Category Archives: National
Thousands without power as California storms bring rain, snow and cold
(Reuters) - Nearly 85,000 households and businesses were without power in the Los Angeles area on Saturday, as storms continued to pummel parts of California, bringing snow to higher elevations and du...
Feb 26, 2023 The Los Angeles river during a rare cold winter storm in the Los Angeles area, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 24, 2023. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci
'Dilbert' cartoon dropped after racist rant by creator Scott Adams
(Reuters) - The cartoon "Dilbert" has been dropped from numerous U.S. newspapers in response to a racist rant by its creator on YouTube. Scott Adams called Black Americans a "hate group" and suggested...
Feb 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Scott Adams, the creator of "Dilbert", the cartoon character that lampoons the absurdities of corporate life, poses with two "Dilbert" characters at a party January 8, 1999 in Pasadena, Calif. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo
Most G20 nations condemn Russia for war but China stays silent
BENGALURU, India (Reuters) - Finance chiefs of the world's largest economies strongly condemned Moscow for its war on Ukraine on Saturday, with only China and Russia itself declining to sign a joint s...
Feb 25, 2023 U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen looks on as she holds a roundtable with India's technology leaders on the sidelines of G20 finance ministers' meeting on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Samuel Rajkumar
Biden does not plan to visit site of Ohio train derailment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he has no plans to visit the site of the train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals in an Ohio town earlier in February. The trail der...
Feb 25, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden departs the White House for the weekend, in Washington, U.S., February 24, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
One year into invasion, Ukraine mourns dead and vows victory
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine honored its dead and vowed to keep fighting on Friday while Russia told the world to accept "the realities" of its war but faced new Western sanctions on the invasion's anniver...
Feb 24, 2023 Mariia reacts near the grave of her son Vasyl Kurbet, Ukrainian service member killed in a fight against Russian troops, on a day of the first anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a cemetery in the town of Bucha, outside Kyiv, Ukraine February 24, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
U.S. warns U.N. not to be fooled by calls for unconditional truce in Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned the United Nations Security Council on Friday that it should not be fooled by calls for a temporary or unconditional ceasefire i...
Feb 24, 2023 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks, while sitting next to British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly, during a meeting at the United Nations Security Council, to mark one year since Russia invaded Ukraine, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., February 24, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Bankman-Fried faces more criminal charges, allegedly hid political donations
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sam Bankman-Fried was hit with new criminal charges on Thursday, in an expanded indictment accusing the founder of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange of conspiring to ma...
Feb 24, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, exits the Manhattan federal court in New York City, U.S. February 16, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
U.S. consumer spending posts biggest gain in nearly two years; inflation picks up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending increased by the most in nearly two years in January amid a surge in wage gains, while inflation accelerated, adding to financial market fears that the Fe...
Feb 24, 2023 FILE PHOTO: People shop at a Target store during Black Friday sales in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
U.S. judge orders Trump deposed in lawsuits by former FBI officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered former President Donald Trump to be questioned in a pair of lawsuits against the Justice Department and FBI by two former agency officials who a...
Feb 24, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally to support Republican candidates ahead of midterm elections, in Dayton, Ohio, U.S. November 7, 2022. REUTERS/Gaelen Morse
US targets Russia with sanctions, tariffs on Ukraine war anniversary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States marked the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Friday by announcing new sanctions against Russia and its allies, new export controls and tarif...
Feb 24, 2023 FILE PHOTO: President Joe Biden walks down a corridor to his cabin on a train after a surprise visit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, in Kyiv. Biden took a nearly 10-hour train ride from Poland into Kyiv. Evan Vucci/Pool via REUTERS
