Category Archives: National
U.S. mortgage interest rates reach 6.25%, highest level since October 2008
(Reuters) - The average interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan climbed to its highest level since October 2008, Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) data showed on Wednesday. Rising mortgage r...
Sep 21, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A "For Rent, For Sale" sign is seen outside of a home in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
Fed forecasts may show fraying faith in soft landing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - How much faith Federal Reserve officials still have in prospects for a "soft landing" as they take aggressive action to quash the highest inflation in 40 years will be revealed ...
Sep 21, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Putin mobilizes more troops for Ukraine, accuses West of 'nuclear blackmail'
LONDON (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called up 300,000 reservists to fight in Ukraine and said Moscow would respond with the might of all its vast arsenal if the West pursue...
Sep 21, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin makes an address, dedicated to a military conflict with Ukraine, in Moscow, Russia, in this still image taken from video released September 21, 2022. Russian Presidential Press Service/Kremlin via REUTERS
Chicago building explosion injures six, fire dept says
(Reuters) - An explosion at a Chicago building on Tuesday injured at least six people, including three who were in a serious or critical condition, the city's fire department said. Images and a video ...
Sep 20, 2022 Bricks and debris are scattered on the street after a building explosion caused injuries in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. September 20, 2022. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski
New York judge takes up review of documents FBI seized at Trump's home
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The judge appointed to review classified materials and other documents the FBI seized from Donald Trump's Florida home in August will hold his first conference on the matter in a ...
Sep 20, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 3, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Hurricane Fiona slams Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico; three dead
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico/Santo Domingo (Reuters) -Hurricane Fiona was churning north on Monday night after bringing torrential rain and powerful winds to the Dominican Republic and a total power outage i...
Sep 20, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People clear a road from a fallen tree after Hurricane Fiona affected the area in Yauco, Puerto Rico September 18, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
Queen Elizabeth's coffin lowered into vault ahead of private burial
WINDSOR, England (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth's coffin was lowered into a vault at Windsor Castle, her final resting place, on Monday after a day of inimitable pageantry that drew world leaders to her ...
Sep 19, 2022 The funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey. 19 September 2022. Jack Hill/Pool via REUTERS
Taliban release U.S. engineer from Illinois Frerichs as Biden approves swap for drug smuggler
UPDATED 1:50 P.M. KABUL/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban on Monday freed American engineer Mark Frerichs in exchange for Taliban-linked Afghan tribal leader Bashir Noorzai, after Presi...
Sep 19, 2022 Afghanistan's Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, acting Defence Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid and Afghan tribal leader Bashir Noorzai sit during a news conference after a prisoner swap, in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer
Biden says 'the pandemic is over' even as death toll, costs mount
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said in an interview aired on Sunday that "the pandemic is over," even though the country continues to grapple with coronavirus infections that kill hun...
Sep 19, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A woman takes a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a pop-up testing site in New York City, U.S., January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Queen Elizabeth's coffin makes journey to final resting place
LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles, his sons William and Harry and other senior royals joined a solemn procession behind Queen Elizabeth's coffin through the silent streets of London on Monday, following ...
Sep 19, 2022 The coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth makes its way to Westminster Abbey on the day of the state funeral and burial of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in London, Britain, September 19, 2022 REUTERS/John Sibley
