Category Archives: National
U.S. to drop COVID testing for incoming international air travelers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will drop pre-departure COVID-19 international air testing requirements effective Sunday at 12:01 a.m. after heavy lobbying from airlines and the travel...
Jun 10, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Travelers wearing protective face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reclaim their luggage at the airport in Denver, Colorado, U.S., November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
Uvalde schools police chief says he did not consider himself incident commander
(Reuters) - Uvalde schools police chief Pete Arredondo said he never considered himself the incident commander of the scene of last month's school shooting in Texas that killed 19 children and two tea...
Jun 10, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Flowers, toys, and other objects to remember the victims of the deadliest U.S. school mass shooting resulting in the death of 19 children and two teachers, are seen at a memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 30, 2022. Picture taken May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas
'Mike Pence deserves it': Trump's ire at VP a focus of U.S. Capitol riot hearings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A congressional panel investigating last year's assault on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters presented evidence at its prime-time hearing that the former president p...
Jun 10, 2022 A video of former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaking is shown on a screen during the hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 9, 2022. Jabin Botsford/Pool via REUTERS
Ivanka Trump tells U.S. Congress she rejects father's election fraud claim
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump told a congressional panel investigating the U.S. Capitol attack that even she does not believe the former president's false cla...
Jun 09, 2022 Former White House Senior Adviser Ivanka Trump is seen on a video screen during the public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 9, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
At least 3 killed after assailant opens fire at Maryland factory
UPDATED: 9:19 p.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A gunman opened fire on his co-workers at a manufacturing facility in northern Maryland on Thursday, killing at least three people and critically wounding a fo...
Jun 09, 2022 Midwest Communications
Gun legislation talks in U.S. Senate yield no breakthrough
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic and Republican negotiators in the U.S. Senate said they were not able to reach a deal on Thursday on a bipartisan response to recent U.S. mass shootings but vowed to c...
Jun 09, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S., February 17, 2022. REUTERS/Jon Cherry/File Photo
U.S. House to weigh more Supreme Court security next week, Pelosi says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will weigh legislation next week to boost security for Supreme Court justices, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday, one day after an ar...
Jun 09, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People visit the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. March 15, 2022. REUTERS/Emily Elconin/File Photo
U.S. weekly jobless claims rise more than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, but remaining at a level consistent with a tight labor market. Initia...
Jun 09, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
Biden says Republicans bullied by gun lobby during late-night show visit
Los Angeles (Reuters) - U.S President Joe Biden on Wednesday blamed the lack of any progress on gun safety on intimidation by the gun lobby, and he called on voters to make it a deciding issue come No...
Jun 09, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden smiles with host Jimmy Kimmel during the taping of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" as Biden visits the city for the ninth Summit of the Americas, in Los Angeles, U.S. June 8, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Trump aides' words to take center stage as U.S. Capitol riot hearings open
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The congressional hearings on the 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump supporters will spotlight testimony by the former president's top aides and family members as ...
Jun 09, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
