Category Archives: National
U.S. House holds Trump ally Bannon in contempt, seeks prosecution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon could face criminal prosecution for refusing to cooperate with a probe into the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol after the House ...
Oct 21, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon exits the Manhattan Federal Court, following his arraignment hearing for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S. August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Dental records confirm human remains found at Florida wilderness park those of Brian Laundrie - FBI
UPDATED 5:38 P.M. (Reuters) -Human remains found in a Florida wilderness park have been identified through dental records as belonging to Brian Laundrie, the boyfriend of murdered woman Gabby Petito, ...
Oct 21, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Gabrielle Petito, 22, who was reported missing on Sept. 11, 2021 after traveling with her boyfriend around the country in a van and never returned home, poses for a photo with Brian Laundrie in this undated handout photo. North Port/Florida Police/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
U.S. Democrats near deal on price tag for Biden's social bill, Manchin says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats are close to agreeing on an overall price tag for U.S. President Joe Biden's ambitious expansion of social programs, centrist Senator Joe Manchin said on Thursday, tho...
Oct 21, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) faces reporters outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
U.S. weekly jobless claims hit 19-month low; labor market recovery gains traction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to a 19-month low last week, pointing to a tightening labor market, though a shortage of workers coul...
Oct 21, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Construction workers wait in line to do a temperature test to return to the job site after lunch, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Biden pushes infrastructure in Pennsylvania as Democrats try to seal deal
SCRANTON, Pa. (Reuters) - With his economic agenda hanging in the balance, President Joe Biden on Wednesday visited the Pennsylvania city of his birth to push infrastructure and spending plans he said...
Oct 21, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden walks with Senator Robert Casey (D-PA) to Marine One as they depart for Scranton, Pennsylvania, from the White House in Washington, U.S., October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Former U.S. president Donald Trump launches 'TRUTH' social media platform
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump will launch his own social media app, TRUTH Social, that he said would "stand up to Big Tech" companies such as Twitter and Facebook that have...
Oct 21, 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
Top Democrat floats debt ceiling increase end-around as legislative fight looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday said he would support allowing the U.S. Treasury secretary to unilaterally extend the limit on federal borrowing, w...
Oct 20, 2021 A visitor runs around the Washington Monument near the U.S. Capitol at dawn, in Washington, U.S., September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
U.S. FDA clears Moderna and J&J boosters, backs 'mix-and-match' strategy
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna Inc and Johnson & Johnson, and said Americans can choose a different sh...
Oct 20, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines are seen at Northwell Health's South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, New York, U.S., March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Accused Florida school shooter pleads guilty in 2018 Parkland massacre
(Reuters) -Accused shooter Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty on Wednesday to 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkla...
Oct 20, 2021 Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz appears at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. October 20, 2021. Cruz pleaded guilty on Wednesday in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the deadliest ever at a U.S. high school. Amy Beth Bennett/Pool via REUTERS
Human remains found in Florida park amid search for Gabby Petito's fiance -FBI
UPDATED 4:50 P.M. (Reuters) -Partial human remains were found on Wednesday in a Florida wilderness area where authorities were searching for Brian Laundrie, the fiance of Gabby Petito, a young woman w...
Oct 20, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Gabrielle Petito, 22, who was reported missing on Sept. 11, 2021 after traveling with her boyfriend around the country in a van and never returned home, poses for a photo with Brian Laundrie in this undated handout photo. North Port/Florida Police/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
