Category Archives: National
No sign of Russian intent to change tack on Ukraine war, Blinken says
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Russia shows no sign of changing direction in its war on Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday, as foreign ministers from two dozen countries met in Indone...
Jul 14, 2023 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) prepares prior to the start of the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, 14 July 2023. ADI WEDA/POOL/Pool via REUTERS
Biden forgives $39 billion in US student debt using program fix
President Joe Biden's administration will cancel $39 billion in student debt for more than 804,000 borrowers, the Education Department said on Friday, describing the relief as the result of a "fix" to...
Jul 14, 2023 A sign calling for student loan debt relief is seen in front of the Supreme Court as the justices are scheduled to hear oral arguments in two cases involving President Joe Biden's bid to reinstate his plan to cancel billions of dollars in student debt in Washington, U.S., February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/
Hollywood's striking actors, writers to join picket lines
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Striking Hollywood actors were due to join film and television writers on picket lines on Friday, the first day of a dual work stoppage that has forced U.S. productions to shutt...
Jul 14, 2023 SAG-AFTRA union President Fran Drescher, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator, and union members gesture at SAG-AFTRA offices after negotiations ended with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the entity that represents major studios and streamers, including Amazon, Apple, Disney, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, and Warner Bros Discovery, triggering an actors’ strike, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Hollywood actors poised to strike, join writers on picket lines
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hollywood actors went on strike on Thursday after talks with studios broke down, joining film and television writers who have been on picket lines since May and deepening the di...
Jul 13, 2023 Striking Writers Guild of America (WGA) members walk the picket line in New York City, U.S., July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
US 'under no circumstances' will pay climate reparations, Kerry says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will not pay reparations to developing countries hit by climate-fueled disasters, John Kerry, the U.S. special envoy on climate change, told a congressional hea...
Jul 13, 2023 U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry testifies before a House Foreign Affairs Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee hearing on the State Department's climate budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 13, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Biden 'guarantees' US backs NATO in Finland, but Trump shadow lingers
HELSINKI (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Thursday gave his assurance that the United States would stay committed to NATO despite "extreme elements" of the Republican Party, in remarks during a visi...
Jul 13, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden attends a U.S.-Nordic Leaders meeting with Finland's President Sauli Niinisto, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store and Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir in Helsinki, Finland, July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill in US
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first over-the-counter contraceptive pill, paving the way for millions of women in the country to purchase birth control witho...
Jul 13, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Birds are seen on the logo of generic drugmaker Perrigo Co outside their new factory in the city of Yeruham, in southern Israel March 2, 2016. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
US Secret Service says it ends White House cocaine probe, no suspect identified
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service said on Thursday it had concluded its investigation into cocaine found at the White House and said it had been unable to identify a suspect. The cocaine ...
Jul 13, 2023 A general view of the West Wing of the White House, where over the Fourth of July holiday weekend cocaine was discovered in an entry area where visitors place electronics and other belongings before taking tours, in Washington, U.S. July 5, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, indicating that the labor market remains tight even as job growth is slowing. In...
Jul 13, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Hollywood actors poised to strike and join writers on picket lines
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Negotiators for Hollywood's actors union unanimously recommended a strike after talks with studios broke down, setting the stage for performers to join writers on picket lines a...
Jul 13, 2023 Striking Writers Guild of America (WGA) members walk the picket line as SAG-AFTRA union announced it had agreed to a 'last-minute request' by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for federal mediation, but it refused to again extend its existing labor contract past the 11:59 p.m. Wednesday negotiating deadline, in New York City, U.S., July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
