Category Archives: National
Rivian options buyers may be helping drive stock higher
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are piling into bullish options bets on the shares of Rivian Automotive, with some market participants saying the buying has helped the electric vehicle (EV) maker's sto...
Jul 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Rivian name and logo are shown on one of their new electric SUV vehicles in San Diego, U.S., December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
North Korea warns it may shoot down US spy planes violating its airspace
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea accused the United States on Monday of violating its airspace by conducting surveillance flights and warned that, while Pyongyang was exercising restraint, such flights ma...
Jul 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A North Korean flag flutters at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea, July 19, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/File Photo
Hunter Biden prosecutor says Justice Dept didn't interfere in probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The federal prosecutor overseeing the criminal case against U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter on Monday said the Justice Department never impeded him from bringing charges, ...
Jul 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Hunter Biden steps off Marine One at Ft. McNair, after spending the night at Camp David, in Washington, U.S., June 25, 2023. REUTERS/Tasos Katopodis/File Photo
Fresh spending showdown looms as US Congress returns to Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives and the Democratic-led Senate this week will start to seek the upper hand in a spending showdown that could trigger a gov...
Jul 10, 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
Nassar, disgraced doctor who abused US gymnasts, is stabbed in prison
(Reuters) - Larry Nassar, the disgraced doctor of USA Gymnastics who was convicted of sexually abusing young female gymnasts, has been stabbed multiple times by another inmate in prison and was in sta...
Jul 10, 2023 Larry Nassar, a former team USA Gymnastics doctor who pleaded guilty in November 2017 to sexual assault charges, stands in court during his sentencing hearing in the Eaton County Court in Charlotte, Michigan, U.S., February 5, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
Russian strike on Ukrainian aid distribution point killed four, Kyiv says
KYIV (Reuters) - Four people were killed in a Russian attack on a humanitarian aid distribution point in the southeastern Ukrainian region of Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. The Gene...
Jul 10, 2023 A view shows a building destroyed by a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine July 10, 2023. Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Yurii Malashko via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS
UPDATE: Biden meets King Charles and PM Sunak ahead of NATO summit
UPDATED 10:02 A.M. LONDON/WINDSOR, England (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden met Britain's King Charles on Monday to discuss how to tackle climate change after earlier dropping in to see Prime Mini...
Jul 10, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a ceremonial arrival and inspection of the honour guard with Britain's King Charles at Windsor Castle in Windsor, Britain, July 10, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Ukraine, Poland leaders jointly mark WWII massacres that strained ties
KYIV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian and Polish presidents jointly marked the anniversary on Sunday of World War Two-era massacres of Poles by Ukrainian nationalists, killings that have caused tension for g...
Jul 09, 2023 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Polish President Andrzej Duda commemorate victims of World War II at the Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lutsk, Ukraine July 9, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
US Postal Service hiking stamp prices Sunday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States Postal Service (USPS) is hiking the price of first-class mail stamps to 66 cents from 63 cents effective Sunday. This is the latest in a series of price increa...
Jul 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A person enters a United States Postal Service (USPS) Post Office in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Yellen sees 'progress' in rocky US-China ties, expects more communication
BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said 10 hours of meetings with senior Chinese officials in recent days were "direct" and "productive", helping stabilize the superpowers' often ...
Jul 09, 2023 U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends a press conference at the U.S. embassy in Beijing, China, July 9, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
