Category Archives: National
Updated: Deadly blizzard, deemed worst in 45 years, paralyzes greater Buffalo, N.Y
(Reuters) - A powerful blizzard that paralyzed western New York over Christmas weekend has killed at least 25 people, Erie county officials said on Monday, as road and utility crews faced a long day o...
Dec 26, 2022 Snow plows clear the roads following a winter storm that hit the Buffalo region in Lancaster, New York, U.S., December 25, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Migrants dropped outside VP Harris's home on blustery Christmas Eve
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Busloads of migrants were dropped over Christmas weekend near Vice President Kamala Harris' residence in Washington amid freezing temperatures, having traveled from the southwes...
Dec 26, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris participates in a working lunch on multilateral cooperation during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Capitol riot panel's final report sets out case to try Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The congressional panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol released its final report late on Thursday, outlining its case that former U.S. President Donald Trum...
Dec 23, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Pro-Trump protesters storm the U.S. Capitol to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., U.S. January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Gaber/File Photo
U.S. Congress passes $1.66 trillion funding bill, Biden to sign
UPDATED 5:23 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a $1.66 trillion government funding bill that provides record military funding and send...
Dec 23, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol is seen as Congress continues work on passing a $1.66 trillion government funding bill in Washington, U.S., December 21, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. consumer spending, inflation rise moderately amid rate hikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending barely rose in November, while annual inflation increased at its slowest pace in 13 months, but demand is probably not cooling fast enough to discourage t...
Dec 23, 2022 People carry shopping bags during the holiday season in New York City, U.S., December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
U.S. deep freeze disrupts travel and cuts power to 1.5 million ahead of holiday
(Reuters) -More than two-thirds of the U.S. population was under an extreme weather alert on Friday as a deep freeze enveloped much of the country ahead of the holiday weekend, thwarting travel plans,...
Dec 23, 2022 A driver makes their way through a flooded street at high tide during a winter storm in Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S., December 23, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Forget politics, Biden urges Americans to embrace the Christmas spirit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden urged Americans on Thursday to cast aside the partisan politics that have divided the nation and embrace the caring spirit of the holiday season. In a s...
Dec 22, 2022 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. House to vote on $1.66 trillion spending bill on Friday
UPDATED 4:00 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday will vote on a $1.66 trillion government funding bill that provides more money for Ukraine's defense, restricts the ...
Dec 22, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) addresses reporters during a news conference following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 20, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
FTX founder Bankman-Fried released on $250 million bond
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sam Bankman-Fried was released on a $250 million bond package on Thursday while he awaits trial on fraud charges related to the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange. Federal prosecu...
Dec 22, 2022 Former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, walks from the Manhattan federal court after securing bail in New York City, U.S. December 22, 2022. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Invoking World War Two, Zelenskiy tells Congress aid is not charity
WASHINGTON/KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the U.S. Congress on Wednesday that aid to Ukraine is an investment in democracy, not charity, and invoked American victory over the Nazi...
Dec 22, 2022 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) hold an Ukrainian flag as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 21, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
