Category Archives: National
Witnesses in Trump election meddling probe may have lied under oath -grand jury
(Reuters) -Some witnesses may have lied under oath during a grand jury probe of former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia, according to excerpts from the ...
Feb 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Florence Regional Airport in Florence, South Carolina, U.S., March 12, 2022. REUTERS/Randall Hill/File Photo
U.S. lawmakers seek answers from egg companies on record-high prices
(Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers have sent letters to the country's top egg companies seeking answers for why egg prices have ballooned to record highs in recent months, according to copies of the lette...
Feb 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Safeway brand Lucerne eggs are seen at the store in Wheaton, Maryland February 13, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; monthly producer prices rebound
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, offering more evidence of the economy's resilience despite tighter monetary poli...
Feb 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A sign advertising job openings is seen outside of a Starbucks in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Turkish miners in earthquake zone tell of joy and anxiety of rescues
HATAY PROVINCE, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish miners who dug survivors out of collapsed buildings after a massive earthquake said hearing voices of people beneath the rubble brought both joy that someone...
Feb 16, 2023 Rescuers work at the site of destroyed high-end building as rescue operations continue, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Antakya, Turkey February 16, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
One killed, three wounded in Texas mall shooting
(Reuters) - One person was killed and three were wounded on Wednesday in a shooting at an El Paso, Texas, shopping mall, police said. A police spokesman, Robert Gomez, told reporters one suspect was i...
Feb 16, 2023 Law enforcement members gather outside the Cielo Vista Mall after a shooting, in El Paso, Texas, U.S February 15,2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Angry Ohio townspeople seek answers on train's toxic spill
(Reuters) - Hundreds of irate residents of the Ohio town where a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals packed into a high school gym on Wednesday, seeking answers to what health dangers they face...
Feb 16, 2023 East Palistine resident Jerry Hughes waits to enter a town hall meeting where members of the community gather to discuss their safety and other environmental concerns following a train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals, in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 15, 2023. REUTERS/Alan Freed
Actress Raquel Welch, sex symbol of 1960s, dead at age 82
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Raquel Welch, the film actress whose sultry, curvaceous looks made her a leading sex symbol of the 1960s and '70s, has died at age 82, news media outlets reported on Wednesday....
Feb 15, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Actress Raquel Welch poses at the 2014 Carousel of Hope Ball at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California October 11, 2014. The event benefits the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
U.S. could face debt-ceiling crisis this summer without deal, CBO warns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday said the U.S. Treasury Department will exhaust its ability to pay all its bills sometime between July and September, unless the curre...
Feb 15, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building is seen on the day of U.S. President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Nikki Haley calls for new Republican leadership as she launches 2024 bid
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) -Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley said on Wednesday it was time to move past "stale ideas" and called for a new generation of leaders at the first stop of her campaign for...
Feb 15, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former Trump administration U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley campaigns for Georgia Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Herschel Walker at a rally with supporters in Hiram, Georgia, U.S. November 6, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. retail sales post biggest gain in nearly two years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales increased by the most in nearly two years in January after two straight monthly declines as Americans boosted purchases of motor vehicles and other goods, poin...
Feb 15, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Thanksgiving Day holiday shoppers line up with television sets on discount at the Target retail store in Chicago, Illinois, November 28, 2013. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes/File Photo
