Category Archives: National
At least 25 die in 'epic' Kentucky floods, including 6 children
UPDATED 10:11 a.m. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told FOX News Saturday morning the death toll had gone up from 16, to 25. ------------------------ (Reuters) -The death toll in eastern Kentucky rose to a...
Jul 30, 2022 Tonya Smith, whose trailer was washed away by flooding, reaches for food from her mother Ollie Jean Johnson to give to Smith's father, Paul Johnson, as the trio used a rope to hang on over a swollen Grapevine Creek in Perry County, Kentucky, U.S. July 28, 2022. Matt Stone/USA Today Network via REUTERS
U.S. judge rejects parts of Boy Scouts' $2.7 billion sex abuse deal
(Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday rejected key aspects of the Boy Scouts of America's reorganization plan and its underlying sex abuse settlement, delaying the national youth organization's ability to...
Jul 30, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The Boy Scouts of America signage is pictured at its headquarters in Irving, Texas, February 5, 2013. REUTERS/Tim Sharp/File Photo
IL Lottery: MegaMillions winning ticket sold in Illinois
UPDATED 8:48 a.m. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Maybe it was you. The Illinois Lottery's website indicates that a $1.28 billion Mega Millions ticket was sold in Illinois for Friday night's drawing. The ticket w...
Jul 30, 2022 Source: MegaMillions.com
U.S. House passes, sends to Senate assault-style weapon ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed legislation banning assault-style rifles that have been used in mass shootings, sending it to the Senate where it faces likely ...
Jul 29, 2022 U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a statue dedication ceremony honoring Amelia Earhart at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Will Smith, in new video, says he is 'deeply remorseful' about Oscars slap
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Will Smith said on Friday he was "deeply remorseful" at having slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards this year and had reached out to the comedian to talk but was rebu...
Jul 29, 2022 Will Smith speaks in an apology video for slapping Chris Rock at Academy Awards 2022 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video uploaded on July 29, 2022. Will Smith/YouTube/via REUTERS
Blinken says he spoke to Lavrov, pressed Kremlin to accept U.S. offer on prisoners
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said he has held a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and pressed the Kremlin to accept the 'subs...
Jul 29, 2022 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a session of the Foreign Ministers Council of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan July 29, 2022. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Death toll climbs to 16 in Kentucky floods, governor says
UPDATED 1:41 p.m. (Reuters) -The death toll in eastern Kentucky rose to 16 on Friday as floodwaters swept through homes, washed out roads and pushed waterways over their banks, Governor Andy Beshear s...
Jul 29, 2022 Van Jackson checks on his dog, Jack, who was stranded at a church by flood waters along Right Beaver Creek, following a day of heavy rain in in Garrett, Kentucky, U.S. July 28, 2022. Jackson owns an auto parts store in town and said he doesn't have flood insurance to cover his loss. Pat McDonogh/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS
U.S. Congressional Republicans, Democrats pause politics to play ball
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a rare moment of bipartisanship in a usually bitterly divided Washington, Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress competed on Thursday in an annual baseball game despi...
Jul 29, 2022 Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) pitches during the annual Congressional Baseball game at Nationals Park in Washington, U.S., July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy
Congress passes long-awaited bill to boost chipmakers, compete with China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed sweeping legislation on Thursday to subsidize the domestic semiconductor industry as it competes with Chinese and other foreign manufact...
Jul 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Plastic letters arranged to read "Chip Shortage" are placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken, February 20, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Biden pledge to tax wealthy, companies revived with Manchin-led bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's campaign trail promise to increase taxes on corporations and the wealthy as part of a battle against glaring income inequality in the United States got...
Jul 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Chairman U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) attends a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
