Category Archives: National
Nine dead, more casualties expected after tornadoes rip through U.S. Southeast
UPDATED 12:37 P.M. ATLANTA (Reuters) -At least nine people died in tornadoes that destroyed homes and knocked out power to tens of thousands in the U.S. Southeast, local officials said on Friday, and ...
Jan 13, 2023 Larry Fondren sorts through the rubble of his mobile home, which was destroyed when a tree fell on it as a tornado heavily damaged homes and destroyed mobile homes near Akron in Hale County, Alabama, U.S. January 12, 2023. Gary Cosby Jr./USA Today Network via REUTERS
Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, dies aged 54
UPDATED 8:30 P.M. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Lisa Marie Presley, a musician and the only daughter of rock 'n' roll legend Elvis Presley, died on Thursday after being rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital,...
Jan 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Lisa Marie Presley attends the handprints ceremony for Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie Presley, Riley Keough, Finley and Harper Lockwood at TCL Chinese theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 21, 2022. REUTERS/Ringo Chiu/File Photo
U.S. consumer prices fall in December; weekly jobless claims edge down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S consumer prices unexpectedly fell for the first time in more than 2-1/2 years in December amid declining prices for gasoline and other goods, suggesting that inflation was n...
Jan 12, 2023 People line up outside Kentucky Career Center prior to its opening to find assistance with their unemployment claims in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston
Special counsel named to probe Biden's handling of documents
UPDATED 12:24 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday announced the appointment of a special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden's handling of sensitive gov...
Jan 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about U.S.-Mexico border security and enforcement, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Airlines expect U.S. operations to rebound on Thursday as FAA investigates outage
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. airlines said they expect operations to return to normal on Thursday as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) scrambles to pinpoint the cause of a computer outa...
Jan 12, 2023 Passengers wait for the resumption of flights at O’Hare International Airport after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures due to a system outage, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
Influential rock guitarist Jeff Beck dies at 78, family says
UPDATED 5:40 P.M. (Reuters) -Jeff Beck, the influential, genre-bending English guitarist who rose to fame with The Yardbirds before later embarking on a solo career, has died at the age of 78, his fam...
Jan 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Rock guitarist Jeff Beck performs at the Grammy Foundation's Starry Night gala honoring Sir George Martin in Los Angeles, California July 12, 2008. REUTERS/Fred Prouser
U.S. extends public health emergency status for COVID
(Reuters) -The U.S. health department on Wednesday extended the COVID-19 pandemic's status as a public health emergency, allowing millions of Americans to continue receiving free tests, vaccines and t...
Jan 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: People wearing masks walk next to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing site in New York City, New York, U.S., December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
New York Republicans say George Santos lied, should resign from Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of senior New York Republicans on Wednesday called on newly elected U.S. Representative George Santos to resign from office, saying that he had repeatedly lied about his ...
Jan 11, 2023 Nassau County Republican Party chairman Joseph Cairo and members of the Nassau County Republican Committee hold a news conference regarding the future of U.S. Representative George Santos (R-NY) at Nassau County Republican Committee in Westbury, New York, U.S. January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
NFL-Damar Hamlin discharged from hospital nine days after cardiac arrest
(Reuters) -Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been discharged from the hospital nine days after suffering cardiac arrest during an NFL game and will continue his rehabilitation at home, the team sa...
Jan 11, 2023 Nov 20, 2022; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin warms up before a game against the Cleveland Browns at Ford Field. / Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
Biden 'surprised' about finding of classified documents, vows cooperation
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he was surprised to learn that classified documents were found in a think-tank office he once used and said he and his team are cooperating f...
Jan 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about U.S.-Mexico border security and enforcement, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
