Category Archives: National
As COVID cases rise, U.S. health officials mull widening additional booster eligibility
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health officials are considering extending the eligibility for a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose to people under 50 amid a steady rise in cases, with the United States seei...
May 19, 2022 People queue to be tested for COVID-19 in Times Square, as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Buffalo mass murder suspect makes brief appearance in court
BUFFALO, N.Y. (Reuters) -An 18-year-old white man accused of killing 10 people in a livestreamed racist shooting at a supermarket in a Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, briefly appeared in cour...
May 19, 2022 A Member of the FBI search for evidence at the scene of a weekend shooting at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York, U.S. May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Biden invokes Defense Production Act to increase infant formula supply
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden took steps on Wednesday to address the shortage of infant formula in the United States, invoking the Defense Production Act to help manufacturers obtain the i...
May 18, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Empty shelves show a shortage of baby formula at CVS in San Antonio, Texas, U.S. May 10, 2022. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal
Wall Street ends sharply lower as Target and growth stocks sink
(Reuters) - Wall Street ended sharply lower on Wednesday, with Target losing around a quarter of its stock market value and highlighting worries about the U.S. economy after the retailer became the la...
May 18, 2022 A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Peoria Heights Home damaged by fire
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - Damage was reported done to a home in Peoria Heights Wednesday. 25 News reports crews from six different agencies responded to the house fire on East Robin Court near Rocket Ave...
May 18, 2022 25 News
New York AG to investigate social media platforms used by Buffalo grocery gunman
(Reuters) -New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday said her office is investigating social media companies the Buffalo grocery store gunman used to plan, promote and stream the attack tha...
May 18, 2022 A memorial is seen in the wake of a weekend shooting at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York, U.S. May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Biden's counter-disinformation executive resigns after a few weeks on the job
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Biden administration's disinformation-fighting group has resigned, she told Reuters on Wednesday. Nina Jankowicz, who was named as executive director of the Depa...
May 18, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The American flag is seen flying at half staff over the White House to honor the 1 million U.S. citizens killed by COVID-19 since the pandemic began in Washington, U.S., May 12, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Finland, Sweden apply to join NATO amid Turkish objections
BRUSSELS/ANKARA (Reuters) -Finland and Sweden formally applied to join the NATO alliance on Wednesday, a decision spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but face objections from Turkey to an accessi...
May 18, 2022 NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Sweden's Ambassador to NATO Axel Wernhoff shake hands during a ceremony to mark Sweden's and Finland's application for membership in Brussels, Belgium, May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool
Record gas prices nationwide
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FOX NEWS) -- There seems to be no relief in sight from prices at the pump. AAA said Tuesday gasoline prices rose four more cents, pushing the national average price for regular unlea...
May 18, 2022 David Wilson / CC
Two Trump-backed candidates win U.S. election primaries, but two fall short
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Republican candidates endorsed by Donald Trump won their party's nominations for governor in Pennsylvania and for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina on Tuesday in the biggest t...
May 18, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano speaks at a protest against the state's extended stay-at-home order to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski
