Category Archives: National
BNSF Railway, engineers union reach tentative deal for paid sick leave
(Reuters) - BNSF Railway and the engineers union on Tuesday reached a tentative agreement on paid sick leave and improvements in work schedules for the freight railway giant's locomotive engineers. Th...
Aug 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of shipping containers and freight railway trains ahead of a possible strike if there is no deal with the rail worker unions, at the BNSF Los Angeles Intermodal Facility rail yard in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 15, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
US sees narrow opportunity to reverse course in Niger after coup
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is a narrow opportunity to reverse last week's military takeover in Niger and U.S. diplomatic and military posture there will depend on whether the democratically elected ...
Aug 01, 2023 Demonstrators gather in support of the putschist soldiers in the capital Niamey, Niger July 30, 2023. Signs read: "Long live Niger, long live Russia", "France must leave". REUTERS/Balima Boureima/File Photo
US nurse, child abducted in Haiti, non-profit organization says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. nurse and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti, a faith-based humanitarian aid organization said on Saturday. "We can confirm that Alix Dorsainvil, our director's wife,...
Aug 01, 2023 Amy Nelson / CC
Over $1 Billion up for grabs with Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing
CHICAGO, Ill. - Americans are lining up to change their lottery luck Tuesday night. One lucky winner could grab a massive $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot, the fourth-largest prize in the game's hi...
Aug 01, 2023 (Mega Millions Consortium)
UPDATE: Caterpillar's 2023 margin forecast, upbeat results send shares to record high
UPDATED 12:06 P.M. (Reuters) -Caterpillar Inc said on Tuesday that strong demand for heavy machinery from construction and mining industries is expected to drive full-year operating margin near the to...
Aug 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Caterpillar Inc. equipment is on display for sale at a retail site in San Diego, California, U.S., March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Hunter Biden associate described 'illusion of access' to Joe, Democratic lawmaker says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A witness in a Republican-led congressional probe said on Monday that Hunter Biden sought to create an "illusion of access" to his father Joe Biden while doing business in Ukrain...
Jul 31, 2023 Devon Archer, a former Hunter Biden business associate, arrives for a deposition before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee at the O'Neill House Office Building in Washington, U.S., July 31, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm
Life sentence for Idaho mother accused of killing two children and husband's ex-wife
ST. ANTHONY, Id. - An Idaho mother has been sentenced to five life terms in prison for the deaths of two of her children and her husband's previous wife. A judge Monday sentenced Lori Vallow Daybell -...
Jul 31, 2023 Lori Vallow Daybell (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ada County Sheriff)
Ron DeSantis, in campaign speech, lashes out at China, corporate power
ROCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis took an aggressive swipe at China, railed against what he described as corporate bailouts, and said he would re...
Jul 31, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former diplomat Scott Brown films the crowd as wife Gail Huff looks on as Florida Governor and Republican U.S. presidential candidate Ron DeSantis speaks during his "No B.S. Backyard BBQ" series, in Rye, New Hampshire, U.S. July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Reba Saldanha/File Photo
UPDATE: Paul Reubens, actor who played Pee-wee Herman, dies at 70
UPDATED 1:22 P.M. (Reuters) -Paul Reubens, the actor who played Pee-wee Herman, a nerdy character who wore a gray suit and red bowtie while delighting children and adults alike with his distinctive "h...
Jul 31, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Paul Reubens 'Pee-wee Herman' arrives for the TV Land Awards 10th Anniversary at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York April 14, 2012. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Kraft Heinz defeats lawsuit over mac & cheese preparation time
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Kraft Heinz & Co of misleading consumers by promising it takes only 3-1/2 minutes to prepare a cup of microwavable Velveeta mac...
Jul 31, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Packages of Velveeta, a brand owned by The Kraft Heinz Company, are seen in a store in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 12, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
