Category Archives: National
Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to 135 months in prison for Theranos fraud
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) -A California judge sentenced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to 135 months in prison for defrauding investors in her now-defunct blood testing startup that was once value...
Nov 18, 2022 Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes arrives with her family and partner Billy Evans to be sentenced on her convictions for defrauding investors in the blood testing startup at the federal courthouse in San Jose, California, U.S., November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small
Republicans identify 42 Biden administration officials they want to testify
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday identified 42 employees from Democratic President Joe Biden's White House and administration, who they expect to testi...
Nov 18, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, is flanked by fellow House Republicans as he discusses the investigation into the Biden family’s business dealings during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 17, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
U.S. Justice Department names war crimes expert as special counsel for Trump probes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday named Jack Smith, a war crimes prosecutor, to serve as special counsel to oversee Justice Department investigations related to Don...
Nov 18, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump announces that he will once again run for U.S. president in the 2024 U.S. presidential election during an event at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Western New York eyes weekend deluge of lake-effect snow
BUFFALO, N.Y. (Reuters) - Parts of Western New York state woke up on Friday to nearly 2 feet (0.6 meter) of "lake effect" snow, about half of the total accumulations that forecasters say squalls blowi...
Nov 18, 2022 A resident plows driveway during a snowstorm as extreme winter weather hits Buffalo, New York, U.S., November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Lindsay DeDario
Elizabeth Holmes arrives in court to face sentencing for Theranos fraud
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) -Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes arrived on Friday at a federal courthouse in San Jose, Calif., where she is scheduled to be sentenced for defrauding investors in her now-...
Nov 18, 2022 Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes arrives with her family and partner Billy Evans to be sentenced on her convictions for defrauding investors in the blood testing startup at the federal courthouse in San Jose, California, U.S., November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small
Tesla recalls about 30,000 Model X cars over air bag issue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Tesla Inc recalled nearly 30,000 Model X cars in the United States over an issue that may cause the front passenger air bag to deploy incorrectly. The air bag could deploy incorr...
Nov 18, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A Tesla Model X electric vehicle is shown in this picture illustration taken in Moscow, Russia July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo
North Korea rebuked as allied countries hold emergency meeting over missile launch
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Leaders of the United States, South Korea, Japan and allied countries convened an emergency meeting during an Asian summit on Friday and condemned North Korea's firing of a suspect...
Nov 18, 2022 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, right, holds a meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan, middle, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo of the Republic of Korea, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, left, to consult North Korea’s recent ballistic missile launch at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Haiyun Jiang/Pool via REUTERS
U.S. House Republicans make investigation of Biden a top priority
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After winning control of the U.S. House of Representatives, Republicans said on Thursday that investigating President Joe Biden and his family's business dealings will be their ...
Nov 17, 2022 U.S. Rep. James Comer (R-KY), ranking Republican on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, stands with other House Republicans during a news conference to discuss the investigation into the Biden family’s business dealings, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 17, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Hakeem Jeffries favored to lead U.S. House Democrats after Pelosi exit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision to step down from her leadership role after her fellow Democrats lost their majority in last week's midterm electio...
Nov 17, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks in favor of voting rights legislation during a Congressional Black Caucus press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Republicans win U.S. House majority, setting stage for divided government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans were projected to win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting the stage for two years of divided government as President Joe Biden's Dem...
Nov 17, 2022 House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters after McCarthy was nominated by fellow Republicans to be their leader or the Speaker of the House if they take control in the next Congress, following House Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy
