Category Archives: National
As Ukraine conflict rages, Biden seeks to unite Americans in annual speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden, who has earned praise for his efforts to rally European allies and other nations against Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, will t...
Mar 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden hosts a virtual roundtable on securing critical minerals at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 22, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Ukraine calls for no-fly zone to stop Russian bombardment
KYIV/MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to consider a no-fly zone for Russian aircraft over Ukraine on Monday after Moscow bombarded the country's second largest city, draw...
Mar 01, 2022 New members of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces train with newly received weapons in Kyiv, Ukraine February 28, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Five dead as man kills three children and himself in California church
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) -A man shot and killed his three children and a fourth person before taking his own life on Monday in an outburst of gun violence that unfolded in a church near California...
Mar 01, 2022 Police officers stand near the scene of a shooting at a church in Sacramento, California, U.S., February 28, 2022. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
U.S. sees "no reason to change" nuclear alert levels at this time -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States sees "no reason to change" its nuclear alert levels at this time, the White House said on Monday after Russian President Vladimir Putin put Russia's nuclear de...
Feb 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds a press briefing on the U.S. response after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine, at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Pritzker stands up for Ukraine at rally
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker and several other elected officials joined a Chicago rally in support of Ukraine on Sunday. Pritzker expressed his support for the people of Ukraine as the ...
Feb 28, 2022 Sergey Kozak
U.S. targets Russia's central bank in latest sanctions action
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Monday blocked Americans from engaging in any transactions involving Russia's central bank, National Wealth Fund and finance ministry in further punishment o...
Feb 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen at the United States Department of the Treasury headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
U.S. halts operations at embassy in Belarus, OKs evacuation from U.S. embassy in Moscow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Operations at the U.S. embassy in Minsk have been suspended and non-emergency employees and family members are authorized to voluntarily depart the U.S. embassy in Moscow, Secre...
Feb 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, U.S., February 22, 2022. Carolyn Kaster/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Russia's Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert
UPDATED 9:30 A.M. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military command to put Russia's deterrence forces - a reference to units which include nuclear arms - on high alert, ...
Feb 27, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks about putting nuclear deterrence forces on high alert, in this still image obtained from a video, in Moscow, Russia, February 27, 2022. Russian Pool/Reuters TV via REUTERS
Ukraine lodges case against Russia at world court - Zelensky
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Ukraine has filed a suit against Russia at the highest U.N. court in The Hague for disputes between states, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday. It was unclear on precise...
Feb 27, 2022 FILE PHOTO: General view of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands December 11, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman
U.S. eases COVID indoor mask guidelines for most of country
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday dramatically eased its COVID-19 guidelines for masks, including in schools, a move that means 72% of the population resi...
Feb 26, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Tami Chappell
