on trail cameras. Police say there have been two ...
Sep 05, 2023 Danelo Cavalcante (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/West Chester Borough Police Department)
McConnell's freeze-ups not stroke or seizure disorder -doctor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell's two episodes of freezing up while speaking in public appear not to be the result of a stroke or seizure disorder, Congress's docto...
Sep 05, 2023 Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up for more than 30 seconds during a public appearance before he was escorted away, the second such incident in a little more than a month, after an event with the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce in Covington, Kentucky, U.S. August 30, 2023 in a still image from video. ABC Affiliate WCPO via REUTERS
Meadows, other Trump allies plead not guilty in Georgia election case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges in the Georgia election subversion case, joining two other allies of former President Don...
Sep 05, 2023 White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks to reporters following a television interview, outside the White House in Washington, U.S. October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago/File photo
