Category Archives: National
U.S. Midwest in danger of rotating power blackouts this summer
(Reuters) -The power grid in the Central United States could be forced to impose rotating blackouts on some of the hottest days of the summer due to rising demand and plant retirements, federal energy...
Jun 03, 2022 FILE PHOTO: An electrical line technician works on restoring power after a tornado Vilonia, Arkansas April 29, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
U.S. job growth beats expectations; unemployment rate steady at 3.6%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment increased more than expected in May, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%, signs of a tight labor market that could keep the Federal Reserve's foot on...
Jun 03, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A sign for hire is posted on the door of a GameStop in New York City, U.S., April 29, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Three people dead after shooting in Iowa church parking lot
(Reuters) -A man shot and killed two women in the parking lot of a church in Iowa state on Thursday and then turned the gun on himself, police said, adding three more dead to the toll in a series of r...
Jun 03, 2022 People console each other after a shooting outside Cornerstone Church in Ames, Iowa, U.S. June 2, 2022. Nirmalendu Majumdar/USA Today Network via REUTERS.
Biden says 'Enough!' on gun violence, urges Congress to act
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Declaring "Enough, enough!" U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday urged Congress to ban assault weapons, expand background checks and implement other sensible gun control measures...
Jun 02, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the 154th National Memorial Day Wreath-Laying and Observance ceremony to honor America's fallen, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, U.S., May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Update: Oklahoma gunman who killed four targeted surgeon who treated him, police say
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) -Tulsa police said on Thursday that a gunman, who killed four people at a medical building in the Oklahoma city, went to the facility to kill a doctor he blamed for the pain he ...
Jun 02, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Emergency personnel work at the scene of a shooting at the Saint Francis hospital campus, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 1, 2022. REUTERS/Michael Noble Jr.
U.S. labor market tightening; unemployment rolls smallest since 1969
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week as demand for labor remained strong, helping to underpin the economy amid rising i...
Jun 02, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to crowds as Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin
LONDON (Reuters) -A beaming Queen Elizabeth waved to cheering crowds massed outside Buckingham Palace on Thursday as Britain kicked off four days of pomp, parties and parades to celebrate her record-b...
Jun 02, 2022 Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, stand on the balcony of the Buckingham Palace during the Trooping the Colour parade in celebration of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, in London, Britain June 2, 2022. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS
U.S. House panel to take up gun bill after Texas school massacre
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives committee on Thursday will take up a bill aimed at toughening national gun laws following the Texas school shooting that killed 19 young children...
Jun 02, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People pay their respects at the Robb Elementary School memorial, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in the deadliest U.S. school shooting in nearly a decade, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Jury rules Amber Heard defamed Johnny Depp
(Reuters) - A Virginia jury on Wednesday ruled that actor Amber Heard defamed her ex-husband Johnny Depp in a widely watched six-week trial that featured explicit and graphic evidence and testimony de...
Jun 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Actor Johnny Depp gestures as he leaves the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse following his defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard, in Fairfax, Virginia, U.S., May 27, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Biden, baby formula execs to meet on efforts to ease shortage
(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with major infant formula manufacturers on Wednesday as his administration presses ahead with efforts to boost imported supplies to help ease a nationwide...
Jun 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Similac and Enfamil products are seen on largely empty shelves in the baby formula section of a Target store, amid continuing nationwide shortages in infant and toddler formula, in San Diego, California, U.S., May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan
