Category Archives: National
Rolling Stones drummer Watts dies at 80
LONDON (Reuters) - Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, widely regarded as one of the coolest men in rock, a jazz enthusiast and snappy dresser during nearly 60 years with the band, has died, his spo...
Aug 24, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones performs during a concert of their "No Filter" European tour at the new U Arena stadium in Nanterre near Paris, France, October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
Biden to stick with Aug. 31 Afghanistan withdrawal deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden has accepted a Pentagon recommendation to remove U.S. troops from Afghanistan by an Aug. 31 deadline, an administration official told Reuters on Tuesday. Bide...
Aug 24, 2021 Groups of people wait on tarmac at Kabul's airport, Afghanistan August 23, 2021. SATELLITE IMAGE 2021 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/Handout via REUTERS
Probe clears police officer who shot woman in Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Capitol Police said on Monday an internal investigation has found no wrongdoing by the police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt, a supporter of then-President Donald Trump...
Aug 23, 2021 REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
U.S. existing home sales climb for second straight month in July
(Reuters) - U.S. existing home sales increased for the second consecutive month in July as inventories improved moderately, while prices eased from the prior month's record level. Existing home sales ...
Aug 23, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A "For Sale" sign is posted outside a residential home in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, U.S. May 14, 2021. REUTERS/Karen Ducey/File Photo
U.S. "unwavering" in Afghanistan evacuations, Biden says
KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has an "unwavering commitment" to get U.S. citizens and at-risk Afghans to safety out of Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said, as Taliban fighters beat b...
Aug 22, 2021 REUTERS/Stringer
U.S. activates commercial planes to aid evacuees after Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will use 18 commercial aircraft to help transport people who have been evacuated from Afghanistan, moving them from temporary locations after they have landed f...
Aug 22, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Senior Airman Taylor Crul/U.S. Air Force/Handout via REUTERS
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized with COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Civil rights leader and former Democratic politician Jesse Jackson and his wife have both been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19, the group he founded said in a s...
Aug 22, 2021 FILE PHOTO: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Trump assails Biden for Afghanistan "humiliation"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump launched on Saturday a sustained attack on President Joe Biden's handling of the retreat of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, which he called "the grea...
Aug 22, 2021 File photo: REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare
Biden vows to 'mobilize every resource' to evacuate Americans, Afghan allies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden, rejecting criticism of his handling of the chaotic U.S. pullout from Afghanistan, warned on Friday that the operation to evacuate thousands through Kabul ai...
Aug 20, 2021 REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Newly minted 'Jeopardy!' host Richards out over past comments
(Reuters) - Mike Richards said on Friday he will no longer host the iconic TV quiz show "Jeopardy!" amid backlash about offensive comments he made in the past. Earlier this month Richards, an executiv...
Aug 20, 2021 An undated handout photo of new "Jeopardy!" host Mike Richards, who is also the executive producer of the long-running daily TV quiz show. Carol Kaelson/Sony Pictures Entertainment/Handout via REUTERS
