Category Archives: National
US existing home sales drop, but prices up from a year earlier
(Reuters) - U.S. existing home sales dropped to a six month-low in July as home owners who are locked into cheap mortgages refrained from selling their properties with the cost of new mortgages for an...
Aug 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A "sold" sign is seen outside of a recently purchased home in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
When is the first Republican primary debate? Who will be there?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Several top Republican presidential contenders on Wednesday will take part in the first debate of the 2024 primary election cycle. Here are some facts about the showdown: WHEN AN...
Aug 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis speaks next to Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds during a "Fair-Side Chat" hosted by the governor at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., August 12, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Storm Hilary moves north after drenching Southern California, Southwest
CATHEDRAL CITY, California (Reuters) - Storm Hilary flooded streets, downed power lines and triggered mudslides across Southern California on Monday after unleashing record-breaking downpours overnigh...
Aug 22, 2023 Ronald Mendiola returns his home through a flooded street after Tropical Storm Hilary passed Cathedral City, California, U.S., August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston
Trump plans to turn himself in on Thursday over Georgia indictment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump plans to surrender on Thursday in Atlanta in connection with his indictment in Georgia on charges he sought to overturn his 2020 election loss ...
Aug 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks on as he holds a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 29, 2023. REUTERS/Lindsay DeDario/File Photo
In Maui, Biden vows to respect Hawaii traditions in wildfire rebuilding
LAHAINA, Hawaii (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday vowed to stand by the people of Maui for "as long as it takes" as they rebuild after wildfires that killed more than 114 people on the Haw...
Aug 21, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden accompanied by Hawaii Governor Josh Green and Jaime Green, First Lady of Hawaii, visit the fire-ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, U.S., August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Subway nears $9.6 billion sale to Arby's owner Roark - WSJ
(Reuters) - Roark Capital, which owns restaurants Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings, is nearing a deal to buy sandwich chain Subway for about $9.6 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. A de...
Aug 21, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Subway restaurant logo is seen on a napkin in this illustration photo August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo
Pope Francis discusses Ukraine war and peace with US military chief
(Reuters) - Pope Francis and General Mark Milley, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, discussed the war in Ukraine and hopes for peace there during a private audience at the Vatican on Mon...
Aug 21, 2023 Pope Francis meets with U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley at the Vatican, August 21, 2023. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS
Storm Hilary slams Southwest US with heavy rain
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Parts of Southern California and the U.S. Southwest on Monday faced the threat of flash flooding along with landslides and mudslides after storm Hilary unleashed record-breaking...
Aug 21, 2023 Tents belonging to homeless people are seen along the Los Angeles River in Long Beach as Tropical Storm Hilary makes its way through Southern California, U.S. August 20, 2023. REUTERS/Zaydee Sanchez
Trump says he won't take part in Republican debates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would skip the upcoming Republican primary debates, citing his large lead in opinion polls as evidence that he was already w...
Aug 21, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement of his plans to run for president in the 2024 U.S. presidential election at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones
Tropical Storm Hilary releases fury on Southern California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The first tropical storm to hit Los Angeles in more than 80 years unleashed furious floods across parts of Southern California more accustomed to drought, as officials urged the...
Aug 21, 2023 Gushing flood water and debris are seen during Tropical Storm Hilary, in Angeles National Park, California, U.S. August 20, 2023. CALTRANS/Handout via REUTERS
