Category Archives: National
Biden urges N.Ireland leaders to seize 'incredible economic opportunity'
BELFAST (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden urged Northern Irish political leaders to restore their power-sharing government with the promise that scores of major U.S. corporations were ready to inves...
Apr 12, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in a pub in Dundalk, Ireland, April 12, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Trump sues his former lawyer Michael Cohen for more than $500 million
(Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump is suing his former lawyer Michael Cohen for more than $500 million, according to a filing in federal court in Florida on Wednesday. The lawsuit comes aft...
Apr 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen stands behind Trump as he runs for president while a group of supporters lay hands on Trump in prayer during a campaign stop at the New Spirit Revival Center church in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, U.S. September 21, 2016.REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Juul to pay $462 million to six US states, D.C. over youth addiction claims
NEW YORK (Reuters) -E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc agreed on Wednesday to pay $462 million over eight years to settle claims by six U.S. states including New York and California, along with the Distr...
Apr 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Juul brand vape cartridges are pictured for sale at a shop in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage/File Photo
Biden looks to boost EV sales with plan to cut vehicle emissions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday proposed sweeping emissions cuts for new cars and trucks through 2032, a move it says could mean two out of every thre...
Apr 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: New Lexus automobiles are shown for sale after California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state will ban the sale of new gasoline powered passenger cars and trucks starting in 2035 in a dramatic move to shift to electric vehicles to curtail greenhouse gas emissions, in Carlsbad, California, U.S., September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/
Louisville to hold vigil as family says shooter had mental health issues
(Reuters) - Louisville will hold a vigil on Wednesday for those who were killed and wounded in this week's shooting at a downtown bank by an employee who his family said suffered from mental health is...
Apr 12, 2023 Community members attend a vigil at Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church following a mass shooting at Old National Bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., April 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jeffrey Dean
US consumer price gains slow; underlying inflation still hot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices barely rose in March as the cost of gasoline declined, but stubbornly high rents kept underlying inflation pressures simmering, likely ensuring that the Fed...
Apr 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: People shop at a Target store in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
U.S. Republican Senator Tim Scott explores possible presidential run
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Senator Tim Scott launched a presidential exploratory committee on Wednesday, taking a key step toward running for president in 2024 and challenging former Presid...
Apr 12, 2023 U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) arrives at the Senate floor to take part in consideration and a vote on a bill to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force against Iraq on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Kentucky police video shows desperate rush to stop mass shooting, save lives
(Reuters) - The desperate rush by a rookie policeman and his training officer to bring a mass shooting at a Kentucky bank to a halt was captured in spare but dramatic detail in footage from their body...
Apr 12, 2023 Two police officers advance upon the suspect of a mass shooting lying on the ground at Old National Bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. April, 10, 2023 in a still image from police body camera video. The video was digitally obscured at source. Louisville Metro Police Department/Handout via REUTERS
Kentucky, Tennessee leaders call for tighter gun control after mass shootings
(Reuters) -Kentucky and Tennessee political leaders on Tuesday called for tighter controls on guns, including tougher laws preventing people in crisis from accessing firearms, after two mass shootings...
Apr 11, 2023 Community members attend a vigil at Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church following a mass shooting at Old National Bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., April 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jeffrey Dean
Manhattan district attorney sues Republican lawmaker Jordan over Trump case
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Tuesday sued Republican U.S. Representative Jim Jordan to stop what Bragg called an "unconstitutional attack" on the ongoing criminal pro...
Apr 11, 2023 U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is asked questions by a journalist as he walks to the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
