Category Archives: National
Trump cannot block congressional probe of attack on U.S. Capitol, judge rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol can access former President Donald Trump's White House records, a federal judge ru...
Nov 10, 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
NFL-Rodgers admits he 'misled' people about his COVID-19 vaccine status
(Reuters) - Three-time National Football League (NFL) MVP Aaron Rodgers admitted on Tuesday that he had misled people about his COVID-19 vaccination status, having previously insisted that he had not ...
Nov 09, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Jan 22, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) warms up prior to the 2017 NFC Championship Game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Prosecution rests case in self-defense trial of U.S. teen Kyle Rittenhouse
KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) -Prosecutors in the murder trial of U.S. teenager Kyle Rittenhouse told the court on Tuesday they had finished calling witnesses after five days of testimony in the high-profil...
Nov 09, 2021 Kyle Rittenhouse enters the courtroom during the Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha (Wisconsin) Circuit Court in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., November 9, 2021. Mark Hertzberg/Pool via REUTERS
China builds mockups of U.S. Navy ships possibly for target practice
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's military has built mockups in the shape of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and other U.S. warships, possibly as training targets, in the desert of Xinjiang, satellite images b...
Nov 09, 2021 A satellite picture shows a mobile target in Ruoqiang, Xinjiang, China, October 20, 2021. Satellite Image ©2021 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
Comcast/Xfinity customers see long outage Tuesday morning
UPDATE: 3:49 p.m. Peoria, Ill -- Comcast is confirming earlier reports of a wide-spread internet outage in the region. According to the publication "Block Club Chicago", many Comcast Xfinity customers...
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Trump allies Flynn, Miller, Eastman, others subpoenaed by Jan 6 committee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. congressional committee probing the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol issued subpoenas seeking documents and testimony from six more associates of former President D...
Nov 09, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
White House eyes U.S. House vote on spending bill next week -Deese
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House economic adviser Brian Deese on Monday said he expects lawmakers to work through issues with Democrats' social spending bill this week and vote on the measure in the ...
Nov 09, 2021 FILE PHOTO: White House national economic director Brian Deese speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 2, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Don't wait on vaccine rules, White House tells companies amid legal fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Monday urged employers to go ahead and push worker vaccinations, as legal challenges to President Joe Biden's vaccine rule work their way through the courts. ...
Nov 08, 2021 White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 8, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
White House plans tour to tout Biden's $1T U.S. infrastructure bill
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden and top officials in his Cabinet are hitting the road to promote the $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed in Congress last week, to explain when and where Americans c...
Nov 08, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The American Flag flies at the U.S. Capitol Building, as Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a State of Emergency due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Probes launched, lawsuit filed in Houston rap festival stampede
HOUSTON (Reuters) -At least two investigations and one civil lawsuit were underway on Sunday into the deadly stampede during rap star Travis Scott's Astroworld music festival that killed at least eigh...
Nov 08, 2021 An ambulance is seen in the crowd during the Astroworld music festiwal in Houston, Texas, U.S., November 5, 2021 in this still image obtained from a social media video on November 6, 2021. Courtesy of Twitter @ONACASELLA /via REUTERS
