Category Archives: National
'Really, really exciting': travelers head to United States as entry ban lifted
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Travelers excited at the prospect of seeing family and friends in the United States for the first time since the pandemic started took off early on Monday from London and othe...
Nov 08, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Travelers pack a United Airlines check-in area ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday at Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo/File Photo
U.S. Democrats pass $1 trln infrastructure bill, ending daylong standoff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -After a daylong standoff, Democrats set aside divisions between progressives and centrists to pass a $1 trillion package of highway, broadband and other infrastructure improvemen...
Nov 06, 2021 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is pursued by reporters after the House passed the bipartisan infrastructure package at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
EV maker Rivian boosts IPO price range, aims for $65 billion valuation
(Reuters) -Rivian Automotive, backed by Amazon.com Inc, on Friday significantly raised the expected offer price of its shares, with the electric vehicle manufacturer aiming for a valuation of as much ...
Nov 05, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Rivian introduces all-electric R1S SUV at Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 27, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
U.S. job growth picks up in October; unemployment rate falls to 4.6%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment increased more than expected in October as the headwind from the surge in COVID-19 infections over the summer subsided, offering more evidence that economic acti...
Nov 05, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A Brandon Motor Lodge displays a "Help Wanted" sign in Brandon, Florida, U.S., June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones
Pfizer says antiviral pill cuts risk of severe COVID-19 by 89%
(Reuters) -A trial of Pfizer Inc's experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 was stopped early after the drug was shown to cut by 89% the chances of hospitalization or death for adults at risk of devel...
Nov 05, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Pfizer logo is placed near medicines from the same manufacturer in this illustration taken September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
House vote expected Friday on infrastructure bills; Biden calls Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on Friday on the social policy and climate-change bill and a bipartisan infrastructure bill that form the centerpiece of Pr...
Nov 05, 2021 U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is flanked by U.S. Senators' Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) as he faces reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
DOJ sues Texas over new mail-in ballot restrictions
(Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Texas on Thursday over a state law that places strict curbs on voting by mail, in the latest effort by the Biden administration to combat...
Nov 04, 2021 U.S President Joe Biden holds a press conference in the G20 leaders' summit in Rome, Italy October 31, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Juror dismissed in Rittenhouse trial for joke about Jacob Blake shooting
KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) -The judge in the murder trial of U.S. teenager Kyle Rittenhouse dismissed a juror on Thursday because he told a joke about the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man whose shoot...
Nov 04, 2021 Judge Bruce Schroeder talks about juror who was removed after attempting to tell a joke to a bailiff during Kyle Rittenhouse's trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA., November 4, 2021. The juror, known as Juror No. 7, was removed due to the incident. Sean Krajacic/Pool via REUTERS
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to new 19-month low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell to a fresh 19-month low last week, suggesting the economy was regaining momentum amid a significant impr...
Nov 04, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Relief for companies; Biden's vaccine mandate to be enforced after New Year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will begin enforcing his mandate that private-sector workers be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested weekly starting Jan. 4, in a reprieve to companies s...
Nov 04, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden responds to a question from a reporter after speaking about coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and booster shots in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 24, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
