Category Archives: National
Biden's tough sell in Pennsylvania: green energy to union workers
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - President Joe Biden traveled on Thursday to Philadelphia to pitch the promise of a green economy to union workers skeptical that the solar, wind and electric vehicle industrie...
Jul 20, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during his visit in Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 20, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Aviation bill upping pilot retirement age to 67 passed by US House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to pass legislation that would raise the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age to 67 from 65 and make other aviation refor...
Jul 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Pilots from United Airlines walk inside the airport as they take part in an informational picket at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
US weekly jobless claims fall to two-month low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, touching the lowest level in two months amid ongoing labor market tightness and d...
Jul 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A sign advertising job openings is seen outside of a Starbucks in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
UPDATE: Democratic-backed US Supreme Court ethics bill passed by Senate panel
UPDATED 12:40 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Democrats on Thursday advanced a bill that would mandate a binding ethics code for the Supreme Court after revelations that some conservative justi...
Jul 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A police officer patrols outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S. June 30, 2023.??REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo
Wagner mercenaries train Belarus special forces near Polish border
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Mercenaries from Russia's Wagner Group have started to train Belarusian special forces at a military range just a few miles from the border with NATO-member Poland, the Belarusian de...
Jul 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A fighter from Russian Wagner mercenary group conducts training for Belarusian soldiers on a range near the town of Osipovichi, Belarus July 14, 2023 in this still image taken from handout video. Voen Tv/Belarusian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Soccer-Record crowds as Women's World Cup kicks off despite Auckland shooting
SYDNEY/AUCKLAND (Reuters) - New Zealand opened the ninth Women's World Cup with a shock win against former champions Norway on Thursday, after a shooting near the Norwegian team hotel in the country's...
Jul 20, 2023 Soccer Football - FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Group A - New Zealand v Norway - Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand - July 20, 2023 General view during the opening ceremony before the match REUTERS/David Rowland
US scrambles to determine fate of soldier Travis King, who fled to North Korea
PAJU, South Korea/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. officials scrambled on Wednesday to determine the fate of an American soldier who made an unauthorized crossing into North Korea, handing Washington a new ...
Jul 19, 2023 U.S. Army soldier Travis King appears in this unknown location, undated photo obtained by REUTERS
Trump loses bid to move NY hush-money case to federal court
(Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Wednesday denied former U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to move from New York state court to federal court the case against him stemming from a hush money payment to a por...
Jul 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump appears by video conferencing before Justice Juan Merchan during a hearing before his trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York City, U.S. May 23, 2023. in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/File Photo
Chaos as U.S. soldier Travis King bolted into North Korea -witness
SEOUL (Reuters) - American and South Korean guards shouted "get him" as they scrambled unsuccessfully to stop U.S. Army soldier Travis King from sprinting into North Korea, a New Zealand woman who was...
Jul 19, 2023 U.S. Private Travis T. King (wearing a black shirt and black cap) is seen in this picture taken during a tour of the tightly controlled Joint Security Area (JSA) on the border between the two Koreas, at the truce village of Panmunjom, South Korea, July 18, 2023. Sarah Leslie/Handout via REUTERS
US envoy John Kerry tells China to separate climate from politics
BEIJING (Reuters) - Climate change is a "universal threat" that should be handled separately from broader diplomatic issues, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng on Wedn...
Jul 19, 2023 U.S. climate envoy John Kerry, at right walks next to U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns as they arrive for meetings at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Ng Han Guan/Pool via REUTERS
