Category Archives: National
MN jury to decide if Chauvin's colleagues had duty to stop deadly Floyd arrest
(Reuters) - The federal prosecution of three former Minneapolis police officers who took part in the deadly arrest of George Floyd begins on Thursday in a trial that turns on when an officer has a dut...
Jan 20, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Community members visit one of the murals at George Floyd Square, now behind barricades that formerly blocked the street, after city employees began to reopen George Floyd Square, the area where George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis police custody the year before, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Nicole Neri
U.S. Senate Democrats fail in bid to pass voting rights bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats suffered twin legislative defeats late on Wednesday in their push to toughen voting rights protections in the run-up to this Nove...
Jan 20, 2022 The U.S. Capitol dome is seen at night as the Senate continues debate of voting rights legislation in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
U.S. Supreme Court spurns Trump bid to keep Capitol attack records secret
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected former President Donald Trump's request to block the release of White House records sought by the Democratic-led congressional panel ...
Jan 19, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Protesters clash with Capitol police during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
'Our work's not done,' Biden says, addressing skeptics at one-year mark
UPDATED 4:25 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he had underestimated the extent of Republican opposition to his programs and acknowledged Americans' frustration at the s...
Jan 19, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden holds a formal news conference in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sotomayor, Gorsuch deny rift over masks
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday issued an unusual joint statement from liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor and conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch denying a rift between them over wearing a f...
Jan 19, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch (top R) smiles as he joins his fellow justices, including Chief Justice John Roberts (L-R), Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Clarence Thomas and Justice Stephen Breyer, in taking a new family photo including Gorsuch, their most recent addition, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
U.S. vows 'relentless' diplomacy to avert Russian attack on Ukraine
KYIV (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that Russia could launch a new attack on Ukraine at very short notice but Washington would pursue diplomacy as long as it coul...
Jan 19, 2022 Snipers take part in military exercises at a firing ground of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, January 17, 2022. REUTERS/Anna Kudriavtseva
University of Michigan agrees to $490 million sexual-abuse settlement, AP reports
(Reuters) -The University of Michigan has reached a $490 million settlement over sexual assault allegations against former sports doctor Robert Anderson, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday. A ...
Jan 19, 2022 Midwest Communications
U.S. to make 400 million N95 masks available for free to fight COVID-19 pandemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will make 400 million non-surgical N95 masks from its strategic national stockpile available for free to the public starting next week, a White House officia...
Jan 19, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A workers inspects an N95 respirator during manufacturing at Protective Health Gear (PHG) in Paterson, New Jersey, U.S., January 14, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
NY AG seeks testimony from Trump, his children over financial dealings
(Reuters) - New York Attorney General Letitia James said late on Tuesday that former U.S. President Donald J. Trump's family organization used "fraudulent or misleading" asset valuations to obtain eco...
Jan 19, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during his first post-presidency campaign rally at the Lorain County Fairgrounds in Wellington, Ohio, U.S., June 26, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Giuliani and other pro-Trump lawyers hit with subpoenas over Jan 6 attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol issued subpoenas on Tuesday to three lawyers who joined former President Donald Trump's uns...
Jan 18, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks about the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, during an appearance on the John Catsimatidis radio show in New York City, New York, U.S., September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
