Category Archives: National
Alongside Zelenskiy, Biden urges solidarity on Ukraine to continue in 2023
WASHINGTON/KYIV (Reuters) -President Joe Biden stood with Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House on Wednesday during the Ukrainian leader's first wartime visit to urge Americans and the world to keep ...
Dec 21, 2022 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy delivers a soldier's gift to U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 21, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis
U.S. consumer confidence rebounds; existing home sales sink
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence rose to an eight-month high in December as inflation retreated and the labor market remained strong, but fears of a recession persisted, resulting in fe...
Dec 21, 2022 Got Credit / CC
FTX founder Bankman-Fried consents to extradition
NASSAU (Reuters) -Sam Bankman-Fried has consented to be extradited to the United States where he faces fraud charges, according to an affidavit his lawyer read on Wednesday at a court hearing in The B...
Dec 21, 2022 Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of crypto currency exchange FTX, is escorted into the Magistrate Court building in Nassau, Bahamas December 21, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Ukraine's Zelenskiy arrives in Washington seeking 'weapons, weapons and more weapons'
UPDATED 12:10 P.M. WASHINGTON/KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Washington on Wednesday to meet President Joe Biden, address Congress and seek "weapons, weapons and m...
Dec 21, 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
Musk to step down as Twitter CEO once he finds 'someone foolish' enough as successor
(Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday he will step down as chief executive of Twitter Inc once he finds a replacement, but will still run some key divisions of the social media platform. "...
Dec 21, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk's Twitter profile is seen on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
U.S. Senate advances $1.66 trillion government-funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A $1.66 trillion government spending bill drew overwhelming bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday as lawmakers steered it toward passage before a weekend deadline to a...
Dec 20, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building is pictured at sunset on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
U.S. Postal Service to double EV delivery fleet purchases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) said on Tuesday it will more than double its planned electric delivery vehicles purchases, officials said on Tuesday, tapping funding from Congress...
Dec 20, 2022 Jason Lawrence / CC
Hazardous storm system hits United States ahead of winter holidays
(Reuters) - A huge swath of the United States will face heavy snow, below-freezing temperatures, and dangerous wind chills this week, likely leading to flight delays and impassable roadways during one...
Dec 20, 2022 Midwest Communications
U.S. Senate plans initial vote on $1.66 trillion government funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate planned to take its first vote on a $1.66 trillion government funding bill on Tuesday, as lawmakers scrambled to pass the measure and avert a possible partial gov...
Dec 20, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building is pictured at sunset on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
U.S. lawmakers include ban on TikTok on government devices in spending proposal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers early Tuesday included a proposal to bar federal government employees from using Chinese app TikTok on government-owned devices in a key spending bill. The Senate...
Dec 20, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A TikTok logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
