Category Archives: National
Debt ceiling worries deepen as early June U.S. default reinforced
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington standoff over raising the U.S. government's $31.4 trillion borrowing limit is adding to global economic worries, as a new non-partisan congressional report cited ...
May 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building is seen at sunset after a sixth round of voting for a new Speaker of the U.S. House failed to elect a new Speaker on the second day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 4, 2023 REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Migrant detentions at U.S.-Mexico border hit record highs as Title 42 ends
YUMA, Arizona (Reuters) - Migrants gathered on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday hours before immigration restrictions known as Title 42 expire, with some rushing to cross ahead of toug...
May 12, 2023 Migrants reach out from the border fence to try and get their phones charged while stuck between primary and secondary border fences as the United States prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020 near San Diego, California, U.S., May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Former US Marine charged with manslaughter in NYC subway choking death
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A former U.S. Marine sergeant who killed a homeless man by putting him in a chokehold on the New York City subway was charged with manslaughter on Friday in a Manhattan criminal co...
May 12, 2023 Former U.S. Marine Daniel Penny arrives at a New York City Police precinct to surrender for the death of Jordan Neely, a man whose death has been ruled a homicide by the city's medical examiner after being placed in a chokehold on a subway train, in New York City, U.S., May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Legal challenges threaten Biden's border plan as Title 42 ends
MATAMOROS, Mexico (Reuters) -The U.S. on Friday ended COVID-19 border restrictions that blocked many migrants at the border with Mexico, immediately replacing the so-called Title 42 order with a sweep...
May 12, 2023 Migrants stand near Border Gate 42 along the border highway, as the U.S. prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Julio-Cesar Chavez
Former US Marine to be charged in choking death on New York subway
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former U.S. Marine is expected to be charged with manslaughter on Friday after putting a homeless man in a chokehold that killed him on the New York City subway, the Manhattan d...
May 11, 2023 People protest the death of Jordan Neely, a man that died after being placed in a chokehold by a fellow passenger in a New York City subway train earlier this week, whose death has been ruled as homicide by the city's medical examiner, in New York City in New York, U.S., May 5, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Biden, McCarthy debt ceiling meeting postponed, spending cuts on table
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A debt limit meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and top lawmakers that had been scheduled for Friday has been postponed, and the leaders agreed to meet early next week, a ...
May 11, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the federal government's debt limit during a visit to SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla in Valhalla, New York, U.S., May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Musk says he has found a new CEO for Twitter
(Reuters) - Twitter CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday that he has found a new chief executive for the social media platform without naming his replacement. "Excited to announce that I've a new CEO for X/...
May 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Twitter logo and a photo of Elon Musk are displayed through magnifier in this illustration taken October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo
Trump appeals sexual abuse verdict, $5 million award in Carroll civil case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday appealed a New York jury's verdict in a civil case that he sexually abused and defamed writer E. Jean Carroll. The jury in Manhatta...
May 11, 2023 Roberta Kaplan, lawyer of former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, makes closing arguments during a civil trial where Carroll accuses former U.S. president Donald Trump of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, and of defamation, in New York, U.S., May 8, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
U.S. House passes Republican bill tightening border security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved Republican legislation intended to stop immigrants and illegal drugs crossing the nation's southwestern border with Mexico,...
May 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An armed U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent stands watch at the border fence next the the beach in Tijuana, at the Border State Park in San Diego, California, U.S. November 16, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
U.S. safety board investigating new Norfolk Southern derailment in Pennsylvania
(Reuters) -The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Thursday it is investigating the derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train near New Castle, Pennsylvania, the latest incident in...
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