Category Archives: National
U.S. Senate passes $1.5 trillion gov't funding bill with Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved legislation providing $1.5 trillion to fund the federal government through Sept. 30 and to allocate $13.6 billion to aid Ukraine. The 2,700-...
Mar 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Capitol building as the sunrises in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Actor Jussie Smollett sentenced to probation, jail time for staging hate crime
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Chicago court on Thursday sentenced actor Jussie Smollett, one-time star of the TV drama "Empire," to 30 months probation and 150 days in jail for staging a hate crime against hi...
Mar 10, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett arrives at court for his arraignment on renewed felony charges in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski
U.S. sees 'serious escalation' in North Korea launches using new ICBM system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea deployed a relatively new inter-continental ballistic missile system in Feb. 26 and March 4 test-firings, a senior Biden administration official said on Thursday, ca...
Mar 10, 2022 FILE PHOTO: REUTERS/Edgar Su
Biden's political strategy on U.S. gas hikes? Blame it on Putin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's strategy in grappling with the domestic fallout from gasoline price increases is for Americans to direct their anger at one man: Russian President Vladimir...
Mar 10, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis
U.S. rejects Poland's offer to give it Russian-made fighter jets for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States rejected a surprise offer by NATO ally Poland on Tuesday to transfer its Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets to a U.S. base in Germany as a way to replenish Ukrain...
Mar 09, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Polish Air Force MiG-29 pilot Adrian Rojek performs during the Radom Air Show at an airport in Radom, Poland August 23, 2015. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File photo
U.S. Congress reaches agreement for Ukraine aid, government funding bill
(Reuters) - U.S. congressional leaders reached a bipartisan agreement early on Wednesday to allocate $13.6 billion in emergency aid for Ukraine and provide $15.6 billion to fight the COVID-19 pandemic...
Mar 09, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Capitol building as the sunrises in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Former Proud Boys chairman Tarrio arrested on U.S. Capitol riot conspiracy charge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The former chairman of the U.S. right-wing group the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, was arrested on Tuesday on a conspiracy charge for his alleged role in plotting the Jan. 6, 2021,...
Mar 08, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio speaks to members of the media as he leaves the D.C. Central Detention Facility where he had been held since September 2021, in Washington, U.S., January 14, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
U.S. trade deficit hits record high in January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. trade deficit widened to a record high in January amid a surge in imports, potentially setting up trade to remain a drag on economic growth in the first quarter. The Com...
Mar 08, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Stacked containers are shown as ships unload their cargo at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Biden bans Russia oil imports to U.S., warns U.S. gasoline prices will rise further
UPDATED 10:47 A. M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian oil and other energy imports on Tuesday in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine, underscoring strong bi...
Mar 08, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden departs the Oval Office at the White House for the weekend, in Washington, DC, U.S., March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
U.S. Congress nearing deal to aid Ukraine, fund government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. congressional negotiators on Monday were nearing a deal on a bill to provide Ukraine with billions of dollars in emergency aid, as well as fund the U.S. government through S...
Mar 08, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Capitol building as the sunrises in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
