Category Archives: National
A family's tragedy leads to U.S. Supreme Court social media showdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nohemi Gonzalez, a 23-year-old aspiring industrial designer, ventured to Paris as a student at California State University, Long Beach on a study-abroad program. She lost her ce...
Feb 20, 2023 Beatrice Gonzalez and Jose Hernandez, the mother and stepfather of Nohemi Gonzalez, who was fatally shot and killed in a 2015 rampage by Islamist militants in Paris, pose for a portrait outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., February 16, 2023, days before justices are scheduled hear arguments in Gonzalez v. Google, challenging federal protections for internet and social media companies freeing them of responsibility for content posted by users in a case involving social media giant Google and its subsidiary YouTube, whom they argue bear some responsibility for their daughter’s death. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Buttigieg urges U.S. railroads to boost safety, not oppose reforms
(Reuters) -U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday he would call on major railroads to improve safety after a Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, of a train operated by Norfolk...
Feb 20, 2023 Drone footage shows the freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 6, 2023 in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released by the NTSB. NTSBGov/Handout via REUTERS
U.S. President Biden pledges military aid during Kyiv visit
KYIV (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden announced new military aid for Ukraine during an unannounced visit to the Ukrainian capital on Monday, showing solidarity with Kyiv days before the first anniv...
Feb 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden exits Wolfington Hall on the Georgetown University campus in Washington, U.S., February 18, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter to receive hospice care -statement
(Reuters) -Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has decided to receive hospice care and "spend his remaining time at home with his family" instead of additional medical intervention, the Carter Center s...
Feb 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter reacts as his wife Rosalynn Carter (not pictured) speaks during a reception to celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary in Plains, Georgia, U.S. July 10, 2021. John Bazemore/Pool via REUTERS
Blinken to talk aid and Nordic NATO bid in visit to quake-hit Turkey
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Turkey on Sunday for an official visit and discussions on how Washington can further assist Ankara as it grapple...
Feb 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. declares Russia committed 'crimes against humanity' in Ukraine
MUNICH (Reuters) - The Biden administration formally concluded that Russia has committed "crimes against humanity" during its nearly year-long invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris sa...
Feb 18, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A woman reacts as her brother is rescued after an apartment block was heavily damaged by a missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 15, 2023. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
North Korea fires long-range missile after warning U.S., South Korea over drills
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile into the sea off Japan's west coast on Saturday, after Pyongyang warned of a strong response to upcoming U.S.-South Korea military...
Feb 18, 2023 FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and daughter Kim Ju Ae attend a military parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of North Korea's army, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea February 8, 2023, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo
Earthquake death toll passes 45,000; many still missing in flattened apartments
ANTAKYA/KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey (Reuters) -More than 45,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, and the toll is expected to soar with some 264,000 apartments in Turke...
Feb 18, 2023 Mustafa Avci, 33, who was stuck under rubble for 261 hours, meets his daughter Almile for the first time and reunites with his wife Bilge, following the deadly earthquake, at a hospital in Mersin, Turkey February 17, 2023. Almile was born on the day of the earthquake. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
White House defends Ohio train derailment response
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Friday defended its response to a Feb. 3 derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio that caused a fire and sent a cloud of...
Feb 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A view of a caution tape as members of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (not pictured) inspect the site of a train derailment of hazardous material in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alan Freed
UPDATE: Six dead as gunman goes on rampage in Mississippi town
UPDATED 3:47 P.M. ARKABUTLA, Miss. (Reuters) - A gunman went on a rampage in a small Mississippi town on Friday, killing six people in four locations before sheriff's deputies arrested him, local medi...
Feb 17, 2023 Midwest Communications
