Mikie’s Millions: How Mikie Sherrill Got Rich Since Joining Congress
Key Points MORRISTOWN, NJ – Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s wealth has surged in recent years, with new financial disclosures showing the Democratic lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate now reporting a net worth of more…
EU countries must send anti-missile systems to Ukraine, Borrell says
CAPRI, Italy (Reuters) – European Union countries must send their anti-missile systems to bolster Ukraine’s air defences as Russia pounds its cities, the EU’s top diplomat said on Thursday, warning that Europe…
California university cancels Muslim valedictorian’s speech, citing safety concerns
By Steve Gorman, Julia Harte and Kanishka Singh LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The University of Southern California, citing safety concerns and passions around the latest Middle East conflict, has canceled its valedictorian speech…
Counting underway in Solomon Islands national election watched by US, China
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) – Counting was underway on Thursday in the Solomon Islands after a national election a day earlier, although electoral officials said they were searching for a larger venue…
Biden – and steelmakers – promise U.S. Steel will stay American
By Steve Holland PITTSBURGH (Reuters) -U.S. Steel and Japanese buyer Nippon Steel said the Pittsburgh-based firm will remain an “iconic American company” even after a planned $14.9 billion takeover, echoing President Joe…
UAE and Costa Rica sign trade deal, UAE president says
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates and Costa Rica have signed an agreement that will help improve bilateral trade and investment ties, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan said…
US Senate ends impeachment of Biden’s border chief Mayorkas
By Richard Cowan, Makini Brice and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-majority U.S. Senate on Wednesday dismissed impeachment charges against President Joe Biden’s top border official, bringing a swift end to…
Police arrest six, seek three others in Canada’s largest gold heist
By KyawSoe Oo and Ismail Shakil BRAMPTON, Ontario (Reuters) – Canadian and U.S. authorities said on Wednesday six people have been arrested and three more are being sought in connection with what…
Boeing’s safety culture under fire at US Senate hearings
By Allison Lampert and Abhijith Ganapavaram (Reuters) -Boeing’s safety culture and manufacturing quality, both at the center of a corporate crisis following a January mid-air panel blowout on a near-new 737 MAX…
Philippines says decision to strengthen ties with Japan, US a ‘sovereign choice’
MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines’ decision to ramp up ties with Japan and the United States at a recent summit was a “sovereign choice” for the country, its foreign ministry said on Thursday…
Stabbed Sydney Assyrian church bishop says he forgives attacker
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -An Assyrian church bishop who was stabbed during a service at his church said on Thursday he was recovering quickly, and that he had forgiven his attacker…
US House to vote on Ukraine and Israel aid, despite hardline objections
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives will have its long-awaited vote on aid for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific as soon as Saturday, Republican Speaker Mike Johnson said…
Polish president meets privately with Trump in New York
WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish President Andrzej Duda said he met privately with former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during his visit to New York on Wednesday. The Trump campaign described…
Exclusive-Donald Trump mulls middle-class tax cut as he eyes return to office
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has indicated to advisers he is keen on a new middle-class tax cut should he return to the White House,…
Analysis-Gun-shy Australia, reeling from knife crime, weighs public security settings
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) -Two stabbing attacks in Sydney which killed six people and injured shoppers and a Assyrian bishop during his service have shocked Australians and sparked calls for greater…
O.J. Simpson cremated during private Las Vegas gathering a week after his death
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – O.J. Simpson, the onetime football star infamously tried and acquitted of double-murder charges, was cremated on Wednesday during a private gathering of friends and family in downtown…
Microsoft finds Russian influence operations targeting U.S. election have begun
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Microsoft said on Wednesday that Russian online campaigns to influence the upcoming U.S. presidential election kicked into gear over the past 45 days, but at a slower pace…
Yellen calls Republican delays in approving Ukraine aid inexcusable
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday underscored the Biden administration’s commitment to provide Ukraine with the budgetary and military assistance it needs, while…
First law protecting consumers’ brainwaves signed by Colorado governor
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – Colorado Governor Jared Polis on Wednesday signed into law the first measure passed in the U.S. that aims to protect the data found in a person’s brainwaves.…
G7 finance leaders pledge cooperation on Iran sanctions, frozen Russian assets
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Finance leaders from the Group of Seven industrial democracies on Wednesday condemned Iran’s attack on Israel and pledged to continue work on “all possible…
Croatian ruling party wins election without majority
By Antonio Bronic and Fedja Grulovic ZAGREB (Reuters) -Croatia’s ruling HDZ party won Wednesday’s parliamentary election but with fewer seats than before and without a majority, according to preliminary results. The HDZ…
Georgia presses on with ‘foreign agents’ bill opposed by EU
By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) -Georgia’s parliament gave initial approval on Wednesday to a bill on “foreign agents” that the European Union said risked blocking the country’s path to membership and triggered…
Trump hush money prosecutors seek to ask about fraud, E. Jean Carroll
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Prosecutors on Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial want to ask the former U.S. president about civil cases in which he was found liable for sexual…
UNRWA chief warns man-made famine tightening grip across Gaza
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A man-made famine is “tightening its grip” across the Gaza Strip, the head of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA warned on Wednesday as…
Stocks decline as interest rate uncertainty, earnings weigh
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks fell in choppy trading on Wednesday as investors assessed the Federal Reserve’s interest rate stance and a batch of soft earnings early in the…
Trump’s ex-fixer Michael Cohen to be key witness in hush money criminal trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Michael Cohen, who once said he would take a bullet for Donald Trump, is now poised to serve as a star prosecution witness in the…
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