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…
US to reimpose oil sanctions on Venezuela over election concerns
By Matt Spetalnick, Daphne Psaledakis and Marianna Parraga WASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration said it would not renew a license set to expire early on Thursday that had broadly eased Venezuela oil…
Exclusive-US plans to restore tariffs on dominant solar technology, sources say
By Nichola Groom and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -The Biden administration is expected to grant a request by South Korea’s Hanwha Qcells to reverse a two-year-old trade exemption that has allowed imports of…
Israel will defend itself, Netanyahu says, as West calls for restraint
By James Mackenzie and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel will make its own decisions about how to defend itself, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, as Western countries pleaded for restraint…
Ukraine says Russia steps up illegal use of tear gas to clear trenches
By Felix Hoske, Anastasiia Malenko and Sofiia Gatilova KYIV/DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) – The Ukrainian infantryman, call sign “Ray”, said he quickly pulled on his gas mask after a Russian drone flying…
Hawaii releases detailed timeline of deadly wildfire that razed Lahaina
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) – A fire engine arrived within five minutes of the first reports of a wildfire last August on the edge of Lahaina, the historic Hawaiian resort town, according…
‘We will teach by candlelight’: Argentine students and teachers protest Milei budget cuts
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s public universities held protests on Wednesday against sharp budget cuts by the government of President Javier Milei, turning off the lights in classrooms to…
UN Security Council to vote Friday on Palestinian UN membership
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to vote Friday on a Palestinian request for full U.N. membership, said diplomats, a move that Israel ally the…
Jordan says Israeli retaliation for Iran strikes risks wider regional war
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Wednesday an Israeli retaliation against Iranian strikes could bring a real risk of dragging the whole region into a…
US Senate dismisses House Republican impeachment charges against Mayorkas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday dismissed both charges of illegal conduct by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, as Democrats successfully defended President Joe Biden’s top border security official. The…
Biden says uncle shot down over area populated by cannibals in World War Two
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Wednesday raised the possibility that an uncle who served in the Pacific campaign during World War Two might have fallen victim to cannibals after his…
UK’s Rwanda asylum scheme hits fresh parliamentary hurdle
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s upper house of parliament rejected for a fourth time a piece of legislation needed to enable Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, in a…
Biden pushes higher Chinese metals tariffs in ‘Steel City’ Pittsburgh
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Steve Holland and David Lawder WASHINGTON/PITTSBURGH (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Wednesday called for sharply higher U.S. tariffs on Chinese metal products as part of a package of policies…
US economic activity expanded slightly in recent weeks, Fed says
(Reuters) -U.S. economic activity expanded slightly from late February through early April and firms signaled they expect inflation pressures to hold steady, a Federal Reserve survey showed on Wednesday, continuing recent trends…
US, Italy agree to work together to counter spread of misinformation
By Angelo Amante CAPRI, Italy (Reuters) – The United States and Italy agreed on Wednesday to coordinate efforts to counter the spread of misinformation and fake news articles by foreign governments. U.S.…
Columbia University president takes heat at congressional antisemitism hearing
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional committee on Wednesday accused Columbia University’s president of failing to protect Jewish students on campus, echoing accusations leveled against three other elite university leaders…
European court rules drug lord Pablo Escobar’s name cannot be trademarked
By Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The name of late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar cannot be registered as an EU trade mark, the European Court of Justice ruled on Wednesday, after…
Exclusive-Thousands of frozen Gaza IVF embryos destroyed by Israeli strike
By Saleh Salem, Imad Creidi and Andrew Mills (Reuters) -When an Israeli shell struck Gaza’s largest fertility clinic in December, the explosion blasted the lids off five liquid nitrogen tanks stored in…
Tesla again seeks shareholder approval for Musk’s 2018 pay voided by judge
By Arsheeya Bajwa and Tom Hals (Reuters) -Tesla on Wednesday asked shareholders to reaffirm their approval of CEO Elon Musk’s record-breaking $56 billion compensation that was set in 2018, but was rejected…
US Supreme Court widens scope of workplace bias suits
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday made it easier to bring certain workplace discrimination lawsuits in a ruling that gave a boost to a St. Louis police officer…
UN agency says staff, other Gaza detainees subjected to ill-treatment
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said some of its staff members and other people detained by Israeli forces in Gaza were subjected to ill-treatment, including severe beatings and…
Prince Harry may have to settle Murdoch lawsuit after Hugh Grant deal – lawyer
By Sam Tobin and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -British actor Hugh Grant has settled a lawsuit against the publisher of Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid newspaper, The Sun, he said on Wednesday, while the…
Major cases before the US Supreme Court this term
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court’s current term features major cases involving former President Donald Trump’s ballot disqualification, his claim of immunity from prosecution, the abortion pill, gun rights, the power of federal…
US bars four former Malawi officials over corruption, State Department says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has barred four former officials of the Malawi government from entry because of their involvement in significant corruption, the State Department said on Wednesday. The officials designated…
Widow of Russia’s Alexei Navalny hires bodyguard after hammer attack on activist
LONDON (Reuters) – Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, said in an interview with Time magazine published on Wednesday that she had hired a bodyguard following a hammer…
Alaska Airlines flights resume after being grounded over aircraft system issue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An issue with the system that calculates weight and balance of Alaska Airlines planes, causing all of its flights to be halted on Wednesday morning, has been resolved and…
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