Category Archives: National
U.S. House Speaker's husband arrested on suspicion of drunk driving
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving late on Saturday in Napa County, California after being involved in a two-vehicle crash...
May 30, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA and her husband Paul Pelosi arrive for the formal Artist's Dinner honoring the recipients of the 44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 4, 2021. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo
Biden grieves with Texas town as anger mounts over school shooting
UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) -President Joe Biden tried to comfort families in the south Texas town of Uvalde on Sunday after the nation's deadliest school shooting in a decade as federal officials announc...
May 30, 2022 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
Justice Department to review law enforcement response to Texas shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Sunday it will review law enforcement's response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 children and two teachers, amid grow...
May 30, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A girl pays respects at the memorial at Robb Elementary school, where a gunman killed 19 children and two adults, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 28, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Motor racing-Ericsson a fifth wheel no more after Indy 500 win
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Coming into the Indianapolis 500, Marcus Ericsson was the fifth wheel on a powerhouse Chip Ganassi Racing all-star lineup of champions and drivers who had already been to Vict...
May 30, 2022 May 29, 2022; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Chip Ganassi Racing driver Marcus Ericsson (8) of Sweden kisses the bricks after he wins the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mike Dinovo-USA TODAY Sports
Russia says eastern Ukraine town of Lyman is under its full control
(Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday that the eastern Ukrainian town of Lyman had fallen under the full control of Russian and Russian-backed forces in the region. Pro-Russian separa...
May 28, 2022 A satellite image shows damaged buildings and a tank on a road, in Lyman, Ukraine May 25, 2022. Satellite image 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
Texas school shooting: Police 'wrong' for waiting to storm gunman as students pleaded for help
UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) - Frantic children called 911 at least half a dozen times from the Texas classrooms where a massacre was unfolding, pleading for police to intervene, as some 20 officers waited...
May 28, 2022 A woman holds some flowers as a man kneels at a memorial in Town Square in front of the county courthouse, for victims of the Robb Elementary school shooting, three days after a gunman killed nineteen children and two adults, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 27, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Trump urges end to gun-free school zones, easier confinement of 'deranged' people
HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump on Friday argued the United States should make it easier to confine "deranged" people and eliminate gun-free school zones after a gunman kil...
May 28, 2022 A sign showing former U.S. President Donald Trump, who will be speaking at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum, stands posted inside the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, U.S., May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Protests at NRA convention in Texas, but speakers reject new gun laws
HOUSTON (Reuters) -Protesters holding signs and crosses with photos of victims from the Texas elementary school shooting protested Friday outside the National Rifle Association's annual convention in ...
May 27, 2022 A person holds pictures of victims of the Texas shooting as they protest against gun laws outside the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Houston, Texas, U.S. May 27, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Jurors start deliberations in Depp, Heard defamation case
NOTE: This story contains profane language. (Reuters) - Jurors began deliberating the dueling defamation claims from actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard on Friday after six weeks of conflicting testimo...
May 27, 2022 Actor Johnny Depp arrives in the courtroom for closing arguments in his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard, at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, U.S., May 27, 2022. Steve Helber/Pool via REUTERS
Police face questions over their response to Texas school massacre
UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) -The gunman in the Texas school massacre barged unchallenged through an unlocked door, then killed 19 children and two teachers while holed up in their classroom for an hour be...
May 27, 2022 Texas Department of Public Safety officers stand in front of a memorial outside Robb Elementary school, after a gunman killed nineteen children and two teachers, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello
