Category Archives: National
Record flooding in Chicago from weekend rains
CHICAGO - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday toured homes and businesses flooded by up to nine inches of rain over the weekend. The flooding came as the city tried to host a first-time NASCAR str...
Jul 03, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Two PGA tour officials to testify to US Senate panel about merger with Saudi-backed LIV
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two PGA Tour officials will testify before a U.S. Senate panel next week about the tour's merger with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, but LIV officials declined to appear, lawmakers said ...
Jul 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: May 25, 2023; Washington, DC, USA; Patrick Reed hits his tee shot on the ninth hole during the Pro-Am tournament as part of the LIV Golf Washington D.C. 2023 event at Trump National Golf Club outside Washington DC. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
Baltimore gun battle highlights surge in US mass shootings
(Reuters) - A shooting at a holiday block party in Baltimore over the weekend that left two people dead and 28 injured highlights a sustained surge in mass shootings in the United States since the beg...
Jul 03, 2023 A police officer secures crime scene tape to a pole after a mass shooting at the scene of a Fourth of July holiday weekend block party in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. July 2, 2023 in a still image from video. REUTERS/Stringer
Rivian beats estimates for second-quarter EV deliveries
(Reuters) -Rivian Automotive on Monday beat Wall Street expectations for quarterly deliveries on stable demand for its electric vehicles, sending the company's shares up 10% in early trading. Amazon-b...
Jul 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Rivian name is shown on one of their new electric SUV vehicles in San Diego, U.S., December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Travel woes pushing more people to drive rather than fly on the 4th of July holiday
CHICAGO, Ill. (FOX News) - A record 43.2 million Americans are expected to hit the roads this Independence Day, with many of them forced to do so because of the problems at our nation's airports. More...
Jul 03, 2023 Karen / CC
Tennis-Djokovic center stage again as Wimbledon gets under way
LONDON (Reuters) - The All England Club gates swung open for the start of the Wimbledon championships on Monday with some notable absentees but one very familiar face, Novak Djokovic, fixing his eyes ...
Jul 03, 2023 Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 3, 2023 Serbia's Novak Djokovic after practice on the first day of Wimbledon REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
Baltimore mass shooting leaves 2 dead; half of 28 injured were children
(Reuters) -A mass shooting early on Sunday at an outdoor neighborhood block party in Baltimore, Maryland, left two people dead and 28 others injured, about half of them children, as investigators soug...
Jul 03, 2023 A police officer passes a child's bicycle after a mass shooting at the scene of a Fourth of July holiday weekend block party in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. July 2, 2023 in a still image from video. REUTERS/Stringer
Home of French mayor ram-raided and torched by rioters
PARIS (Reuters) - The home of a Paris suburb mayor was ram-raided and set alight while his wife and children were asleep inside during the unrest that has gripped the country following Tuesday's shoot...
Jul 02, 2023 L'Hay-les-Roses mayor Vincent Jeanbrun, France July 2, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Hollywood actors extend contract talks, temporarily averting strike
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hollywood's actors union and major Hollywood studios agreed on Friday to keep negotiating through mid-July, staving off the immediate threat of a second labor strike in the ente...
Jul 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Members of SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America walk the picket line outside Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 7, 2023 REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
US Supreme Court's liberals warn of LGBT ruling's ripple effects
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative-majority ruling letting certain businesses refuse to provide services for same-sex marriages could impact an array of customers beyond LGBT people, ac...
Jun 30, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Gay marriage supporters hold a gay rights flag in front of the Supreme Court before a hearing about gay marriage in Washington April 28, 2015. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
