Category Archives: National
U.S. reports first case of Omicron variant
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States identified its first case of the new Omicron coronavirus variant in California, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday. The perso...
Dec 01, 2021 Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks about the Omicron coronavirus variant during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Michigan teen charged with 1st-degree murder, held without bond in shooting spree
(Reuters) -A Michigan teenager was ordered held without bond on Wednesday after being charged with first-degree murder in the deadliest U.S. school shooting of the year, which killed four students and...
Dec 01, 2021 Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a deadly shooting where at least three were killed and six were wounded at a high school in Oxford, Michigan, about 35 miles (55 km) north of Detroit, U.S., November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Seth Herald
Air travelers to U.S. set to face tougher COVID-19 testing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. is moving to require that all air travelers entering the country show a negative COVID-19 test performed within one day of departure in response to concerns about a new ...
Dec 01, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Travellers check a departures list at the ticketing level of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport before the Thanksgiving holiday in Seattle, Washington, U.S. November 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
CNN's Chris Cuomo suspended over role in ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo's sex scandal
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -CNN on Tuesday suspended its top news anchor, Chris Cuomo, for his role in defending his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, over sexual harassment allegations. The ...
Dec 01, 2021 FILE PHOTO: CNN television news anchor Chris Cuomo poses as he arrives at the WarnerMedia Upfront event in New York City, New York, U.S., May 15, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Celebrity surgeon Dr. Oz jumps into Pennsylvania U.S. Senate contest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz on Tuesday said he would mount a Republican bid for a U.S. Senate seat for Pennsylvania, shaking up what could be one of the most competiti...
Nov 30, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Mehmet Oz, Host of the Dr. Oz Show and Professor of Surgery, Columbia University, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Trump lawyer asks court to keep records away from U.S. Capitol riot panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A lawyer for former President Donald Trump on Tuesday asked a U.S. appeals court to keep records about his conversations and actions before and during the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol r...
Nov 30, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Iowa States Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., October 9, 2021. REUTERS/Rachel Mummey
Hate crime or publicity stunt? Chicago jury to hear case in Jussie Smollett trial
(Reuters) -On a frigid Chicago night in January 2019, actor Jussie Smollett, a star on the TV drama "Empire," reported that he was the victim of a hate-motivated street attack, but police later accuse...
Nov 30, 2021 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
Biden warns against Omicron panic, pledges no new lockdowns
UPDATED 5:17 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden urged Americans on Monday not to panic about the new COVID-19 Omicron variant and said the United States was making contingency plans with p...
Nov 29, 2021 Dr. Anthony Fauci listens as U.S. President Joe Biden delivers an update on the Omicron variant at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey hands reins to technology chief Agrawal
UPDATED 5:12 P.M. (Reuters) - Twitter Inc Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey is stepping down from his role and Chief Technology Officer Parag Agrawal will now lead the company, the social networking...
Nov 29, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey addresses students during a town hall at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, India, November 12, 2018. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
Cyber Monday sales expected to slow as shoppers see fewer deals
(Reuters) - U.S. retailers are estimated to generate online sales of up to $11.3 billion on Cyber Monday, a decline in growth from a year earlier as fewer discounts and limited choices due to global s...
Nov 29, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Amazon packages are transported by conveyor belts inside of an Amazon fulfillment center on Cyber Monday in Robbinsville, New Jersey, U.S., December 2, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
