Category Archives: National
Blinken cautions Haitian migrants against 'profoundly dangerous' trek to U.S
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday warned Haitian migrants that they would not succeed in reaching the United States, while his Mexican counterpart lamented that m...
Oct 09, 2021 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Mexico's Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard speak during a U.S.-Mexico High Level Security Dialogue (HLSD) at the Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs in Mexico City, Mexico, October 8, 2021. Patrick Semansky/Pool via REUTERS
Facebook Messenger, Instagram facing issues for second time in a week
(Reuters) -Facebook Inc confirmed on Friday that some users were having trouble accessing its apps and services, days after the social media giant suffered a six-hour outage triggered by an error duri...
Oct 08, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of Instagram logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
White House blocks Trump attempt to withhold documents related to Jan 6 attack
(Reuters) -The White House on Friday formally blocked an attempt by Donald Trump to withhold documents from Congress related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol when he was U.S. president. Press Secre...
Oct 08, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A mob of supporters of then-U.S. President Donald Trump climb through a window they broke as they storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Fewer school jobs, worker shortages restrain U.S. employment in September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy created the fewest jobs in nine months in September amid a drop in hiring at schools and worker shortages, but ebbing COVID-19 cases and the end of generous une...
Oct 08, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A woman enters a store next to a sign advertising job openings at Times Square in New York City, New York, U.S., August 6, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo/File Photo
Senate approves temporary lift of debt ceiling, averts default
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved legislation on Thursday to temporarily raise the federal government's $28.4 trillion debt limit and avoid the risk of a historic default this month, but...
Oct 08, 2021 The U.S. Capitol is seen as Senate Democrats and Republicans sought to reach an agreement on to avert a debt crisis in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Biden calls on more U.S. businesses to require COVID-19 vaccinations
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Thursday said more U.S. businesses should obligate workers to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, calling the move vital to ending the pandemic an...
Oct 07, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One for travel to Michigan from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Senate Democrats, Republicans reach deal on $480 billion debt limit increase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate leaders have agreed to raise the Treasury Department's borrowing authority until early December, averting a potential debt default later this month, Senate Majority L...
Oct 07, 2021 The sun sets behind the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Pfizer vaccine for children may be ready by Thanksgiving -White House adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Pfizer Inc's new vaccine for children aged five to 11 could be ready as early as November pending approval from federal regulatory health agencies, White House COVID-19 response ...
Oct 07, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A medical worker administers a dose of the "Comirnaty" Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a patient in a vaccination center in Nantes, France, October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
Biden to tout vaccine mandates for large companies in Chicago trip
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is set to visit Chicago on Thursday to meet with United Airlines' chief executive and local Democratic leaders as he touts his decision to impose COVID-19 vaccine ...
Oct 07, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One for travel to Michigan from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
UPDATE: U.S. Senate delays debt limit vote as Democrats mull McConnell offer
UPDATED 2:55 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate postponed a vote to head off a federal debt default on Wednesday as Democrats considered a Republican proposal that could potentially defuse th...
Oct 06, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden departs the White House in Washington, U.S., October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
