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No signs of progress as White House, Republicans end more debt ceiling talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Representatives of President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans ended another round of debt ceiling talks on Tuesday with no signs of progress as the deadline to raise the g...
May 23, 2023 U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters outside the West Wing with Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) behind him following debt limit talks with U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 22, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Catholic Diocese of Peoria releases statement on IL AG's sex abuse report
PEORIA, Ill. - The Catholic Diocese of Peoria wants sex abuse to end just as much as anyone else. That's according to a statement put out by the diocese Tuesday, after Attorney General Kwame Raoul's r...
May 23, 2023 (Catholic Diocese of Peoria via Facebook)
Social media could harm youth mental health, U.S. Surgeon General warns
(Reuters) - Social media can profoundly harm the mental health of youth, particularly adolescent girls, the U.S. Surgeon General warned in an advisory on Tuesday, and he called for safeguards from tec...
May 23, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A blue verification badge and the logos of Facebook and Instagram are seen in this picture illustration taken January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
UPDATE: Florida Governor DeSantis to enter 2024 race in Twitter event with Musk
UPDATED 4:38 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, whose impassioned battles over pandemic lockdowns and divisive cultural issues have endeared him to conservatives, will announce...
May 23, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis delivers a speech at The Heritage Foundation's 50th anniversary Leadership Summit at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, M.D., U.S., April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger
US issues fresh North Korea sanctions on 'illicit' IT workforce
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Tuesday announced new North Korea sanctions related to thousands of IT workers, many operating in China and Russia, whose labors allegedly help fund weapons ...
May 23, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. and North Korean national flags are seen at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Illinois Attorney General releases report on child sex abuse by Catholic clergy
CHICAGO, Ill. - A multi-year investigation into child sex abuse by Catholic clergy in Illinois revealed nearly 2,000 children were victims. The 700-page report released Tuesday by Illinois Attorney Ge...
May 23, 2023 (Illinois Attorney General via Facebook)
Ford reverses course and will not drop AM Radio from EVs
UPDATED 12:13 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ford Motor Co will not remove AM broadcast radio as a feature in new vehicles after lawmakers introduced legislation to require them, the company's chief execu...
May 23, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Ford logo is pictured at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo/File Photo
US new home sales soar to 13-month high in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of new U.S. single-family homes jumped to a 13-month high in April, boosted by a persistent shortage of previously owned houses on the market, though sales for the prior m...
May 23, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A "sold" sign is seen outside of a recently purchased home in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger
Driver charged after crashing into White House barriers, Nazi flag found
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man who crashed a rented box truck into security barriers near the White House faces multiple criminal charges, U.S. Park Police said on Tuesday following an overnight inciden...
May 23, 2023 A view of a rented box truck that crashed into security barriers at Lafayette Park across from the White House, as the U.S. Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies investigate the incident, in Washington, U.S. May 23, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
UPDATE: White House, Republican negotiators to resume debt ceiling talks Tuesday
UPDATE 8:50 a.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House and congressional Republican negotiators will meet again on Tuesday to resolve a months-long impasse over raising the government's $31.4 trillion deb...
May 23, 2023 House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) sits for debt limit talks with U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 22, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
