Category Archives: National
Paul Pelosi attack suspect sought to take speaker hostage, prosecutors say
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -The man accused of bludgeoning U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer after breaking into the couple's home threatened to take her hostage and break her kneec...
Nov 01, 2022 People stand near police tape outside the home of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi where her husband Paul Pelosi was violently assaulted after a break-in at their house, according to a statement from her office, in San Francisco, California, U.S., October 28, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
U.S. Halloween night shootings kill one, injure about 20
(Reuters) -One person was killed and about 20 wounded on Halloween night in two separate shooting attacks in the U.S. cities of Kansas City and Chicago, police said. Between five and seven people were...
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Elon Musk says he will be Twitter CEO
(Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday he would be the chief executive officer of Twitter, the social media company he recently acquired for $44 billion. The move comes after Musk, who also r...
Oct 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk's photo is seen through a Twitter logo in this illustration taken October 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to block lawmakers from obtaining tax returns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in his fight to prevent a U.S. House of Representatives committee from gaining access to his tax...
Oct 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a rally ahead of the midterm elections, in Mesa, Arizona, U.S., October 9, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
U.S. Supreme Court conservatives lean against race-conscious student admissions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism on Monday toward the legality of race-conscious admissions policies in cases involving Harvard University and the Uni...
Oct 31, 2022 Demonstrators gather in support of affirmative action as the U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider whether colleges may continue to use race as a factor in student admissions in two cases, at the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. October 31, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Suspect in attack on House Speaker Pelosi's husband expected to be formally charged
(Reuters) - Criminal charges were expected to be filed on Monday against a man accused of attacking U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul with a hammer after forcing his way into the couple's...
Oct 31, 2022 A general view of the home of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi where her husband Paul Pelosi was violently assaulted after a break-in at their house, according to a statement from her office, in San Francisco, California, U.S., October 28, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Opening statements in criminal case against Trump's company set for Monday
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Opening statements are set for Monday in the criminal case accusing former President Donald Trump's real estate company of a 15-year tax fraud. The case is among the mounting lega...
Oct 31, 2022 Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Robstown, Texas, U.S., October 22, 2022. REUTERS/Go Nakamura
South Korea begins probe into deadly Halloween crush
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean investigators combed footage on Monday from more than 50 state and private closed-circuit TV cameras as well as from social media looking for answers to how a surge in H...
Oct 31, 2022 A person mourns at a group memorial for the victims of a stampede during a Halloween festival, at Seoul City Hall Plaza in Seoul, South Korea, October 31, 2022. REUTERS/Heo Ran
Elon Musk deletes tweet with unfounded theory about Pelosi attack
(Reuters) - Twitter's new owner Elon Musk appeared to have deleted a tweet posted on Sunday referencing an unfounded theory regarding the attack on the husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at th...
Oct 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: An image of Elon Musk is seen on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Biden takes aim at 'excess' oil profits, denounces Pelosi attack
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Friday called an attack on the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "despicable" and denounced those who spread lies about stolen elections for corrodin...
Oct 29, 2022 FILE PHOTO - U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris attend a meeting of the Reproductive Healthcare Access Task Force in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
