Category Archives: National
Biden says prices "too high" as inflation rises before midterms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's hopes that his party would head into the midterm elections with inflation receding were dashed on Thursday when the final report ahead of the November ...
Oct 13, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden walks to board the Marine One helicopter for travel to Colorado from the White House in Washington, U.S. October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Florida jury says man who confessed to Parkland school shooting should be sentenced to life
(Reuters) -Jurors determined Thursday that Nikolas Cruz should be sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole for a 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people. Juro...
Oct 13, 2022 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz sits at the defense table during a hearing just before the jury resumed deliberations in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., October 13, 2022. Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Pool via REUTERS
Two Connecticut police officers shot dead, one wounded
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two officers in central Connecticut were killed and another wounded while responding to a domestic disturbance between a pair of siblings that also left the shooter dead, authori...
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U.S. consumer prices increase more than expected in September; weekly jobless claims rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S consumer prices increased more than expected in September and underlying inflation pressures continued to build up, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve will de...
Oct 13, 2022 People shop in a supermarket as rising inflation affects consumer prices in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 13, 2022. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
With time running out, U.S. Capitol riot panel keeps focus on Trump
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters promised to present new evidence on Thursday during what could...
Oct 13, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Police clear the U.S. Capitol Building with tear gas as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather outside, in Washington, U.S. January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/File Photo
Russia pounds dozens of Ukraine towns, warns of escalation
KYIV/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Russian missiles pounded more than 40 Ukrainian cities and towns, officials said on Thursday, as NATO allies meeting in Brussels unveiled plans to beef up Europe's air defense...
Oct 13, 2022 Rescuers work at the site of an apartment building damaged by a Russian military strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues in Mykolaiv October 13, 2022. REUTERS/Viktoriia Lakezina
Biden, visiting U.S. West, designates national monument in Colorado
LEADVILLE, Colo. (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Wednesday declared a rugged, mountainous section of Colorado that American soldiers used to train for combat in World War Two a national monument dur...
Oct 12, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden stands with U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) during a ceremony to designate Camp Hale, a World War II training site used by the Army's 10th Mountain Division, as a new National Monument in Leadville, Colorado, U.S., October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook families $965 million for hoax claims, jury says
(Reuters) -Alex Jones must pay $965 million in damages to numerous families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting for falsely claiming they were actors who faked the tragedy, a Connecticut j...
Oct 12, 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
U.S. home heating bills expected to surge this winter -EIA
(Reuters) -U.S. consumers can expect to pay up to 28% more to heat their homes this winter than last year due to surging fuel costs and slightly colder weather, the U.S. Energy Information Administrat...
Oct 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The Skyline of New York City is seen covered by clouds during the pass of a winter storm as it is seen from Weehawken, New Jersey, U.S., February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Trump loses bid to delay rape accuser's lawsuit ahead of deposition
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Wednesday lost a bid to delay a defamation lawsuit brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll after he denied having raped her, ahead of a deposition of the former U.S....
Oct 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally ahead of the midterm elections, in Mesa, Arizona, U.S., October 9, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
