Category Archives: National
Families of Titanic sub's victims could still sue despite liability waivers
(Reuters) -Liability waivers signed by passengers on a submersible lost at sea during a dive to the Titanic wreck may not shield the vessel's owner from potential lawsuits by the victims' families, le...
Jun 23, 2023 A view of a boat with OceanGate branding within the boatyard near the company headquarters at the Port of Everett complex in Everett, Washington, U.S., June 22, 2023. REUTERS/Matt Mills McKnight
Relatives mourn Titanic sub deaths after 'catastrophic implosion'
(Reuters) -Relatives and colleagues mourned on Friday five people who died when their submersible imploded in the North Atlantic during a deep dive to the Titanic wreck, triggering questions about saf...
Jun 23, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph. OceanGate Expeditions/Handout via REUTERS / FILE PHOTO
FDA approves Sarepta's gene therapy for rare muscular dystrophy in some kids
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted accelerated approval to Sarepta Therapeutics' first-of-its-kind gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), an inherited p...
Jun 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
U.S. House sidelines far-right Republican impeachment vote on Biden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans turned aside an attempt by hardline conservatives to force an impeachment vote against President Joe Biden on Thursday, in the first of what could prove t...
Jun 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee member Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) attends the committee's hearing about Twitter's handling of a 2020 New York Post story about Hunter Biden and his laptop, in Washington, U.S. February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
U.S. jobless claims hold steady at 20-month high, current account gap widens
(Reuters) - The number of people filing for state unemployment benefits for the first time held steady at a 20-month high last week, remaining elevated for a third straight week in what may be an earl...
Jun 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Hundreds of people line up outside the Kentucky Career Center, over two hours prior to its opening, to find assistance with their unemployment claims, in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
Former congressman Will Hurd, a Trump critic, joins 2024 Republican race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Representative Will Hurd, once the sole Black Republican in Congress, on Thursday joined the crowded race to beat Donald Trump for the party's 2024 presidential nomi...
Jun 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Will Hurd speaks at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition Spring Kick-off in West Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. April 22, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Deadly China blast sparks fears about safety at BBQ restaurants
BEIJING (Reuters) -A gas explosion at a barbecue eatery on Wednesday night in China's northwestern Ningxia region killed 31, according to state-run Xinhua news agency, in one of the country's deadlies...
Jun 22, 2023 Smoke rises from a building following a gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant in Yinchuan city, Ningxia, China, June 21, 2023 in this screengrab obtained from a handout video. Video Obtained By Reuters/Handout via REUTERS
UPDATE: Tornado in Texas kills four people, flattens buildings
Updated 10:12 a.m. (Reuters) -A tornado ripped through the northern Texas town of Matador on Wednesday, killing four people and injuring several others while damaging at least a dozen buildings, offic...
Jun 22, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
U.S. House censures prominent Democrat for work on Trump probes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives approved a Republican effort on Wednesday to censure Representative Adam Schiff, a rare move intended to punish the Democrat for his leading ro...
Jun 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) departs a House Democratic Caucus meeting ahead of an expected vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a bill raising the federal government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson/ File Photo
Pentagon leak suspect Teixeira pleads not guilty to US federal charges
(Reuters) -An Air National Guardsman accused of leaking U.S. military secrets pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to six federal counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information rela...
Jun 21, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An undated picture shows Jack Douglas Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air National Guard, who was arrested by the FBI, over his alleged involvement in leaks online of classified documents, posing for a selfie at an unidentified location. Social Media Website/via Reuters/File Photo
