Category Archives: National

U.S. says diplomacy still open to end Ukraine standoff with Russia
HONOLULU/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - The United States said the diplomatic path remained open to end a standoff with Moscow over Ukraine but said the risk of Russian military action was high enough t...
Ed Hammond Feb 13, 2022 Leonid Scheglov/BelTA/Handout via REUTERS

Canada police start to clear protesters blocking U.S.-Canada bridge
WINDSOR, Ontario (Reuters) -Canadian police started clearing protesters blocking a bridge linking Canada and the United States more than 12 hours after a court order to end the blockade took effect, p...
Will Stevenson Feb 12, 2022 Police officers stand guard on a street as truckers and supporters continue blocking access to the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit and Windsor, in protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada February 12, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Canada braces for action on U.S.-border bridge blocked by protesters despite court order
WINDSOR, Ontario (Reuters) - Canada was bracing for more protests against the government's pandemic measures on Saturday, with the focus on the vital U.S.-Canada bridge that remained be blocked by dem...
Will Stevenson Feb 12, 2022 A protester carries a cross as truckers and supporters continue blocking access to the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit and Windsor, in protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Doormat no more, Bengals take improbable script to Super Bowl
(Reuters) - The Cincinnati Bengals were an NFL doormat for decades until quarterback Joe Burrow put the long-suffering franchise on his young shoulders and quickly turned the team into a force that ar...
Will Stevenson Feb 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Feb 8, 2022; Inglewood, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals helmets are seen with a Wilson NFL official Duke football and the SBLVI numerals at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

Phoenix gunfight leaves victim and suspect dead, 9 officers wounded
PHOENIX (Reuters) -A man fatally shot a woman inside a Phoenix home on Friday, then opened fire on police who were called to the scene, wounding nine officers in a gunfight that ended with the suspect...
Will Stevenson Feb 12, 2022 Midwest Communications

U.S. delays decision on COVID vaccine for children under 5 by at least 2 months
(Reuters) - A U.S. decision on Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 4 years of age has been postponed for at least two months after the Food and Drug Administration sai...
Will Stevenson Feb 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Pfizer/BioNTech's new pediatric COVID-19 vaccine vials are seen in this undated handout photo. Pfizer/Handout via REUTERS

Russia has enough troops massed to invade Ukraine, U.S. says
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia has massed enough troops near Ukraine to launch a major invasion, Washington said on Friday, as it urged all U.S. citizens to leave the country within 48 hours afte...
Will Stevenson Feb 11, 2022 A satellite image shows a tent camp and equipment at the southern end of Oktyabrskoye air base, Crimea February 10, 2022. 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS

Twitter back online after software glitch disrupts services
UPDATED 1:10 P.M. (Reuters) -Twitter Inc said on Friday it had fixed a software glitch in its micro-blogging website that had disrupted services for several thousands of its users. "We've fixed a tech...
Julia Bradley Feb 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People holding mobile phones are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the Twitter logo in this illustration picture taken September 27, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo

U.S. plans to roll out COVID-19 shots for children under 5 years this month
(Reuters) - The U.S. government is planning to roll out COVID-19 shots for children under the age of 5 as soon as Feb. 21, according to a document from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...
Julia Bradley Feb 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A syringe is filled with a dose of Pfizer's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a pop-up community vaccination center at the Gateway World Christian Center in Valley Stream, New York, U.S., February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

U.S. tells American diplomats to get out of Ukraine
Melbourne, AU (FOX News) -- The U.S. government estimates that about 30,000 Americans are in Ukraine. At a meeting with members of the Quad Nations in Melbourne, Australia, Secretary of State Antony B...
Julia Bradley Feb 11, 2022 A view shows the U.S. embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich


