Category Archives: National
Democratic, Republican lawmakers push to maintain momentum in U.S. Senate gun talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A rare bipartisan effort in the U.S. Senate to agree on legislation to address a wave of mass shootings could reach a watershed moment on Thursday as lawmakers decide whether th...
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
Man charged with attempted murder of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A California man armed with a handgun who planned to kill Brett Kavanaugh was charged with attempted murder on Wednesday after being arrested near the U.S. Supreme Court justice'...
Jun 09, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh speaks during his ceremonial public swearing-in, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Young survivor of Texas school massacre tells U.S. Congress of day's horror
UPDATED 1:35 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fourth-grade survivor of last month's mass shooting at a Texas elementary school told U.S. lawmakers that after the gunman murdered her teacher and friends, ...
Jun 08, 2022 Miah Cerrillo, survivor and Fourth-Grade Student at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, testifies during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. June 8, 2022. Jason Andrew/Pool via REUTERS
CAT increases shareholder dividends
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Caterpillar's Board of Directors voted on Wednesday to raise the quarterly cash dividend by nine cents, an 8% increase, to $1.20 per share of common stock, payable August 19, to sha...
Jun 08, 2022 Caterpillar
Moderna's new booster produces stronger response against Omicron
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc said on Wednesday an upgraded version of its coronavirus vaccine produced a better immune response as a booster dose against the Omicron variant than the original shot in a stu...
Jun 08, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A vial and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo, in this illustration taken, November 27, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Trump ally Kristi Noem wins in South Dakota, Montana midterm primary a tight race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, easily won the Republican nomination to seek reelection in November, while a former member of ...
Jun 08, 2022 FILE PHOTO: South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem speaks at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum during the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Houston, Texas, U.S. May 27, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Woman tells jury Bill Cosby forced her to perform sex act
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Reuters) -A woman who has filed a civil lawsuit against Bill Cosby took the witness stand in California on Tuesday, telling jurors the comedian forced her to perform a sex act at...
Jun 07, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Plaintiff Judy Huth arrives for opening statements in the civil suit against Bill Cosby at Santa Monica courthouse, California, U.S., June 1, 2022. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Biden meets with actor Matthew McConaughey to discuss guns
UPDATED 3:50 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Actor and Uvalde, Texas, native Matthew McConaughey met with President Joe Biden on Tuesday, and urged more congressional action on gun violence in an emotional...
Jun 07, 2022 Actor Matthew McConaughey, a native of Uvalde, Texas as well as a father and a gun owner, speaks to reporters about mass shootings in the United States during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 7, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. faces 'unacceptable levels of inflation,' Yellen tells senators
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States faces "unacceptable levels of inflation" and an appropriate budgetary stance is needed to help dampen inflationary pressures without undermining the economy, U....
Jun 07, 2022 – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is seated to testify before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Biden's 2023 budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 7, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Uvalde shooting, abortion ruling heighten U.S. extremist threats, DHS says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Texas school shooting, a looming Supreme Court decision on abortion and grievances about security at the U.S.-Mexico border could mobilize American extremists to violence, the...
Jun 07, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Flowers, toys, and other objects to remember the victims of the deadliest U.S. school mass shooting in nearly a decade, resulting in the death of 19 children and two teachers, are pictured at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas/File Photo
