Mikie Sherrill says she’s innocent, but won’t show anyone the file that could prove it
MONTCLAIR, NJ – Questions continue to surround Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s time at the U.S. Naval Academy, where she graduated in 1994 amid a major cheating scandal, but where definitive evidence of her…
US lawmakers angry after Huawei unveils laptop with new Intel AI chip
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. lawmakers on Friday criticized the Biden administration after sanctioned Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei unveiled a laptop this week powered by an Intel AI chip. The United States…
Biden cancels $7.4 billion in student debt for 277,000 borrowers
(Reuters) -The Biden administration will cancel $7.4 billion in student debt for 277,000 borrowers, the White House said on Friday, the latest in a series of debt cancellations. President Joe Biden announced…
US imposes entry ban on ex-Surinamese president, former military officials
(Reuters) – The United States on Friday announced an entry ban on former Surinamese President Desi Bouterse and six former military officials, citing alleged involvement in the extrajudicial killings of political opponents in…
Russian city calls for mass evacuations due to rapidly rising flood waters
ORENBURG, Russia (Reuters) -Authorities in the Russian city of Orenburg called on thousands of residents to evacuate immediately on Friday due to rapidly rising flood waters after major rivers burst their banks…
Trump says embattled House Republican Speaker Johnson doing ‘good job’
By David Morgan and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump threw his support behind embattled U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday, seeking to demonstrate unity as Johnson struggles to…
President Biden’s son Hunter loses bid to dismiss gun charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge in Delaware on Friday declined to dismiss gun charges against Hunter Biden, one of the two criminal cases against Joe Biden’s son as the Democratic U.S.…
Israel on edge for Iranian retaliation after embassy strike
By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel on Friday braced for an attack by Iran or its proxies as warnings grew of retaliation for the killing last week of a senior officer in…
Notre-Dame nears re-opening five years after fire
By Lucien Libert, Michaela Cabrera and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) – Five years after a devastating fire, the restoration of Notre-Dame cathedral is nearing completion as the world’s eyes turn to Paris…
Aborted peace deal could be basis for Ukraine talks, says Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) -An aborted 2022 peace deal between Russia and Ukraine could be the basis for new negotiations but there is no sign that Kyiv is ready for talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry…
SAG-AFTRA union secures AI protections for artists in deal with major record labels
(Reuters) – Hollywood performers and media professionals have reached a tentative deal with major record labels such as Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment that includes increases in minimum salaries and…
US ex-diplomat sentenced to 15 years for spying for Cuba over decades
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former U.S. diplomat was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday after admitting to acting as an agent of Cuba in what the Justice…
China top legislator Zhao says Beijing, Pyongyang set on developing friendly relations, KCNA says
SEOUL (Reuters) – China’s top legislator, Zhao Leji, said it is Beijing’s consistent strategic policy to defend and develop friendly relations between China and North Korea, North Korean state media KCNA said…
US biotech executive sentenced to 7 years in jail for COVID test fraud
(Reuters) – The chief executive of a U.S. biotechnology company that falsely promised investors it could produce a quick and accurate COVID-19 test was sentenced to seven years’ in jail on Friday,…
US, UK take action targeting Russian aluminum, copper and nickel
By Daphne Psaledakis, Polina Devitt and Paul Sandle WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Washington and London on Friday prohibited metal-trading exchanges from accepting new aluminum, copper and nickel produced by Russia and barred the import…
Wall St ends sharply lower on mixed earnings, sticky inflation, geopolitical fears
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks sold off on Friday after major U.S. banks’ results failed to impress, capping a week marked by market-moving inflation data, evolving expectations for U.S.…
Children play in rubble of Gaza for Eid holiday
GAZA STRIP (Reuters) – Girls played on a makeshift seesaw in a Gaza bomb site this week while boys chased across rubble with plastic guns, their games reflecting an Eid al-Fitr holiday…
Canada to lease government land in plan to add millions of homes
By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada plans to ease a housing shortage by leasing public land to developers for construction of affordable houses under a plan unveiled by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
Biden hails work to reduce racial wealth gap as he seeks voter support
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden hailed his administration’s efforts to close the racial wealth gap, one of the country’s most persistent inequalities, in a speech to Reverend Al…
What does the gag order mean in Trump’s hush money case?
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – The gag order imposed on Donald Trump by a judge in next week’s New York criminal trial bars the former U.S. president from talking publicly…
Exclusive-Spirit AeroSystems limits overtime and hiring as Boeing 737 output drops
By Allison Lampert (Reuters) -Boeing’s key supplier Spirit AeroSystems is limiting overtime and hiring as production declines due to lower output of 737 MAX jets, Spirit told Reuters on Friday. Boeing’s MAX…
Stocks tumble, dollar firms amid geopolitical risk, mixed central bank views
By Lewis Krauskopf and Naomi Rovnick NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. stocks sold off sharply on Friday while the dollar jumped as investors grappled with rising geopolitical tensions and persistent inflation that could…
US finalizes higher fees for oil and gas companies on federal lands
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday finalized a range of reforms designed to boost returns and address environmental harms from drilling on public lands, a move that will…
In US meeting, Philippines says it will assert South China Sea rights
By David Brunnstrom and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Philippines is determined to assert its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, its foreign secretary said on Friday at a meeting with…
US House passes controversial surveillance bill on fourth attempt
By Moira Warburton and Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted to reauthorize a controversial surveillance program on Friday, in a major step toward keeping a key…
US Senate committee to hold hearing on Boeing safety culture report
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee said on Thursday it would hold a hearing next week with members of an expert panel that released a report in…
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