Category Archives: National
U.S. President Biden says Pope told him he should keep receiving Communion
ROME (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that Pope Francis had told him he should keep receiving Communion, amid fierce debate in the U.S. Church over Biden's position on abortion. Bide...
Oct 29, 2021 Pope Francis meets U.S. President Joe Biden at the Vatican, October 29, 2021. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS
Former New York Governor Cuomo charged with misdemeanor sex offense
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A criminal complaint charging former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo with a misdemeanor sex offense was filed on Thursday in a court in Albany, the state capital, the first prosecut...
Oct 29, 2021 FILE PHOTO: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo makes a statement as he announces he will resign in this screen grab taken from a video released by the Office of the NY Governor, in New York, U.S., August 10, 2021. Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo/Handout via REUTERS
UPDATED: GOP Rep. Kinzinger is out while LaHood is in
UPDATE: 11:27 a.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger, one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump on a charge of inciting the deadly Jan. 6...
Oct 29, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger gets emotional as he speaks during a hearing by the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2021. Oliver Contreras/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Biden, pushing $1.75 trillion spending bill, dealt setback on infrastructure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden was dealt a setback on Thursday as the House of Representatives abandoned plans for a vote on an infrastructure bill with progressives seeking more time to c...
Oct 29, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden is escorted by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as he arrives to speak with the House Democratic Caucus to provide an update on the Build Back Better agenda and the bipartisan infrastructure deal at the U.S. Capitol, October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Al Drago
Facebook to be called Meta in nod to its 'metaverse' vision
(Reuters) -Facebook Inc is now called Meta, the company said on Thursday, in a rebrand that focuses on its ambitions building the "metaverse," a shared virtual environment that it bets will be the nex...
Oct 28, 2021 Facebook rebrands as Meta. Courtesy Facebook/via REUTERS
NHL-Beach says he is 'John Doe' in Blackhawks sexual assault investigation
(Reuters) - Kyle Beach said on Wednesday he is the player who raised sexual assault allegations against a Chicago Blackhawks coach in 2010, following the release of a report into the incident by the N...
Oct 28, 2021 Oct 27, 2021; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs center William Nylander (88) is defended by Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy (5) during the third period at United Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports
Biden pushes new $1.75 trillion spending plan in last-minute Congress visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden made a last-minute trip to Congress on Thursday to push a new $1.75 trillion framework for economic and climate change spending, after weeks of squabblin...
Oct 28, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden campaigns for Democratic candidate for governor of Virginia Terry McAuliffe at a rally in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. October 26, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Democrats at odds over 'billionaires tax' to fund sweeping Biden agenda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senior Democrats in the U.S. Congress were at odds on Wednesday over a proposal to tax billionaires' assets to help pay for President Joe Biden's social and climate-change agenda...
Oct 28, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol dome is seen in Washington, U.S., December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott
CAT sees increases in third quarter financial report
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Caterpillar continues to see increases in its 2021 third quarter financial report. In a statement early Thursday morning, Big Yellow said Sales and Revenues were $12.4 billion. That...
Oct 28, 2021 REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Sheriff says Alec Baldwin's gun fired live lead projectile
SANTA FE, N.M. (Reuters) -Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said on Wednesday authorities have recovered a live lead projectile that was fired from the firearm used by actor Alec Baldwin in the acc...
Oct 27, 2021 People attend a vigil for late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot on the film set of "Rust", in Burbank, California, U.S. October 24, 2021. Picture taken October 24, 2021. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
