Category Archives: National
Two Minneapolis residents file lawsuits against ex-officer who killed Floyd
(Reuters) - Two Black Minneapolis residents on Tuesday filed federal civil rights lawsuits against Derek Chauvin, the white former police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, alleging he had d...
Jun 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin reacts as he listens to the judge announce his sentence of twenty two and a half years in prison for murder in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. June 25, 2021 in a still image from video. Pool via REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo
Biden, baby formula companies 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: 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
Yellen says she was 'wrong' about inflation path; Biden backs Fed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that she was wrong in the past about the path inflation would take, but said taming price hikes is President Joe Biden's top ...
Jun 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies during a U.S. House Committee on Financial Services hearing on the Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S. May 12, 2022. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS
Biden administration to announce $2.1 billion to strengthen food system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will announce on Wednesday more than $2.1 billion in funding to shore up weaknesses in the country's food supply system exposed during the COVID-19 pand...
Jun 01, 2022 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack speaks during a video conference with farmers, ranchers and meat processors held by U.S. President Joe Biden from an auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, U.S. January 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Biden says he will meet with Congress about guns after Texas shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he planned to meet with lawmakers in Congress about guns after the Texas elementary school shooting last week in which 19 children and tw...
May 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden 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 29, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Biden emphasized Fed independence in meeting with Powell - aide
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell met on Tuesday to discuss historic inflation that is draining Americans' pocketbooks. The meeting, the first since Powell's...
May 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the March jobs report, during a speech in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 1, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. jury finds ex-Clinton campaign lawyer not guilty of lying to FBI
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A jury in Washington on Tuesday found a former attorney for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign not guilty of lying to the FBI when he met with the bureau in September 2016 t...
May 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Attorney Michael Sussmann departs the U.S. Federal Courthouse after opening arguments in his trial, where Special Counsel John Durham is prosecuting Sussmann on charges that he lied to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) while providing information about later discredited allegations of communications between the 2016 presidential campaign of former U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia, in Washington, U.S. May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson
Uvalde begins to bury its dead in wake of school massacre
UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) - The grieving Texas town of Uvalde begins laying to rest the 21 school children and teachers who were killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school a week ago, with two fu...
May 31, 2022 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. REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas
Update: Several cabins destroyed at Grand Bear Resort
UPDATE (4:30 a.m.) - Several cabins were a total loss after fire tore through buildings at Grand Bear Resort near Starved Rock State Park late Monday afternoon. Utica Assistant Fire Chief Drew Partain...
May 30, 2022 Courtesy Josh Robson & 25 News
Cardinals CB Jeff Gladney killed in car accident
Arizona Cardinals cornerback Jeff Gladney was killed in a car accident early Monday morning. He was 25. His agent, Brian Overstreet, confirmed his death to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "We are devast...
May 30, 2022 Midwest Communications
