Category Archives: National
Man arrested in attack on U.S. House Speaker Pelosi's spouse faces charges
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A man who clubbed U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband over the head with a hammer, shouting, "Where is Nancy?", faced charges of attempted murder and other felonies a d...
Oct 29, 2022 Members of the media work next to 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
Rock 'n' roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis known as 'The Killer' dies
(Reuters) - American rock pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, who was torn between his Bible-thumping upbringing and his desire to make hell-raising rock 'n' roll with hits such as "Great Balls of Fire" and "Who...
Oct 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A vaccinated 85-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis, the last living member of the Million Dollar Quartet that recorded many hits at Memphis' Sun Records in the 1950s, renews marriage vows with 7th wife Judith at his ranch in Nesbit, Mississippi, U.S. March 9, 2021. Picture taken March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht/File Photo
Eight killed in Oklahoma house fire
(Reuters) - Eight people died in a house fire on Thursday in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, where police said the blaze was being investigated as a homicide. Neighbors reported the fire about 4 p.m. (2100 GM...
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Musk begins his Twitter ownership with firings, declares the 'bird is freed'
(Reuters) - Elon Musk has taken ownership of Twitter Inc with brutal efficiency, firing top executives but providing little clarity over how he will achieve the ambitions he has outlined for the influ...
Oct 28, 2022 Twitter logo and a photo of Elon Musk are displayed through magnifier in this illustration taken October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Relatives of Uvalde victims call on 'disgraced' Texas public safety director to resign
(Reuters) - Relatives of children killed in the Uvalde school shooting confronted the Texas public safety director on Thursday and demanded he resign over the failure of his agency's troopers to confr...
Oct 27, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Privacy barriers and bike racks maintain a perimiter at a memorial outside Robb Elementary School the day after the video showing the May shooting inside the school released, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/File Photo
No indication Russian nuclear drills are 'cover activity'- Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has not yet seen any indications that Russia's ongoing annual "Grom" exercises of its nuclear forces may be a cover for a real deployment, U.S. Defense Secreta...
Oct 27, 2022 A still image from video, released by the Russian Defence Ministry, shows what it said to be Russia's Tu-95MS strategic bomber taking off during exercises held by strategic nuclear forces at an unknown location, in this image taken from handout footage released October 26, 2022. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout
Tesla faces U.S. criminal probe over self-driving claims-sources
Tesla Inc is under criminal investigation in the United States over claims that the company's electric vehicles can drive themselves, three people familiar with the matter said. The U.S. Department of...
Oct 27, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The interior of a Tesla Model S is shown in autopilot mode in San Francisco, California, U.S., April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Alexandria Sage
U.S. economic growth rebounds in Q3 on trade, but demand is slowing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth rebounded more than expected in the third quarter amid a continued decline in the trade deficit, but that overstates the economy's health as the Federal Res...
Oct 27, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A woman shops in a supermarket in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 13, 2022. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
Caterpillar posts higher adjusted profit on strong equipment demand
(Reuters) -Heavy-equipment maker Caterpillar Inc posted a rise in third-quarter profit on Thursday as robust demand, low inventories and raised prices helped it mute the impact of higher material and ...
Oct 27, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Caterpillar Inc. equipment is on display for sale at a retail site in San Diego, California, U.S., March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Biden welcomes crackdown on 'junk' banking fees
(Reuters) -The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday issued guidance that surprise overdraft fees and unexpected depositor fees for bounced checks are likely unfair and unlawful pract...
Oct 26, 2022 Rohit Chopra,?Director of the?Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, listens as U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the U.S. economy from an auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, U.S. October 26, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
