Category Archives: National
Trump legal risks deepen with charges of plot to reverse 2020 election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. efforts to hold Donald Trump criminally responsible in a plot to overturn the 2020 election were gaining steam, as the former president prepared to face federal charges in a...
Aug 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S., July 7, 2023. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File Photo
UPDATE: No shooter, no injuries reported at US Capitol after 'bad call,' police say
UPDATED 2:37 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Police found no shooter and no one injured after reports of a possible active shooter in the U.S. Capitol complex on Wednesday after a possible "bad call," Wash...
Aug 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: General view of the U.S. Capitol during morning hours, in Washington, U.S., March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Yellen calls Fitch downgrade 'entirely unwarranted' amid US economy's strength
MCLEAN, Virginia (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday voiced more objections to Fitch Ratings' downgrade of the main U.S. credit rating, calling it "entirely unwarranted" becau...
Aug 02, 2023 U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a climate finance roundtable discussion at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, Saturday, July 8, 2023. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Who has been prosecuted for trying to undo Trump's 2020 election loss?
(Reuters) - Republican former U.S. President Donald Trump, who was indicted on Tuesday for his wide-ranging efforts to overturn the 2020 election, is not the only person to face prosecution over effor...
Aug 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Another former Northwestern University football player comes forward to accuse the program of hazing
CHICAGO - A former Northwestern University football player is speaking out as a legal complaint is filed on his behalf Wednesday, accusing the team and former coach Patrick Fitzgerald of hazing. Ramon...
Aug 02, 2023 Former Northwestern University football player Ramon Diaz speaks Wednesday at a news conference in Chicago. (WFLD-TV)
WWE's McMahon subpoenaed by US law enforcement agents
(Reuters) - World Wrestling Entertainment said on Wednesday U.S. federal law enforcement agents executed a search warrant and served a subpoena to Executive Chairman Vince McMahon last month, though n...
Aug 02, 2023 Mark Hodgins / CC
Lizzo sued by former dancers, accused of creating hostile work environment
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three former dancers for Grammy-winning singer Lizzo accused her of creating a hostile work environment, including weight shaming and sexually denigrating behavior, in a lawsui...
Aug 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Lizzo performs at the Glastonbury Festival site in Somerset, Britain, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff/File Photo
Mega Millions jackpot grows even bigger after no winner Tuesday night
CHICAGO, Ill. - The Mega Millions jackpot grows to an estimated $1.25 billion after no one matched all the numbers in Tuesday night's drawing. The winning numbers were 8, 24, 30, 45, 61 and the yellow...
Aug 02, 2023 (Multi-State Lottery Association/Mega Millions)
Reactions to Trump indictment over bid to reverse his 2020 US election loss
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The following are some reactions to the four-count indictment charging Republican Donald Trump with conspiring to defraud the United States by attempting to overturn his 2020 el...
Aug 01, 2023 U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith makes a statement to reporters after a grand jury returned an indictment of former U.S. President Donald Trump in the special counsel's investigation of efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, at Smith's offices in Washington, U.S., August 1, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Trump charged in US special counsel probe in efforts to overturn 2020 election
UPDATED 6:46 p.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday for his wide-ranging efforts to overturn the 2020 election, the third time in four months that the former U.S. president ha...
Aug 01, 2023 Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 29, 2023. REUTERS/Lindsay DeDario/File Photo
