Category Archives: National
Biden's pardons show focus on easing drug punishments, and women's rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday pardoned six people who have already served time for crimes, including five convicted of drug or alcohol-related offenses and a woman who kille...
Dec 30, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a Christmas speech at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 22, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis
U.S. ramps up immigration arrests mostly at Mexican border
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Immigration arrests nearly doubled in 2022 compared to 2021 as border authorities apprehended more migrants and courts blocked efforts by U.S. President Joe Biden to more narrowly...
Dec 30, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Migrants stand on the bank of the Rio Bravo del Norte, also known as the Rio Grande river, before being smuggled into Roma, Texas, United States from Ciudad Miguel Aleman, Mexico July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Suspect in murder of four Idaho students arrested in Pennsylvania
UPDATED 2:46 P.M. (Reuters) -A 28-year-old suspect wanted in the killings of four University of Idaho students six weeks ago was arrested in Pennsylvania early on Friday, authorities said. Pennsylvani...
Dec 30, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The Sigma Chi fraternity house, where victim Ethan Chapin was a member, is pictured after four University of Idaho students were found killed in their residence on November 13 in Moscow, Idaho, U.S., November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
UPDATE: U.S. House committee releases Trump tax returns he sought to keep secret
UPDATED 11:56 A.M. (Reuters) -Democrats in Congress released six years of Donald Trump's tax records to the public on Friday, disclosing documents the former president long sought to keep secret and d...
Dec 30, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Ways and Means Committee staff members transport boxes of documents after a committee meeting to discuss former President Donald Trump's tax returns on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 20, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Southwest promises refunds as airline sees 'certain' financial impact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Southwest Airlines promised to reimburse passengers for expenses such as hotels and car rentals in addition to refunding tickets after it canceled thousands of flights due to a m...
Dec 30, 2022 Southwest Airlines passengers wait in line at the baggage services office after U.S. airlines, led by Southwest, canceled thousands of flights due to a massive winter storm which swept over much of the country before and during the Christmas holiday weekend, at Dallas Love Field Airport in Dallas, Texas, U.S., December 28, 2022. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber
Biden signs $1.66 trillion FY 2023 government funding bill
CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a $1.66 trillion bill funding the U.S. government for fiscal year 2023, the White House said in a statement. Biden signed the...
Dec 29, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden salutes as he boards Air Force One for holiday vacation travel to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. December 27, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Southwest Airlines plans to get back to normal operations on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Southwest Airlines Co. said it plans to return to normal operations on Friday after days of running at a third of its usual capacity due to disruptions triggered by a massive win...
Dec 29, 2022 The departures board is overwhelmed with delayed and cancelled flights after U.S. airlines, led by Southwest, canceled thousands of flights due to a massive winter storm which swept over much of the country before and during the Christmas holiday weekend, at Dallas Love Field Airport in Dallas, Texas, U.S., December 28, 2022. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber
Pele, Brazil's sublimely skilled soccer star who charmed the world, dead at 82
(Reuters) - Pele, the magical Brazilian soccer star who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died at the age of 82, his daughter said on ...
Dec 29, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Brazilian soccer legend and member of the 1958, 1962 and 1970 World Cup-winning Brazilian soccer teams Pele holds the World Cup trophy during the World Cup 2006 opening ceremony in Munich, Germany, June 9, 2006. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo
U.S. weekly jobless claims ticked higher last week
(Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits edged higher last week but remain in a range indicating the U.S. job market remains tight, even as the Federal Reserve w...
Dec 29, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Russia fires barrage of missiles at Ukraine's major cities
KYIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russia fired scores of missiles into Ukraine early on Thursday, targeting Kyiv, the northeastern city of Kharkiv, and other cities in a massive aerial bombardment that sent pe...
Dec 29, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint news conference with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala (not seen), as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 31, 2022. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi
