Category Archives: National
Trump looks to play catch-up to DeSantis on education in 2024 race
DAVENPORT, Iowa (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has shown that waging cultural warfare over education can pay off with voters, and now Donald Trump is looking to get in on the action. The fo...
Mar 13, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speak at midterm election rallies, in Dayton, Ohio, U.S. November 7, 2022 and Tampa, Florida, U.S., November 8, 2022 in a combination of file photos. REUTERS/Gaelen Morse, Marco Bello
Offbeat multiverse movie 'Everything Everywhere' dominates the Oscars
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -"Everything Everywhere All at Once" won the coveted best picture trophy at the Academy Awards on Sunday as Hollywood embraced an off-kilter story about a Chinese-American family...
Mar 12, 2023 Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang win the Oscar for Best Picture for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" during the Oscars show at the 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Iran says deal reached with US for prisoner swap
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran and the United States have reached an agreement to exchange prisoners, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told state TV on Sunday, adding that he hoped the exchange...
Mar 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: USA and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken, September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Silicon Valley Bank's fall widens systemic cracks as cheap money vanishes
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Cracks are appearing in the global financial system as the decade-long era of cheap money ends, with some investors worrying the shock collapse of Silicon Valley Bank signals world...
Mar 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A view of the Park Avenue location of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), in New York City, U.S., March 10, 2023. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado
DeSantis makes Iowa debut as Trump waits in wings
DAVENPORT, Iowa (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made his first trip to the early nominating state of Iowa on Friday as he tests the waters for a presidential bid, coming to the state only day...
Mar 11, 2023 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis makes his first trip to the early voting state of Iowa for a book tour stop at the Rhythm City Casino Resort in Davenport, Iowa, U.S. March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
California copes with heavy rain, flooding in latest 'atmospheric river' storm
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Emergency officials in several California counties spent Friday patrolling levies and swollen rivers as an "atmospheric river" storm drenched the already-sodden state with torre...
Mar 11, 2023 A truck drives through a flooded road after an atmospheric river storm system in Hayward, California, U.S. March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino
Amid trade dispute, Biden and EU's von der Leyen eye EV deal, talks on subsidies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Amid trade frictions, President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen held talks on Friday that may lead to negotiations on critical minerals used for ...
Mar 10, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden meets with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger
US FDA approves Pfizer's nasal spray for migraine
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Pfizer Inc's nasal spray for migraine, giving patients access to a potentially fast-acting pain-relief option for headaches. The dru...
Mar 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Pfizer logo is seen in this illustration taken, May 1, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/
U.S. deficit grows to $262 billion in February as tax refunds surge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government posted a $262 billion budget deficit in February, up 21% from a year earlier, as outlays grew and revenues fell, due largely to higher tax refunds issued as ...
Mar 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A picture illustration shows U.S. 100-dollar bank notes taken in Tokyo August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao/File Photo
Yellen defends request for $29 billion increase in IRS enforcement funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday defended a Biden administration budget request for an additional $29.1 billion in IRS enforcement funds as Republicans in Congress...
Mar 10, 2023 U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before a U.S. House Ways and Means Committee hearing on President Joe Biden's fiscal year 2024 Budget Request on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
