Category Archives: National
U.S. COVID public health emergency to stay in place
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will keep in place the public health emergency status of the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing millions of Americans to still receive free tests, vaccines and treatme...
Nov 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The word "COVID-19" is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Nicole leaves 'unprecedented' building damage along part of Florida coast
ATLANTA (Reuters) -The soaking remains of Hurricane Nicole brought heavy rains to Georgia and the Carolinas on Friday after it left a trail of destroyed and teetering beachside homes and damaged hotel...
Nov 11, 2022 A view shows destroyed backyards of beachfront houses, after Hurricane Nicole made landfall on Florida's east coast, in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, U.S., November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello
U.S. stops taking student debt forgiveness applications after ruling
(Reuters) -The United States government has stopped taking applications for student debt relief, after a federal judge blocked President Joe Biden's loan forgiveness plan, according to a notice on a g...
Nov 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A graduating student waits for the start of the Commencement ceremony at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 27, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
COP27: Biden says the climate crisis is about "very life of the planet"
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden addressed the COP27 climate conference in Egypt on Friday, saying the global climate crisis posed an existential threat to the planet and pr...
Nov 11, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a speech at COP27 climate summit, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Ukrainian troops met with joy in Kherson as Russia abandons its biggest prize
BLAHODATNE, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian troops were greeted by joyous residents in the center of Kherson on Friday after Russia abandoned the only regional capital it had captured since its invasion...
Nov 11, 2022 A person waits for a bus at a bus stop with a board displaying an image of Russian service member Sergey Reshtnikov with a slogan reading "Glory to the Heroes of Russia" in Moscow, Russia November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
Noose found at Obama Presidential Center construction site in Chicago
(Reuters) - Chicago police are investigating a noose that was found at the construction site of the Obama Presidential Center on Thursday, an act the Illinois governor condemned as a symbol of racist ...
Nov 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A crewmen walks offsite after the groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama presidential center in Jackson Park, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Sebastian Hidalgo
U.S. judge declares Biden's student debt relief plan unlawful
(Reuters) -A federal judge in Texas on Thursday ruled that President Joe Biden's plan to cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in student loan debt was unlawful and must be vacated, delivering a vict...
Nov 10, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden answers a question during a news conference held after the 2022 U.S. midterm elections in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Alex Jones ordered to pay $473 million in punitive damages in Sandy Hook defamation case
(Reuters) - Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay $473 million in punitive damages on top of a nearly $1 billion verdict handed down last month for his defamatory claims about the 2012 Sandy Hook ma...
Nov 10, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Infowars founder Alex Jones speaks to the media after appearing at his Sandy Hook defamation trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S., October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Biden seeks to build 'floor' for China relations in Xi meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden hopes to forge guidelines for competing with China when he meets Xi Jinping next week, but he will be honest about U.S. concerns, including over Taiwan a...
Nov 10, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks virtually with Chinese leader Xi Jinping from the White House in Washington, U.S. November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. Senate up for grabs as Republicans move toward House majority
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans edged closer on Thursday to securing a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives while control of the Senate hinged on a few tight races, two days after Democrats...
Nov 10, 2022 The sun rises over the U.S. Capitol, as control of Congress remained unclear following the 2022 U.S. midterm elections in Washington, U.S., November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
