Category Archives: National
UPDATE: U.S. Supreme Court declines to block Illinois assault weapons ban
UPDATED 2:11 P.M. (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to block a Democratic-backed ban on assault-style rifles and large capacity magazines enacted in Illinois after a deadly mass ...
May 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: AR-10s for sale at the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds & Expo Center Gun Show, after the state of Illinois passed its "assault weapons" ban into law, in Belleville, Illinois, U.S., January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Kate Munsch
US House Democrat to force vote to expel embattled Republican George Santos
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative Robert Garcia on Tuesday started the process of forcing a vote on a motion to expel Republican George Santos, the congressman from New York facing...
May 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative George Santos (R-NY) leaves Central Islip Federal Courthouse in Central Islip, New York, U.S., May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
New Mexico teen bought AR-style rifle legally before shooting spree, police say
TAOS, NEW MEXICO (Reuters) - An 18-year-old gunman who randomly killed three people as he roamed through a New Mexico neighborhood this week legally bought the assault-style rifle he used in the shoot...
May 16, 2023 Law enforcement officers from the Farmington Police Department, San Juan County Sheriff's Office and New Mexico State Police deploy at the scene of a fatal shooting in Farmington, New Mexico, U.S. May 15, 2023. Mike Easterling/USA Today Network via REUTERS
OpenAI chief concerned about AI being used to compromise elections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The CEO of OpenAI, the startup behind ChatGPT, told a Senate panel on Tuesday the use of artificial intelligence to interfere with election integrity is a "significant area of co...
May 16, 2023 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies before a Senate Judiciary Privacy, Technology & the Law Subcommittee hearing titled 'Oversight of A.I.: Rules for Artificial Intelligence' on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 16, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Republican allies form Super PAC to back Pence presidential bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Allies of Mike Pence launched a Super PAC on Tuesday to garner support for the former vice president as he moves toward an expected run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomi...
May 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence addresses the National Review Institute's 2023 Ideas Summit in Washington, U.S., March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
UPDATE: Biden, McCarthy debt ceiling meeting starts as Australia trip in limbo
UPDATED 2:20 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy held a new round of talks about the U.S. debt ceiling on Tuesday, and sources sai...
May 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden hosts debt limit talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and other Congressional leaders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Kyiv says it shoots down volley of Russian hypersonic missiles
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Tuesday it had shot down six Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles in a single night, thwarting a superweapon Moscow had previously touted as all but unstoppable. It was ...
May 16, 2023 Firefighters work at a site of a vehicle parking area damaged by remains of Russian missiles, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 16, 2023. Pavlo Petrov/Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv/Handout via REUTERS
US special counsel faults FBI's handling of 2016 Trump-Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The FBI lacked "actual evidence" to investigate Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and relied too heavily on tips provided by Trump's political opponents to fuel the probe...
May 15, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at his final campaign event at the Devos Place in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
UPDATE: At least four killed, including suspect, in New Mexico shooting
UPDATED 2:35 A.M. (5/16) (Reuters) -An 18-year-old gunman stalked through a New Mexico neighborhood on Monday firing randomly at bystanders, houses and cars, killing three people and wounding six befo...
May 15, 2023 Midwest Communications
'The Godfather of Poker' Doyle Brunson dies at 89
(Reuters) -Doyle Brunson, known as the "Godfather of Poker" for his hard-earned legacy in the game, died aged 89 in Las Vegas on Sunday, according to a family statement shared by Brunson's agent on Tw...
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