Category Archives: National
U.S. teen protest shooter Rittenhouse to testify at trial, lawyer says
KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) -The American teenager accused of fatally shooting two protesters in Wisconsin will testify in his own defense at trial, his lawyer suggested on Tuesday, as he sought to counte...
Nov 02, 2021 Kyle Rittenhouse sits for the start of opening arguments at his trial in Kenosha (Wisconsin) Circuit Court in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. November 2, 2021. Mark Hertzberg/POOL via REUTERS
CDC advisers to vote on COVID-19 vaccine in young children
(Reuters) - The United States could begin administering Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to 11 as soon as Wednesday after a panel of outside experts votes on Tuesday on how br...
Nov 02, 2021 A medical worker prepares a dose of the "Comirnaty" Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in a vaccination center in Nantes, France, October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/Files
U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson in hospital with injury
(Reuters) - U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has been admitted to hospital for an injury suffered while attending a meeting at Howard University, officials of the historically Black college said...
Nov 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Reverend Jesse Jackson stops by a demonstration outside the U.S. Capitol to protest the expiration of the federal moratorium on residential evictions in Washington, U.S., August 2, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
In blow to Biden, Joe Manchin will not commit to backing $1.75 trillion spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's domestic agenda suffered a significant setback on Monday when moderate Democratic Senator Joe Manchin announced he would not yet support a $1.75 trilli...
Nov 01, 2021 U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) delivers remarks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S. November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. Supreme Court examines states' rights hack in new Texas abortion law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared to lean toward allowing a challenge brought by abortion providers to a Republican-backed law that imposes a near-total ban on the p...
Nov 01, 2021 Anti-abortion prortestors demonstrate outside the United States Supreme Court as the court hears arguments over a challenge to a Texas law that bans abortion after six weeks in Washington, U.S., November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
U.S. vaccines for children plan fully operational next week, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is rolling out Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5 to 11 this week, but most of the 15 million shots being shipped initially are unlikely to b...
Nov 01, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Bridgette Melo, 5, reacts as she holds the hand of her father, Jim Melo, during her inoculation of one of two reduced 10 ug doses of the Pfizer BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine during a trial at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina September 28, 2021 in a still image from video. Video taken September 28, 2021. Shawn Rocco/Duke University/Handout via REUTERS
Biden says U.S. will meet its climate goals, urges help for developing nations
GLASGOW (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Monday sought to assure world leaders the United States would keep its promise to slash greenhouse gas emissions by more than half by the end of the decade, ...
Nov 01, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference during the G20 leaders' summit in Rome, Italy October 31, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 246.78 million, death toll over 5 million
(Reuters) - More than 246.78 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 5,232,657 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in ...
Nov 01, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) breathes with a non-rebreather mask in an isolation room at a hospital in Bogor, Indonesia January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo
American Airlines cancels nearly 850 flights on Sunday
(Reuters) - American Airlines canceled nearly 850 domestic and international flights on Sunday, citing staffing shortages and unfavorable weather, pushing total cancellations to 1,739 and counting sin...
Nov 01, 2021 A screen showing cancelled flights is seen at Los Angeles International Airport as more than 1,400 American Airlines flights over the weekend have been canceled due to staff shortages and unfavorable weather in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 31, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
U.S. Senator Sanders working to get prescription drug price provision in social spending bill
(Reuters) -U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders was working on getting a provision to lower prescription drug prices into the $1.75 trillion social spending bill pending in the U.S. Congress before a vote by t...
Nov 01, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks to reporters after a meeting with White House officials at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 27, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
