Category Archives: National
Judge dismisses Trump's defamation claim against E. Jean Carroll
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed Donald Trump's defamation counterclaim against the writer E. Jean Carroll, who won a $5 million jury verdict for defamation and sexual assault agai...
Aug 07, 2023 U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan and former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll watch as Joe Tacopina, lawyer of former U.S. President Donald Trump, makes closing arguments during a civil trial where Carroll accuses Trump of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, and of defamation, in New York, U.S., May 8, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/File Photo
US trucking firm Yellow files for bankruptcy, to wind down
(Reuters) -U.S. trucking firm Yellow Corp filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday and said it would wind down, after struggling with a mounting debt load and following tense contract nego...
Aug 07, 2023 A sign is seen posted at the Yellow truck terminal after the company announced they were ceasing operations July 30, in Copley, Ohio, U.S. July 31, 2023. Jeff Lange/USA Today Network via REUTERS
Trump targets DC judge in 2020 election case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Sunday targeted the federal judge assigned to the case charging him with seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election, as his lawyer argued that actions Tr...
Aug 07, 2023 Former U.S. President and Republican candidate Donald Trump makes a keynote speech at a Republican fundraising dinner in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. August 5, 2023. REUTERS/Sam Wolfe
Biden revs up economy pitch after week of silence on Trump
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - President Joe Biden kicks off a visit to three Western U.S. states on Monday as he aims to invigorate his reelection bid by highlighting recent economic gains and his acco...
Aug 07, 2023 FILE PHOTO: FU.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at Auburn Manufacturing, a company that produces heat- and fire-resistant fabrics for a range of industrial uses in the U.S. and abroad, in Auburn, Maine, U.S. July 28, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Soccer-Sweden ends U.S. World Cup reign in shootout
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Sweden beat the United States 5-4 on penalties to condemn the defending champions to their earliest Women's World Cup exit on Sunday after the teams were locked at 0-0 at the end...
Aug 06, 2023 Soccer Football - FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Round of 16 - Sweden v United States - Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia - August 6, 2023 Kristie Mewis of the U.S. and teammates look dejected as the are knocked out of the World Cup REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake
Ex-Vice President Pence does not rule out being witness for Trump's prosecution
(Reuters) - Former Republican Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday did not rule out being a prosecution witness if his ex-boss Donald Trump goes to trial on charges of orchestrating a criminal conspira...
Aug 06, 2023 REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Russia officials say Ukraine hit Donetsk university with cluster shells
DONETSK (Reuters) -Flames engulfed a university building's wooden roof in Donetsk following Ukrainian shelling on Saturday, said an emergency official in the Russia-controlled city in eastern Ukraine....
Aug 06, 2023 Firefighters extinguish a fire in the university building following a reported shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, August 5, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Trump's threatening post flagged by U.S. prosecutors to judge
(Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors flagged a threatening social media post from Donald Trump in a late-night court filing on Friday, arguing that it suggests he might intimidate witnesses by improperly discl...
Aug 06, 2023 Former U.S. President and Republican candidate Donald Trump makes a keynote speech at a Republican fundraising dinner in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. August 5, 2023. REUTERS/Sam Wolfe
No agreement between striking Hollywood writers, studios on resuming talks, WGA says
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Writers Guild of America (WGA) negotiators met on Friday with representatives of the major studios for the first time in a three-month strike by Hollywood writers to discuss whe...
Aug 05, 2023 A robot dog named Gato moves with a sign on it as SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers walk the picket line during their ongoing strike outside Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 2, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
New York park erupts in chaos as live streamer's giveaway goes awry
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Thousands of people overran New York City's Union Square and the surrounding streets on Friday in a chaotic scene after a popular live streamer announced a "giveaway" event, with p...
Aug 05, 2023 Police officers detain a person after popular live streamer Kai Cenat announced a "giveaway" event that grew chaotic, prompting police officers to respond and disperse the crowd at Union Square and the surrounding streets, in New York City, U.S. August 4, 2023. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado
