Category Archives: National
NFL-Brady announces retirement from NFL after record-setting career
(Reuters) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, widely considered the greatest player in NFL history, announced his retirement on Tuesday after a career during which he won a record seven Supe...
Feb 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Jan 16, 2022; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) drops back to pass in the first half against the Philadelphia Eagles in a NFC Wild Card playoff football game at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports
Pfizer vaccine for children under 5 may be available in U.S. by end-Feb
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc and Germany's BioNTech SE are expected to submit an emergency use authorization request as early as Tuesday to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for vaccines for child...
Feb 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Boxes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant in Portage, Michigan, U.S., December 13, 2020. Morry Gash/Pool via REUTERS
U.S. judge rejects plea agreement by Ahmaud Arbery's murderers
UPDATED 4:08 P.M. (Reuters) -A U.S. judge in Georgia rejected plea agreements reached between federal prosecutors and two of the three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, saying she was no...
Jan 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a sign outside the Glynn County Courthouse after the jury reached a guilty verdict in the trial of William "Roddie" Bryan, Travis McMichael and Gregory McMichael, charged with the February 2020 death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, in Brunswick, Georgia, U.S., November 24, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Spotify shares rebound after Joe Rogan apology, Citigroup upgrade
(Reuters) - U.S. podcaster Joe Rogan apologized and pledged more balance on his show amid a backlash against COVID-19 misinformation on the streaming service that wiped more than $2 billion off its ma...
Jan 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The Spotify logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 3, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
U.S. and UK ready to punish Putin associates if Russia invades Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and its allies have prepared a list of Russian elites in or near President Vladimir Putin's inner circle to punish with sanctions if Russia sends troops into Uk...
Jan 31, 2022 A service member walks near armoured personnel carriers of a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during military exercises outside Kharkiv, Ukraine January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy
U.S. grants full approval to Moderna's COVID vaccine in adults
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave full approval to Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for people age 18 and older, making it the second fully approved vaccine for the virus. ...
Jan 31, 2022 Test tubes are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo in this illustration taken, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Former Miss USA dies at 30 after apparently jumping from building - media
Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, who worked as a entertainment correspondent for the television show "Extra," has died after apparently jumping from a Manhattan apartment building, New York police told ...
Jan 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Miss USA, Cheslie Kryst competes in the Miss Universe pageant at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. December 8, 2019. Picture taken December 8, 2019. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage/
Deal on Russia sanctions bill possible this week - U.S. senators
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. senators are very close to reaching a deal on legislation to sanction Russia over its actions on Ukraine, including some measures that may take effect before any invasion, t...
Jan 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) listens to Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) prior to a confirmation hearing, Washington, DC, U.S., March 23, 2021. Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS
N.Korea caps month of tests with longest-range missile since 2017
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea conducted its largest missile test since 2017 on Sunday, sending a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile soaring into space, seen as taking the nuclear-armed cou...
Jan 30, 2022 FILE PHOTO: REUTERS/Edgar Su
About 1,300 U.S. flights canceled after winter storm in Northeast
(Reuters) - About 1,300 U.S. flights were canceled early on Sunday after the northeastern part of the country was walloped by a fierce winter storm. Several U.S. states had declared emergencies in res...
Jan 30, 2022 FILE PHOTO: REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
