Category Archives: National
Biden to veto Republican energy permitting bill, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden would veto a Republican energy legislation package if it were to pass Congress, citing cost increases that the legislation could lead to, the White House...
Mar 27, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the 13th anniversary of passage of the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
UPDATE: Former Christian school student kills 3 children, 3 staff in Nashville shooting
UPDATED 6:23 A.M. (3/28) NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Investigators seeking clues to the latest bout of mass gun violence in the U.S. pored over a "manifesto" and other writings uncovered after th...
Mar 27, 2023 A still image from surveillance video shows what the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department describe as mass shooting suspect Audrey Elizabeth Hale, 28, entering The Covenant School carrying weapons in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 27, 2023. Metropolitan Nashville Police Department/Handout via REUTERS
Walt Disney Co begins 7,000 layoffs
LOS ANGELES(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co on Monday began 7,000 layoffs announced earlier this year, as it seeks to control costs and create a more "streamlined" business, according to a letter Chief Exec...
Mar 27, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A screen shows the logo and a ticker symbol for The Walt Disney Company on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 14, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Washington mayor discusses Mississippi's recovery process
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- Having gone through an EF-4 tornado on Nov. 17, 2013, Washington, Illinois Mayor Gary Manier knows the recovery process for Mississippi and Alabama will be long after deadly tornad...
Mar 27, 2023 (File-Julia Bradley/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US House speaker says lawmakers to move forward with TikTok bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday lawmakers will move forward with legislation to address national security worries about TikTok, alleging Chin...
Mar 27, 2023 TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing entitled "TikTok: How Congress can Safeguard American Data Privacy and Protect Children from Online Harms," as lawmakers scrutinize the Chinese-owned video-sharing app, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
First Citizens agrees to acquire failed Silicon Valley Bank
(Reuters) - First Citizens BancShares Inc said on Monday it would acquire the deposits and loans of failed Silicon Valley Bank, closing one chapter in the crisis of confidence that has ripped through ...
Mar 27, 2023 FILE PHOTO: First Citizens BancShares and SVB (Silicon Valley Bank) logos are seen in this illustration taken March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Russia's nuclear rhetoric is dangerous and irresponsible, NATO says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO on Sunday criticised Russia for its "dangerous and irresponsible" nuclear rhetoric, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia would station tactical nuclear we...
Mar 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a joint statement with Chinese President Xi Jinping following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023. Sputnik/Vladimir Astapkovich/Kremlin via REUTERS
Death toll at 26 after powerful tornado tears across Mississippi
UPDATED 3/27 4:50 A.M. SILVER CITY, Mississippi (Reuters) -Rescuers combed through rubble on Saturday after a powerful storm tore across Mississippi late on Friday, killing at least 25 people there an...
Mar 26, 2023 A vehicle sits on top of a pile of rubble after thunderstorms spawning high straight-line winds and tornadoes ripped across the state in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, U.S., March 25, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
Mississippi tornado and storms kill at least 23 - state officials
(Reuters) - At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured as a tornado and strong thunderstorms ripped across Mississippi late on Friday, the state's emergency management agency said, with the twi...
Mar 25, 2023 A general view shows damaged cars and structures, while emergency crews work at the scene, following a tornado in Silver City, Mississippi, U.S. March 24, 2023 in this picture obtained from social media. Mississippi Highway Patrol via Twitter/via REUTERS
Trump holds first election rally in Waco overshadowed by legal threats
(Reuters) - Donald Trump will hold an election rally in Texas on Saturday at a site that critics say will play to his far-right supporters as he seeks to boost a presidential campaign dogged by the th...
Mar 25, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on education as he holds a campaign rally with supporters, in Davenport, Iowa, U.S. March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
