Category Archives: National
Tyre Nichols death: Memphis braces for protests when police video is released
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Reuters) -Memphis braced for public outrage on Friday after it releases video of five police officers - all of whom have been charged with murder - initiating a traffic stop that autho...
Jan 27, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Tyre Nichols, who died in a hospital on Jan. 10, three days after sustaining injuries during his arrest by police officers, is seen in this undated picture obtained from social media. Facebook/Deandre Nichols/via REUTERS
U.S. House passes bill limiting drawdowns from strategic oil reserve
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday limiting the ability of the energy secretary to tap the strategic oil reserve without developing plans to increase the a...
Jan 27, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol is seen through the roof of the House Visitors Center in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Police release footage of assailant striking Pelosi's husband
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - San Francisco police released dramatic video footage on Friday of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, being struck by a hammer as police rushed in to ...
Jan 27, 2023 A screenshot of Capitol Police security footage shows David DePape outside the home of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on October 28, 2022, in San Francisco, California, U.S. San Francisco District Attorney/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY REFILE - CORRECTING SOURCE OF THE PICTURE
Biden picks Jeff Zients as next chief of staff -statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Friday picked his former COVID-19 policy coordinator, Jeff Zients, to be the next White House chief of staff, citing his expertise in health care and the e...
Jan 27, 2023 FILE PHOTO: White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients delivers remarks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Ford recalls 462,000 vehicles for rear camera display failure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ford Motor Co said Friday it is recalling 462,000 vehicles worldwide because video output may fail, preventing the rearview camera image from displaying. The U.S. automaker said ...
Jan 27, 2023 The corporate logo of Ford is seen at Brussels Motor Show, Belgium January 9, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
National Archives asks former U.S. presidents, VPs to check for classified documents- CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Archives asked former U.S. presidents and vice presidents on Thursday to re-check their personal records for any classified documents or other presidential records a...
Jan 27, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The National Archives building is seen in Washington on March 4, 2012. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES)
Ex-Memphis officers arrested on murder charges in death of Tyre Nichols
(Reuters) -Five former Memphis police officers were charged on Thursday with murder in the death of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died three days after a traffic stop, prosecutors said. Nichols, a 29-...
Jan 26, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Officers who were terminated after their involvement in a traffic stop that ended with the death of Tyre Nichols, pose in a combination of undated photographs in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. From left are officers Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills, Jr., Emmitt Martin III, Justin Smith and Tadarrius Bean. Memphis Police Department/Handout via REUTERS.
'Not on my watch' - Biden attacks House Republicans' economic plans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden used a speech at a steamfitters union hall in Virginia on Thursday to launch an attack against Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives, sayi...
Jan 26, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers an economic speech at SteamFitters UA Local 602 in Springfield, Virginia, U.S., January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
U.S. Senate Democrats call for probe into 'JR-15' child-size rifle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of prominent Democratic U.S. senators including Majority Leader Chuck Schumer asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday to open an investigation into a compan...
Jan 26, 2023 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) displays a placard showing WEE1 Tactical's "JR-15" during a news conference on the marketing of rifles to children, at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. economy grows strongly in fourth quarter; weekly jobless claims fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy maintained a strong pace of growth in the fourth quarter as consumers boosted spending on goods, but momentum appears to have slowed considerably towards the en...
Jan 26, 2023 People ride escalator at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City, U.S., December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
