Category Archives: National
U.S. Congress votes to block ESG investing, Biden veto expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican bill to prevent pension fund managers from basing investment decisions on factors like climate change cleared Congress on Wednesday, setting up a confrontation with...
Mar 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. Erin Schaff/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison after conviction in South Carolina murder trial
(Reuters) -Richard "Alex" Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina lawyer who was found guilty of killing his wife and son, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday. A South Carolina jury on Thursday d...
Mar 03, 2023 Alex Murdaugh stands after he was found guilty on all four counts at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina, U.S. March 2, 2023. Andrew J. Whitaker/USA TODAY NETWORK/via REUTERS.
US Justice Dept seeks rejection of Trump immunity claim in Jan. 6 lawsuits
(Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday urged an appeals court to reject former President Donald Trump's claim that he is automatically immune from lawsuits over his supporters' assault on ...
Mar 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the recent derailment of a train carrying hazardous waste, during an event at a fire station in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 22, 2023. REUTERS/Alan Freed
U.S. House Ethics Committee opens probe of Republican congressman Santos
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee said on Thursday it had opened an investigation into Republican congressman George Santos, who has admitted to lying about his ...
Mar 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative George Santos (R-NY) departs his office to attend a House vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Ohio train derailment probe looks at aluminum parts on tank cars
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The investigation into the Ohio train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals last month has found signs that aluminum parts on three tank cars may have caused pressure relief de...
Mar 02, 2023 General view of the site of the derailment of a train carrying hazardous waste, in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., March 2, 2023. REUTERS/Alan Freed
Kroger's upbeat annual profit view surprises Wall Street
(Reuters) - Kroger Co on Thursday reported bumper quarterly results and forecast annual profit above Wall Street estimates, as the U.S. grocer bets on higher food prices and embarks on cost-cutting me...
Mar 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An undated handout photo shows Kroger grocery delivery bags in the U.S. obtained by Reuters on June 15, 2022. Kroger/Handout via REUTERS
Biden seeks $1.6 billion to tackle COVID relief fraud ahead of Republican probes
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden plans to ask Congress to provide $1.6 billion in new funding to tackle fraud tied to U.S. pandemic relief programs and help victims of identity theft, the White House s...
Mar 02, 2023 President Joe Biden speaks before signing two bills aimed at combating fraud in the COVID-19 small business relief programs at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 5, 2022. Evan Vucci/Pool via REUTERS
China scoffs at FBI claim that Wuhan lab leak likely caused COVID pandemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI has assessed that a leak from a laboratory in the central Chinese city of Wuhan likely caused the COVID pandemic, director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday, a claim Chin...
Mar 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray testifies before a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on "Worldwide Threats to the Homeland" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy
Norfolk Southern CEO to testify on train derailment before US Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Norfolk Southern Chief Executive Alan Shaw has agreed to testify on the Ohio train derailment before the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on March 9, the compan...
Mar 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A general view of the site of the derailment of a train carrying hazardous waste in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alan Freed
Lilly to cut some list prices by 70% and offer $25 insulin
(Reuters) -Eli Lilly and Co on Wednesday said it will cut list prices by 70% for its most commonly prescribed insulin products, Humalog and Humulin, beginning from the fourth quarter of this year. The...
Mar 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical manufacturing plant is pictured at 50 ImClone Drive in Branchburg, New Jersey, March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar/
