Category Archives: National
JPMorgan to buy First Republic's assets and assume deposits
(Reuters) -JPMorgan Chase & Co will buy most of First Republic Bank's assets in a last-ditch rescue led by U.S. regulators, marking the third major U.S. institution to fail in two months. The deal...
May 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A security guard stands outside a First Republic Bank branch in San Francisco, California, U.S. April 28, 2023. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
UPDATE: Texas man accused of killing five neighbors was deported four times
UPDATED 3:23 P.M. (Reuters) - A Texas man accused of killing five neighbors after being asked to stop shooting his assault-style rifle because of the noise had been deported from the U.S. four times s...
May 01, 2023 An aerial view shows a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) van where a search is being conducted for Francisco Oropeza, 38, who police say shot dead five neighbors in Cleveland, Texas, U.S. April 29, 2023 in a still image from video. ABC affiliate KTRK via REUTERS
Five people shot dead in Texas home after noise complaint, police say
(Reuters) -A man shot dead five neighbors including an 8-year-old boy after some of them had asked him to stop shooting a semiautomatic rifle in his front yard in Cleveland, Texas, because it was keep...
Apr 30, 2023 Midwest Communications
Sudan fighting continues; ceasefire set to end at midnight
KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan's rival military forces accused each other of fresh violations of a ceasefire that is set to expire on Sunday as their deadly conflict continued for a third week despite warn...
Apr 30, 2023 A damaged car and buildings are seen at the central market during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum North, Sudan. April 27, 2023. REUTERS/ Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah
Biden attacks news outlets for 'lies of conspiracy and malice'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday, in a possible preview of a 2024 presidential campaign theme, attacked news outlets he said used "lies told for profit and power" to stir up...
Apr 30, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington, U.S., April 29, 2023. REUTERS/Al Drago
U.S. Army plans 24-hour aviation stand down after two deadly helicopter crashes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Army on Friday ordered its aviation units to pause operations for one day next month to review safety procedures and training after two recent helicopter crashes killed ...
Apr 30, 2023 U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos
5 dead in Texas shooting, armed suspect on the loose- ABC News
(Reuters) -Five people including an 8-year-old child were killed in a shooting at a home in Cleveland, Texas, ABC News reported on Saturday, citing local police and authorities. The shooting took plac...
Apr 29, 2023 Tony Webster / CC
Supreme Court's Alito says abortion leak meant to intimidate court -WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito believes the leak last May of a draft opinion that ended the nationwide right to abortion was meant to "intimidate" the court into changi...
Apr 28, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Protestors react outside the U.S. Supreme Court to the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito preparing for a majority of the court to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision later this year, in Washington, U.S., May 2, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Montana transgender legislator silenced after 'blood on your hands' comment
(Reuters) - Montana statehouse Republicans on Wednesday silenced Democratic transgender legislator Zooey Zephyr from floor debates for breaking decorum after she said lawmakers who backed a ban on gen...
Apr 28, 2023 Montana State Representative Zooey Zephyr leaves the House chamber after a motion to bar her passed, at the Montana State Capitol in Helena, Montana, U.S. April 26, 2023. Rep. Zephyr will still be able to vote on bills remotely. REUTERS/Mike Clark
UPDATE: Russia kills 25 in biggest Ukraine air strikes for nearly two months
UPDATED 3:18 P.M. UMAN, Ukraine/KYIV (Reuters) - Russia hurled missiles at cities across Ukraine as people slept on Friday, killing at least 25 civilians in the first large-scale air strikes in nearly...
Apr 28, 2023 An aerial view shows a residential building heavily damaged by a Russian missile, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine April 28, 2023. REUTERS/Yan Dobronosov
