Category Archives: National
U.S. composer Burt Bacharach dies at age 94
(Reuters) -Composer Burt Bacharach, whose hits such as "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" and "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" provided a mellow alternative soundtrack to rock and roll in the 1960s ...
Feb 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Composer Burt Bacharach sings during a media event in Sydney June 28, 2007. Prolific song writer Bacharach is undertaking a tour of Australia with the Sydney Symphony orchestra. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne/File Photo
NBA-Nets forward Durant traded to Suns
(Reuters) - The Brooklyn Nets have traded All-Star forward Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns in a swap deal that includes four other players and future first-round picks, American media reported on Thu...
Feb 09, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Jan 6, 2023; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado (15) reaches in to grab the ball against Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) during the second half at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
Former Twitter execs tell Republicans they erred on Hunter Biden laptop story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former Twitter executives told a Republican-led U.S. House committee on Wednesday that they made a mistake by blocking tweets about a laptop said to belong to President Joe Biden...
Feb 08, 2023 U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee member Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) attends the committee's hearing about Twitter's handling of a 2020 New York Post story about Hunter Biden and his laptop, in Washington, U.S. February 8, 2023. Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein
In Wisconsin, Biden offers preview of 2024 campaign
DEFOREST, Wis. (Reuters) - Fresh off a State of the Union speech to Congress that challenged opposition Republicans to help unite the country, President Joe Biden embarked on a tour of U.S. states cru...
Feb 08, 2023 President Joe Biden talks with people after the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS
Senators ask Starbucks CEO to testify at March 9 hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, who chairs a committee on labor issues and 10 other members of the committee, have asked Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz to testify at a Ma...
Feb 08, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) speaks to the media at the statekout location at the White House following a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington, U.S., January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Southwest to tell U.S. lawmakers 'we messed up' during holiday meltdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer Andrew Watterson will apologize on Thursday before a U.S. Senate committee over the holiday meltdown that led to the cancellation of m...
Feb 08, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A Southwest Airlines jetliner lands at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., December 27, 2022. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski/File Photo
Republican-led U.S. House panel probes Twitter block of Hunter Biden story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives sought to deliver on a campaign promise to their most hardline supporters on Tuesday, with a public hearing on a laptop computer...
Feb 08, 2023 U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee member Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) attends the committee's hearing about Twitter's handling of a 2020 New York Post story about Hunter Biden and his laptop, in Washington, U.S. February 8, 2023. Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein
Turkish leader acknowledges problems with earthquake relief effort
KAHRAMANMARAS/ANTAKYA, Turkey (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday admitted to problems with his government's initial response to a devastating earthquake in southern Turkey amid anger fro...
Feb 08, 2023 People look on as the search for survivors continues in the aftermath of an earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
Ukraine's Zelenskiy arrives in Britain seeking more arms against Russia
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain announced an immediate surge of military deliveries to Ukraine to help it fend off an intensifying Russian offensive and pledged to train its pilots as Ukrainian President Vo...
Feb 08, 2023 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak walk outside Number 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville
NBA-The 'Chosen One' fulfils destiny as James claims scoring record
(Reuters) - Hailed as the "Chosen One" while still in high school, LeBron James always appeared destined to become the National Basketball Association's all-time leading scorer and claim a record he o...
Feb 08, 2023 Feb 7, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) celebrates after breaking the all-time scoring record in the third quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Crypto.com Arena. / Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
