Category Archives: National
EV maker Rivian to cut 6% of jobs amid price war -internal memo
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Rivian Automotive is laying off 6% of its workforce in an effort to cut costs as the EV maker, already grappling with falling cash reserves and a weak economy, braces for an i...
Feb 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: R.J. Scaringe, Rivian's 35-year-old CEO, introduces his company's R1T all-electric pickup and all-electric R1S SUV at Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 27, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake
U.S. job openings increase to five-month high; manufacturing slumps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job openings unexpectedly rose in December, showing demand for labor remains strong despite higher interest rates and mounting fears of a recession, which could keep the Fe...
Feb 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
UPDATE: Biden attorney: no classified documents found in search of Delaware beach house
UPDATED: 12:38 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department did not find documents with classified markings during a three-and-a-half hour search of President Joe Biden's beach house in Reho...
Feb 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden departs for travel to New York from the White House in Washington, U.S. January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
NFL quarterback Tom Brady says he is retiring 'for good'
(Reuters) - National Football League quarterback Tom Brady, who won seven Super Bowls and is considered one of the game's all-time greats, said on Wednesday that he was retiring, a year after he made ...
Feb 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Jan 1, 2023; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) gets pumped up prior to the game against the Carolina Panthers at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Former S.Carolina Governor Haley to jump into 2024 presidential race -source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley will launch her candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Feb. 15, squaring off against her one-time boss, former P...
Feb 01, 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
Tyre Nichols funeral draws civil rights leaders, U.S. vice president
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Reuters) - Family and friends of Tyre Nichols will pay their final respects on Wednesday to the Black 29-year-old father whose fatal encounter with Memphis police last month transforme...
Feb 01, 2023 A view of a picture of Tyre Nichols during a news conference held by the family members of Nichols, the Black man who was beaten by Memphis police officers during a traffic stop and died three days later, at Mason Temple: Church of God in Christ World Headquarters, in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer
Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling talks to set tone for divided Washington rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are set to discuss the nation's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling on Wednesday, a meeting that will give a first sign o...
Feb 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks touting how Infrastructure Law funding will be used for the Hudson River Tunnel project, during an event at the West Side Rail Yard in New York City, U.S., January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. Rep. Santos to recuse himself from committee assignments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative George Santos, who has admitted to fabricating much of his resume, told fellow Republican lawmakers on Tuesday he would not serve on committees for now, lawm...
Jan 31, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Newly elected freshman Rep. George Santos (R-NY), embroiled in a scandal over his resume and claims made on the campaign trail, sits alone in the House Chamber surrounded only by the children of other representatives, on the first day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
UPDATE: Alec Baldwin, armorer charged for 'Rust' shooting
UPDATED 3:14 P.M. (Reuters) -Actor Alec Baldwin and set armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed were charged with involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on...
Jan 31, 2023 Actor Alec Baldwin departs his home, as he will be charged with involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie "Rust", in New York, U.S., January 31, 2023. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado
Caterpillar misses profit estimates as costs weigh
(Reuters) -Caterpillar Inc on Tuesday reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit as increasing manufacturing and freight costs pressured the heavy machinery maker's margins. Shares of Caterpillar...
Jan 31, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Caterpillar Inc. equipment is on display for sale at a retail site in San Diego, California, U.S., March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake
