Category Archives: National
U.S. abortion providers relieved but wary as Supreme Court preserves pill access
(Reuters) - Abortion rights supporters expressed relief on Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court preserved access to a widely used abortion pill but warned of a long fight ahead as a legal challenge to ...
Apr 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Pro-abortion demonstrators gather at the State Capitol to mark the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that had established a right to abortion until it was overturned last year, in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Eric Cox
U.S. Supreme Court preserves broad access to abortion pill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday blocked new restrictions set by lower courts on a widely used abortion pill, delivering a victory to President Joe Biden's administration as it d...
Apr 21, 2023 Used boxes of Mifepristone, the first pill in a medical abortion, line a trash can at Alamo Women's Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, U.S., April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
UPDATE: Sudan army agrees to help evacuate foreigners, fighting continues despite ceasefire
UPDATED 6:08 A.M. 4/22/23 KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's army said on Saturday it had agreed to help evacuate foreign nationals as sporadic gunfire and air strikes echoed across Khartoum despite promise...
Apr 21, 2023 People gather to get bread during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum North, Sudan, April 22, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah
Trump ally Jordan urges court to allow deposition of ex-prosecutor
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Jim Jordan, one of Donald Trump's staunchest allies in Congress, on Friday urged an appeals court to let his House Judiciary Committee depose a former prosecut...
Apr 21, 2023 U.S. Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) arrives for the Republican caucus meeting, in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Allies move to bolster Ukrainian tank forces ahead of counteroffensive
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (Reuters) -The United States said it will soon start training Ukrainian troops to use its Abrams tank and Germany announced a deal to establish a hub in Poland to repair tan...
Apr 21, 2023 A general view of Ukraine Defense Contact group meeting at Ramstein U.S. Air Base, Germany, April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Heiko Becker
Right-wing radio host Elder announces 2024 Republican presidential bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Right-wing U.S. radio host Larry Elder, a Black lawyer who has denied there is systemic racism in America, has announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomin...
Apr 21, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder poses at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S., February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo
US Supreme Court poised to act on abortion pill curbs
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is poised on Friday to determine whether the abortion pill mifepristone will continue to be broadly available in the United States as it weighs a bid by Democratic P...
Apr 21, 2023 Used boxes of Mifepristone pills, the first drug used in a medical abortion, fill a trash at Alamo Women's Clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S., January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Evleyn Hockstein
UPDATE: Biden signs executive order on 'environmental justice'
UPDATED 2:48 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order directing every single federal agency to work toward "environmental justice for all" and improve th...
Apr 21, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on "actions to advance environmental justice" prior to signing an executive order in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Two more suspects arrested in Alabama 'Sweet 16' shooting
(Reuters) - Authorities in Alabama on Thursday said they had made two more arrests in connection with last week's shooting at a "Sweet 16" birthday party that left four people dead and 32 others wound...
Apr 21, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Law enforcement officers walk through the crime scene, a day after a shooting at a teenager's birthday party in a dance studio, in Dadeville, Alabama, U.S., April 16, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo
Biden considering launching re-election bid on Tuesday -sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden may announce his re-election campaign by video as soon as Tuesday, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday, setting the stage for a possible...
Apr 20, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden convenes the fourth virtual leader-level meeting of the Major Economies Forum (MEF) on Energy and Climate at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
