Category Archives: National
Senate panel to seek ethics standards for US Supreme Court as questions swirl
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Democratic-led Senate panel intends to pursue legislation setting ethical standards for U.S. Supreme Court justices amid revelations about luxury trips and real estate transact...
May 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court justices pose for their group portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2022. Seated (L-R): Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., Samuel A. Alito, Jr. and Elena Kagan. Standing (L-R): Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
US to temporarily send 1,500 troops to Mexico border -source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's administration will temporarily send 1,500 additional troops to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border, a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday, in preparation ...
May 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Migrants camp between the two border fences as they wait for authorities to request asylum in San Ysidro, California, U.S., as seen from Tijuana, Mexico April 30, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes
Seven bodies, including two missing teens, found in Oklahoma town
(Reuters) -The bodies of seven people, including two missing teens and a convicted sex offender, were found Monday afternoon on a property near the small Oklahoma city of Henryetta, the county sheriff...
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US may default on June 1 without debt ceiling hike; Biden, McCarthy to meet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday summoned the four top congressional leaders to the White House next week after the Treasury warned the government could run short of cash to p...
May 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as they depart following the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Hollywood writers to strike, triggering TV shutdowns amid streaming disruption
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hollywood film and television writers will go on strike starting Tuesday, throwing Hollywood into turmoil as the entertainment business grapples with seismic changes triggered b...
May 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The iconic Hollywood sign is shown on a hillside above a neighborhood in Los Angeles California, U.S., February 1, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84
(Reuters) -Canadian musician Gordon Lightfoot, the prolific singer-songwriter known for such folk-pop hits as "If You Could Read My Mind" and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," died on Monday in a ...
May 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Veteran Canadian singer and songwriter Gordon Lightfoot performs at the newly refurbished Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, November 25, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
US Senator Tim Scott teases May 22 announcement on presidential bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Tim Scott plans to announce his decision on entering the 2024 presidential on May 22, according to media reports on Sunday, in a potential challenge to f...
May 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Senator Tim Scott questions Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.,U.S., May 10, 2022. Tom Williams/Pool via REUTERS
House speaker says Biden should invite Israeli PM to White House
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Monday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be invited to the White House for an official visit following...
May 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy looks on during a bilateral meeting with his Israeli counterpart, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana (not pictured) at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, April 30, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/Pool
Florida board to countersue Disney
(Reuters) -An oversight board appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday said it would file a countersuit against Walt Disney Co in state court, according to prepared remarks seen by Reuters...
May 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: People gather ahead of the "Festival of Fantasy" parade at the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom theme park in Orlando, Florida, U.S. July 30, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo
American Airlines pilots vote to authorize strike
(Reuters) - A union representing American Airlines Group Inc pilots said on Monday its members had approved a strike mandate ahead of the busy summer travel season, although the chances of an actual l...
May 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An American Airlines Airbus A321-200 plane takes off from Los Angeles International airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
