Category Archives: National
Rivian results boost shares out of EV startup gloom
(Reuters) - Shares of Rivian Automotive Inc rose nearly 6% on Wednesday as the company's positive earnings stood out in a poor quarter for electric-vehicle startups, but analysts warned that stiff com...
May 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
Report: Biden family accused of 'influence peddling' during President's time as VP
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A U.S. House committee is accusing President Biden's family and other associates of receiving millions of dollars from foreign nationals during his time as Vice President, indicatin...
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UPDATE: US Rep George Santos pleads not guilty to fraud, money laundering
UPDATED 1:20 P.M. CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (Reuters) -U.S. Representative George Santos pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of fraud, money laundering and theft of public funds in the latest hit to ...
May 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative George Santos (R-NY) leaves his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Dog named Buddy Holly is first of its breed to win Westminster show
(Reuters) - A petit basset griffon Vendeen named Buddy Holly won best of show on Tuesday in the 147th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, beating out more than 3,000 dogs from 210 breeds and vari...
May 10, 2023 Buddy Holly, a Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, celebrates after winning the best in show competition during the 147th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, U.S., May 9, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
UPDATE: Jury finds Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll, awards her $5 million
UPDATED 3:15 P.M. NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump sexually abused magazine writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s and then defamed her by branding her a liar, jurors decided on Tuesday and awarded her $...
May 09, 2023 E. Jean Carroll, former U.S. President Donald Trump rape accuser, arrives at Manhattan Federal Court for the continuation of the civil case, in New York City, U.S., May 9, 2023. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado
Tempur Sealy seeks sales bounce with $4 billion deal for Mattress Firm
(Reuters) -Tempur Sealy International Inc said on Tuesday it would buy retailer Mattress Firm in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $4 billion, as the leading U.S. bedding maker looks to stem a pos...
May 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A Mattress Firm store, a brand owned by Steinhoff, is shown in Encinitas, California, U.S., January 25, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
UPDATE: Biden, McCarthy divided over debt ceiling but still talking
UPDATED 6:06 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and top lawmakers failed to break a deadlock on Tuesday in face-to-face talks over raising the $31.4 trillion U.S. debt limit but vowed to ...
May 09, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden hosts debt limit talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Hundreds of migrants amass near US-Mexico wall with COVID ban set to end
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Long lines of migrants have amassed this week in the border city of Tijuana, near the sprawling wall that divides Mexico from the United States, in the final days of a three-ye...
May 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Migrants gather between the primary and secondary border fences in San Diego as the United States prepares to lift COVID-19 era restrictions known as Title 42, that have blocked migrants at the U.S.- Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020, as seen from Tijuana, Mexico May 8, 2023. REUTERS/Aimee Melo/File Photo
Abortion providers sue to preserve, expand access to abortion pill
(Reuters) - A group of abortion providers on Monday filed a lawsuit aiming to preserve access to the abortion pill mifepristone as anti-abortion opponents aim to ban it in a separate case. The lawsuit...
May 08, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A container holding boxes of Mifepristone, the first medication in a medical abortion, are prepared for patients at Alamo Women's Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, U.S., April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Twitter to remove inactive accounts
(Reuters) -Social media platform Twitter Inc will remove accounts that have been inactive for several years, CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet on Monday. Musk added that users on the micro-blogging platfo...
May 08, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Twitter app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
